Three NWVTers also had a great ski on Sunday in the
Great Glen to Bretton Woods marathon in New Hampshire.
After the warm Saturday, we woke on Sunday to 5
inches of fresh powder and temperatures in the mid-20s
with snow still coming down. Over the course of the
day, we were met with intermittent snow, sun, and snow
in a variety of conditions. In general, conditions
were excellent, with the worst conditions occurring on
the snowmobile trail sections of the course. Seth
Maciejowski skied the 50km race, and placed solidly in
the middle of the pack of 150 racers. He felt he
could easily and substantially improve his time with a
different wax job -- he had extended his wax pocket
too far and didn't have enough glide, leading to some
frustrating experiences passing other racers on
uphills and then being passed by them on the descents.
Despite these frustrations, he enjoyed the course and
felt that he had set a baseline time for future years.
Hannah Barden and Allaire Diamond skied the tour --
Hannah skied the 25 km tour and Allaire the 50 km.
They stayed together for most of the 25 km, enjoying
the noncompetitive nature of this event (but also the
feeling of actually passing people) and the beautiful
snow conditions. Highlights of this section were a
narrowly groomed section that included a river
crossing, and the descent on the Dolly Copp road. For
the 50 km skiers, the best part was the roughly 12 km
descent after the 2000 foot climb to the top of
Jefferson Notch, ending at the Mt. Washington Hotel.
Brendan and Rosa Barden were an excellent support crew
and a great day was had by all!
-Allaire