If you are wondering what wax you should have on hand for your BKLer, here is my list in order of priority. These are all Toko Products. See TOKO TEAM ORDERS for info on ordering. Orders due Dec. 7 (special extension for BKL).
For Base Cleaning: (to take off klister): Waxremover (250ml is plenty)
Grip Waxes: (for waxable classic skis)
Nordic Grip Wax: Red, Yellow, then Blue. Base Green.
Base Preparation:
Natural Wax Cork (for rubbing in the kick wax)
NF or LF Hot Waxes (for skate skis & tips & tails of classic skis): 40 gr. will probably last you a season. NF is no fluro and LF is low fluro. Both these are fine for BKL. LF are faster waxes, especially in humid conditions and if your child is going to race a lot, you may want to get the LF.
Start with Red. If you can get more, get Blue, then Yellow.
*You may use MNC’s wax iron, benches and scrapers at the Range to wax during or after practices. Check in with Adam or Rosemary.
A couple of BKL skiers took advantage of early season snow in the Notch and a vacation day to get in a ski on Tuesday! With sunny skies and rising temperatures, we felt like we were in Colorado in mid-March! Above: Galen Kilburn (junior), Carly Trapeni, Virginia Cobb, Greta Kilburn, Coach Rosemary and Carolyn Siccama. Photo credit to Chris Trapeni. Also spotted along the trail were BKL’er Niko Cuneo, Coach Terence, Coach Adam, and a myriad of MNC Juniors.
Well, despite the beautiful fluffy snow falling outside right now, there was significantly less to work with last week. Luckily, Craftsbury came through yet again with a great 1.1k snowmaking loop that basically had it all…steep climb, moderate climb, twisting curves, and flat straightaways. We headed up there on Saturday and had our first ski on real tracks with good snow: and of course klister!
It was a small group but we had a really productive first ski, getting in some drills and laps of both no-pole and one-pole skiing. Everyone initially agreed the wax wasn’t perfect for kicking…but I held my ground and said that we needed to practice being okay with imperfect kick and striving to make the best of it as a way to learn and gain confidence. Aidan probably had it the worst as I threw him on a hardwax cover to make things as fast as I could…I think it was a good experience though!
Season off to a good start!
Pastry goodies from Sweet Simone’s on the car ride home! Photo by Aidan
With the snow on the ground and the season about to get underway for real, it’s time to announce our final schedule and signups for Race Trips and Camps! This year we’re going to have 2 mid-winter travel events with group options: a Race Trip to the first Eastern Cup in Fort Kent (December 15-17), and a Team Camp in Lake Placid (Jan 5-7).
Registration is open for these camps at 7:00pm tonight (Monday, 11/20). More information and registration for each can be found at their respective Events pages on the website calendar:
Finally…if you did not check out some of the opening FIS races this past weekend, they can all be seen in their entirety on Youtube. Both Gallivare and Beitostolen races are up. For those interested in distance racing all of the longer races are absolutely worth a watch, but for a quick fix of intense action be sure to watch both the women’s and men’s classic sprint finals from Beito. Big attacks in both races making for some good motivation 🙂
Tuesday: We will meet inside the Walker Building at the Range to get started. Most likely we will be on foot (wear your sneakers) and we will do some dryland ski drills and play lots of games. Dress in layers and bring a full water bottle.
Thursday: Wear your sneakers again and bring shorter classic poles that you can run with (the poles you used last year or the year before are probably about right). We’ll do some bounding and running with poles and play more games! Parents will attend the parent meeting which starts at 4:45 and we will all go until 5:30 on this day.
3-day Program Skiers: Tentative Plan: Saturday at Craftsbury, 10-11:30 on snow. Skate technique.
Friday Foxes
Present plans are to start Dec. 15. Watch this blogs for updates.
A big thank you to everyone who made the 2017 MNC Annual Meeting a success! From organizers and volunteers to potluck contributors and speakers, thanks so much. We had a great event with a run at Jim and JoAnn’s, a delicious potluck meal, presentations from MNC leaders and skiers, and a silent auction.
If you won a silent auction item, expect to either be contacted shortly or to receive your prize in the mail. Checks can be made to
MNC
PO Box 234
Underhill VT 05490
Kort doing a great job sharing all sorts of club info and goals! Looking forward to a busy and fun 17/18 season
