Submitted by WashingtonPass t3_zqv9rr in Washington
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CrankyReviewerTwo t1_j10ch2v wrote
This is what it looked like when I spent a few days x-c skiing there, some years ago. Beautiful country!!
Daemmerung t1_j10d3mn wrote
Mazama tomorrow tonight: forecast low of -28F (source: those wags at the NWS). I suggest an extra helping of bacon. Those tracks are gonna be sloooooooow.
WashingtonPass OP t1_j10kgr1 wrote
It was -9F last night and -11F the night before. It's a balmy +2 right now, and dumping like crazy! Heading to Sun Mountain for some very slow skiing.
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Strict_Chemistry_797 t1_j10q5d7 wrote
Do not rent a fat tire bike and ride it on that. Cc skiers hate that sh1t
SkullBrian t1_j111ftl wrote
No amount of Swix Polar will fix that Styrofoam
chicksin206 t1_j11o4st wrote
I think the secret is out, unfortunately!
Daemmerung t1_j12bbgy wrote
It rhymes with "Alabama." The Oregonian Mazamas have their own alternate, inferior pronunciation.
ILuvYoMama t1_j12swfx wrote
Why slow?
Daemmerung t1_j149a7a wrote
Couple of reasons. First, hoar crystals growing on surfaces in subzero temps, glorious in the morning sunlight but with the structure of sandpaper. Also, much of your glide comes from tiny amounts of solid water changing phase under pressure as the ski transfers your bodyweight onto the snow, and at colder temperatures your skiing enjoys less of that.
FrontButtPunt t1_j106qjq wrote
Don't tell people!