{"id":132,"date":"2014-12-20T19:52:51","date_gmt":"2014-12-21T01:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/?p=132"},"modified":"2015-02-16T11:05:03","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T17:05:03","slug":"wisconsin-skis-adventure-classic-skiing-before-the-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wisconsin-skis-adventure-classic-skiing-before-the-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Skis: Adventure Classic Skiing Before the Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was itching to get some skate skiing in, but the trail was not yet suitable for quality skating. I practiced on a little stretch, just to make sure my legs still worked. There were some bare spots on the trail, including some prominent rocks, so I was careful with my good skis.<\/p>\n<p>This is why most serious skiers have a back up pair of skis, otherwise known as &#8220;Rock Skis&#8221; or\u00a0&#8220;B Skis&#8221;. If you ski over a rock, it can really damage the surface of your ski, no matter how well you&#8217;ve waxed it.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/all-of-the-skis.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-133\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-133 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/all-of-the-skis-538x800.jpg\" alt=\"All of the Skis!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/all-of-the-skis-538x800.jpg 538w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/all-of-the-skis-807x1200.jpg 807w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/all-of-the-skis.jpg 1345w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My dad had some rock skis that were suitable for classic skiing, so after some cautious skating, we strapped on the old-school classic skis and made for an icy, adventurous loop at the Moccasin Lake Ski Trail. It was a good chance for me to practice some slow and controlled snow plowing (think Pizza vs. French Fry South Park Fans) down the icy slopes. There was even a stretch of the trail where there was running water moving down the hill. Bizarre.<\/p>\n<p>Although it wasn&#8217;t the quality skating miles I wanted, it was a really nice time in the woods with\u00a0dad.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-132 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wisconsin-skis-adventure-classic-skiing-before-the-holiday\/icy-trail-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/icy-trail-1-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Icy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wisconsin-skis-adventure-classic-skiing-before-the-holiday\/map\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Map of the Trail\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was itching to get some skate skiing in, but the trail was not yet suitable for quality skating. 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