Sorry, Spar. If it makes you feel better, the highway was bare and dry, and bare and wet on the 2nd trip on on Weds.
But…the road in to the parking lot was icy/snowy…and man does that car handle perfectly in controlled slides, something about having your butt near the center of mass, perhaps?
I didn’t see that earlier. Looks like a neat place to ski. My wife and one of my sons and I went to the Nordic center at Whistler (during the summer), and shot the biathlon rifles. I want to go up and ski there, one of these days. At least you guys have snow!
Yes, on my list of things to do is sign up for a “biathlon intro” course there, and see if I can hold my hands steady enough to hit a barn after skiing for 20 minutes.
I tried running a quick windsprint, then shooting. Still got 5/5 with the small targets (they wouldn’t let us shoot standing, something about insurance…). We have a local course (Steven’s Pass Nordic area) where they hold Junior biathlons (and an all-comers biathlon). My problem is I’m waayy too slow to run a xc race - even if I shot perfectly I’d still likely be last. But…it would be fun to try.
Indeed. I’m over the hill myself, and any pretense at racing is “fun to try”.