The precipitation fore casted for last night fell, but in town it was not frozen. It is still raining now (11:40am).Sun Valley drove up to the plateau this morning and skied in a classic track. There are six inches of snow in most spots and the workout was a good one. My Fischer crown skis (wax-less) were ideal. The team klistered-up with Rosa and kicked well too.
As we drove down, roughly 10:45, the rain was just turning over to snow. Although the race organizers say that they will not hold the competitions up top, the skiing could be really good if it were groomed. There is still no snow on the race course.
According to Luke Bodensteiner (Nordic Program Director of USSA), the decision will be made, whether the races will be held or not, by noon on Tuesday. The forecast on the National Weather Service calls for up to six inches by tomorrow and a 70% chance of snow on Monday.
The outlook seems promising and teams have begun to arrive. Along with Sun Valley, out skiing today were skiers from Maine, APU, Bozeman and a few biathletes. Stay tuned.
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12:45 - The rain is turning over. Nothing is sticking yet but, cross your fingers, it will.
4:30 - Raining again with zero accumulation in town - 41 degrees.
The plateau was groomed this morning.The skiing was good but I don't know how long it will last. There is quite a bit of traffic on the out and back trail. The warm wind is not helping things.
I am having trouble updating the site (due to the slow Internet connection) but check back.
There is still not a flake to be seen in town or on the race course but temperatures are forecast to drop in the near future. Lets hope something happens before Tuesday.
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