Southern Wisconsin finally got some snow.
In fact, we got a lot of it — about nine inches on Sunday, then three more inches on Tuesday. Lola the Lab was as thrilled as I am, as we both love to play in the snow.
Lola the Lab
Madnorski Lessons
The Madnorski Madison Nordic Ski Club sent out an email that they had expanded their lesson sign-up slots from 20 to 50 people. This was great because I had signed up for most of the early season lessons, but didn’t sign up for the last three lessons before the Birkie. The slot expansion meant that I could potentially have four much needed lessons.
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Andrea Roenning – February 6, 2015
Date: February 1, 2015
Total time: 53 minutes
Distance: 4.5 Miles
Today, I hit the Moccasin Lake Ski Trail to get some maintenance miles in. The course was great, but I was a little sore and cold so decided to just do one loop to shake out yesterday’s long ski.
I lost my balance and planted my butt in the snow a couple of times early on on, so I decided that today would be a good time to work on my falling and getting back up technique.
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Andrea Roenning – February 1, 2015
Date: January 31, 2015
Total time: 3 hour 27 minutes
Distance: 20.3 Miles
My goal today was to hit some hills and ski about 20 miles.
Northern Wisconsin received a couple of inches of snow which freshened everything up. The trail was recently groomed so it wasn’t icy any more, but the skate deck still had a nice firm base.
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Andrea Roenning – January 31, 2015
Date: January 25, 2015
Total time: 1 hour 9 minutes
Distance: 7.37 Miles
The packed snow on the Jack Lake Ski Trail had hardened in the cold weather. It was crusty and icy so we decided to keep to the easy Green Thumb loop and skip the steep hills.
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Andrea Roenning – January 25, 2015
Date: January 24, 2015
Total time: 3 hours 11 minutes
Distance: 16.62 Miles
Still no snow in Madison, so I headed up North again to ski. The Moccasin Lake Ski Trail was hosting an annual Ski Junket and had a record turnout. It was about 32 degrees, so it was much warmer than previous years. Skiers and snowshoers gathered around a camp fire, roasted hot dogs, ate cookies, drank hot chocolate and discussed this year’s outdoor adventures.
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Andrea Roenning – January 25, 2015
