Well it is nearly the end of January and we have two months of winter left (perhaps). Wood reserves are looking ok (fingers crossed) and the snow is perfect for skiing (dry crisp and powdery) especially because we have had no thaw or freezing rain to form any hard surfaces in the snow.

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Last Saturday was our first cross country skiing lesson with Fredericton's Wostawea Club  and all four of us were there Odell Park, 9am Saturday morning, -20c beautiful clear skys with no wind. Absolutely gorgeous morning. Good lesson even better physical workout! We are all looking forward to this coming Saturday's lesson. Especially as there is a forecast of 20-30cm of snow tonight  and more powder snow on Saturday.

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On Sunday 1st Feb in my infinite wisdom I have volunteered to help on a Cross Country Ski Loppet. (sort of series of races, ranging from 2.5km to 28km ) I am going to be standing out at a station and handing out drinks and food to keep the racers going.  The forecast for Sunday is Cold and Clear -6c with a wind of 15km/hour giving a windchill of -12c (ish). For those of you who are unsure about Windchill read this link. Lets hope the wind stays low!