#OttSki report
-Soggy.
-The tracks are soft but holding.
-My local urban winter trail is still (barely in points) a connected network. By tomorrow? Probably a bunch of segments.
-If that was my last ski, it was a great season! Looks like I did 201km this season!!!
-The vast majority of my […]
The kids' crosscountry ski lessons will apparently still happen Saturday (11 and rainy, but it's in a forested area), which means there's at least 3 days of urban skiing left. Hopefully the club's email wasn't hubris!
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A picture of a sweaty man (me) in red sun glasses holding skis outside the Kichessippi Brewery.
Mission accomplished #OttSki
A photo of a snow covered trail rolled and groomed for cross country skiing. Small bare branched trees almost touching above. Between the branches high rises can be seen.
A screenshot of Garmin Connect showing a 21.2 km cross country ski.
A selfie of a man with snow in his hair and beard. A snowy forest scene including mostly frozen creek is in the background.
Today's achievement: half ski-athalon!
Did Britannia Winter Trail out to Ottawa West Winter Trail, with the loop near the big Carling Campus, then back more or less the same way. I did most side loops either out or back.
A picture of a sweaty man in a t-shirt, shorts, and crosscountry skis against a snowy field.
I made good use of my last day off (and the kids being back at school) and did most of the Britannia Winter Trail, just over 13km! #OttSki
A selfie of a man with a frost covered beard and unzipped jacket holding two crosscountry ski polls. Behind him are snowcovered conifers and two apartment buildings.
Starting off the year with a sunny ski! Happy new year friends!
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A snowy picture with two crosscountry skis showing
A picture of a man with a frozen river in the background. He has an unzipped jacket and is holding cross country ski poles.
Great day to work from home. #OttWeather #OttSki
With snow (barely) in the forecast, my hope for the winter is we get a decent sized early fall that sticks around for the season, without any disappointing full melts in the middle. #OttSki
Map and distance of the Groomed cross country ski trail along the Rideau River from Vincent Massey to Hurdman.
Me skiing with the Ottawa Line 2 train passing behind.
Me using a herringbone ski up Mount Hurdman.
Me with most excellent cross country ski technique 😂
Freshly groomed extension from Bank St. to a Vincent Massey loop then under Bank St. Bridge to the Mount Hurdman loop. Beauty day and excellent tracks @rideauwintertrail.bsky.social #ottSki #UrbanSkiTrail
The sun trying to peek out on us as we cross country ski along the Rideau River. Western loop is around 8Km.
Thanks for the @rideauwintertrail.bsky.social just across the Billings Bridge from my house. This is just the Western loop Bank to 417 including Mt. Hurdman. #ottSki
Strava map showing an 11.7Km ski along the Rideau Winter Trail.
Photo of me at the to of Mt. Hurdman with the Hurdman bus/train terminal in the background.
Photo of the Rideau River with snow on the banks and a clear blue sky.
Skiing along the groomed Rideau Winter Trail.
The @rideauwintertrail.bsky.social was groomed at 6am today!! Even made it to the top of Mt. Hurdman #ottSki
Last day to vote for the name of the NCC trail grooming machine. #Ottawa #ottski
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A man in a blue windbreaker is standing in ski tracks in front of a pine tree. There are a few cm of snow on the ground.
9 days ago I was cycling here on a snowless pathway along the Rideau River in #Ottawa, today we brought our skis out on the same trail. (Someone walked for about 1 km in the ski tracks, how does one not notice that?) #ottski #ottbike
