It's a special green day -8F but I'm sure the snow is colder. You can tell because the snow gets squeaky. This did not deter the troops however.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Special Green Kicker
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What on earth does the color-coding indicate?
Cross Country Ski wax comes in different colors which correspond to how cold and wet the snow is. Black or parafin is for -30, special green is -20 to about -10, green is -10 to zero and so on. Swix is a brand of cross country ski wax and they sell (or give away) the thermometer which tells you which wax you need at what temperature.
..and a "kicker" would be wax right under need your foot- so you wax up the entire ski then do a little "grabber" softer wax right under your foot - the whole idea being that you get a smooth slide from the whole ski and still have enough traction to get up the hills.
never thought i would tear up thinking about squeaky, scrunchy, loud snow... too much wine i guess
been decades since i strapped on cc skis
been too long since i waxed up the skis with the old purple klister.
nice to see so many doggies-in-snow pictures. they make it look a lot less bitter than it probably is out there!
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