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Activity Type: Skiing | Cross Country
Difficulty: 4 - Moderate
Trip Leader(s): Michael Barry, Frederick Vetterlein
Registration Type: Registration
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Audience: Everyone

Description: Nordic Skiing at Waterville Valley Join us for a day of gliding along the 70+ km of groomed trails at the Waterville Valley Nordic trails, just 2 hours from Boston. This trip is coordinated with several other chapter ski trips for an optional apres ski social at a pub in Campton or Plymouth, NH. Meet at the Nordic Center in Town Square at 0930 to meet your leaders. This trip is rated overall as moderate per AMC’s Trip Rating System . The leaders plan on breaking out the trip to a green-blue group skiing about 15-20 km for the day at about 4-5kph and a blue-black group doing about 20-25 km at 5-6kph. Faster skiers and skaters are welcome but you may be skiing mostly ahead of the leaders. Both groups will be out on the trails all day, so skiers need to carry their lunch. Due to conditions leaders may need to alter the trip. This trip isn’t geared to beginners. L ight, classic XC skis narrower than 62mm tips be the best gear for the groomed trails/tracks. Bring a lunch or buy it at the Jugtown store on Town Square. Gear list: very small daypack or fanny pack with 1l water, snacks/lunch, spare jacket, lip balm, sunglasses, spare gloves and balaclava or hat. Check the weather and wear/have appropriate clothing. We plan on starting at the Nordic Center in Town Square, but if conditions are marginal on the Swans Way trail; we will take the bus that leaves at 14 and 44 minutes after the hour to the Livermore lot and ski the north end where conditions are typically much better; then ski/walk back. Participants should self-pay the $28 trail fee. Waterville Valley is an Indy Pass resort in case you have one. Please check the Waterville Valley Nordic website for details current trail and snow conditions. Recommend all take a map from the Nordic center and/or use a smartphone GPS app for navigation. Rental skis, boot, poles are available at the Nordic center if needed at your additional cost. Recommend filing out a rental equipment waiver in advance on-line for expediency.

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