Happy Halloween everyone!
And don’t forget to visit the Trakkers booth at MEC Snowfest this Saturday!
See you on the trails.
Once you’ve decided on skate versus classic, what size to buy (or rent)?
Here are some links to get you started:
https://m.wikihow.com/Size-Cross-Country-Skis
https://www.mec.ca/en/explore/cross-country-nordic-skis
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Don’t forget these important dates!
Saturday, November 4th, 2017 – MEC Snowfest and Gear Swap (Toronto). Trakkers will also have a table at this event. See Jen’s October post for details.
Friday, November 17th, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 p.m – Trakkers Annual Open House
Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Avenue
After November 30th, 2017 – Membership fees increase to $80 ($75 until then).
Saturday, December 9th, 2017 – Training for Bus Captains for Sunday trips
See you on the trails.
Two basic decisions you need to make are:
1) classic versus skate skiing
2) wax or waxless
I’m no expert — so to get you started, I am shamelessly copying some links to useful information from crosscountryskitechnique.com
http://crosscountryskitechnique.com/classic-vs-skate/
http://crosscountryskitechnique.com/all-about-classic-skis/
http://crosscountryskitechnique.com/skate-skis/
http://crosscountryskitechnique.com/advice-skiers-dont-want-wax-skis/
Don’t forget to check out Jen’s post on ski swaps!