What, no flowers, no chocolates? said Dan after Tyson used him for his abduction/adduction toy! What a beast.
A beast of a night it was as we crossed the threshold of pain tolerance and discovered that control is as important as just plain output. I noticed a lot of folks finally getting that outside weight shift (POOF) down on a regular basis. I expected to see balance failures galore at the end but they did not happen. I saw a dynamic and a focus heretofore not always obvious.
In other words... it was a good night.
Lots to talk about. It is marathon season. The Noque, BSG, (Pepsi, SISU done) Mora, Birkie, Great Bear all are happening soon and all within hours of GB. Marathons require that it all comes together. Training, technique, skis, wax, tactics and a little luck all have a role. Some you control. Training (remember this summer?) is mostly over. Technique can always be improved even at this late date. Look at the above photo from the SISU race. How many have their weight over the gliding ski? Not many. Get an image of how you would want to look in that photo.
A beast of a night it was as we crossed the threshold of pain tolerance and discovered that control is as important as just plain output. I noticed a lot of folks finally getting that outside weight shift (POOF) down on a regular basis. I expected to see balance failures galore at the end but they did not happen. I saw a dynamic and a focus heretofore not always obvious.
In other words... it was a good night.
Lots to talk about. It is marathon season. The Noque, BSG, (Pepsi, SISU done) Mora, Birkie, Great Bear all are happening soon and all within hours of GB. Marathons require that it all comes together. Training, technique, skis, wax, tactics and a little luck all have a role. Some you control. Training (remember this summer?) is mostly over. Technique can always be improved even at this late date. Look at the above photo from the SISU race. How many have their weight over the gliding ski? Not many. Get an image of how you would want to look in that photo.
Your skis need to be waxed and your wax jobs done well. The point is. Do what you can right now. A little speed work will help minimize that start of race shock that this is way to fast to be real. Waxing for cold is not so hard after you do it half a dozen times. Mostly now think about technique and how YOU want to see yourself when tired. Focus when tired separates the great from good. Good technique SAVES energy even if it is mentally harder. If you can ski behind a similar or better skier try and be more efficient than them. They may be faster but by being better before your conditioning, wax, tactics or gear are the same it will make you the better skier in the long term.
Waxing: Cold waxes are different. CH4, Toko Blue and more are not like other waxes. Follow this easy protocol.
1. Pre wax your ski. Wax with a warmer wax first. Never put a cold wax on a dry ski, ever.
2. Work fast. Have everything ready. Sharp scrapers, flat base, solid profile.
3. Use enough heat to ensure that you DON’T take too much time. Get it done! The wax needs to melt quick.
4. Work in thirds or quarters. Drip, iron, scrape and move on. Scrape warm, even really warm. A cold wax ends up on the floor. Be sure your ski is warm first as well.
5. Scrape less…Brush more. Scrape less…brush more. Scrape less….brush more, got it?
6. Let skis cool fully, even outside. Brush with horse hair/boar hair. Lots if needed.
7. Fiber Tex lightly.
8. Relax. You are now fast.
9. Be ready to do it again as this snow is a wax eater.
Since most of you are getting some of the class message now is the time to reinforce it with some mirror time. Please make it permanent. Focus past where you are just like the V2A we did in class tonight. I saw the “look” tonight, don’t let it get away.
Well done, solid effort. Good luck at MQT and get those weekend efforts in. Follow http://www.skinnyski.com/ for trail reports and go ski.
Waxing: Cold waxes are different. CH4, Toko Blue and more are not like other waxes. Follow this easy protocol.
1. Pre wax your ski. Wax with a warmer wax first. Never put a cold wax on a dry ski, ever.
2. Work fast. Have everything ready. Sharp scrapers, flat base, solid profile.
3. Use enough heat to ensure that you DON’T take too much time. Get it done! The wax needs to melt quick.
4. Work in thirds or quarters. Drip, iron, scrape and move on. Scrape warm, even really warm. A cold wax ends up on the floor. Be sure your ski is warm first as well.
5. Scrape less…Brush more. Scrape less…brush more. Scrape less….brush more, got it?
6. Let skis cool fully, even outside. Brush with horse hair/boar hair. Lots if needed.
7. Fiber Tex lightly.
8. Relax. You are now fast.
9. Be ready to do it again as this snow is a wax eater.
Since most of you are getting some of the class message now is the time to reinforce it with some mirror time. Please make it permanent. Focus past where you are just like the V2A we did in class tonight. I saw the “look” tonight, don’t let it get away.
Well done, solid effort. Good luck at MQT and get those weekend efforts in. Follow http://www.skinnyski.com/ for trail reports and go ski.
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