Training Log Archive: olsoran

Snowing. No sun today.
From Wiesen followed Valle di Casies. Tracked but fresh snow made life difficult. Poor glide and really tough work up to Cafe Graf at Innerpichl. Snow much better after the coffee stop and scenery much better too. Nice skiing up to St Martin.

Turned about and retraced the route but met the loype basher on the way up so return journey far better. Up in 1 he 45, down in not that much over the hour.

Over an hour to wait for a bus and pretty cold so jogged back to Welsberg station. AT took off leaving c and I trailing. Still, was probably a pb for 3k in ski boots and carrying skis. Made the train too.

Back to cross country skiing today, but wiped out from yesterday, so not much of it. Much needed recovery day.

Morning stint round a couple of loops from the ski stadium in Dobbiaco. Blue not working well, so switched to violet. Some improvement but tired legs probably meant difficulties were as much down to the resultant poor technique rather than inappropriate wax. Nice loop though.

From Lago di Braies. Across the frozen snow covered lake, then into the young trees. Skiing over the tops of many of them, having real difficulty avoiding catching ski tips in branches. Tough going uphill and into the gully. Short stretch of steep ice meant carrying the skils. Once out of the trees things got a little easier. Brilliant virgin snow by a small lake and then all the way through hummocky terrain and up to the summit of Kleiner Jaufen at 2372m. Cloudless sky, snow covered Dolomites 360 degrees.

Then pristine deep snow and fabulous skiing down to the steep narrow track that took us down to Ponticello. Snow ploughed the last few km down, completely knackered. Plenty of wipeouts for self, AT and c on the way down.

Beer and strudel again with Marco and Giovanni in Villabassa to finish a great day.

From northern end of Lake Misurina up disused piste and continued up Ciadin de la Neve right up to the col. Pretty steep skinning at times. A few other folk doing the same. A land of spires, gullies and cols. Then skied back down the same way thrashing my quads with non-existent technique in the loose snow.
Cloudier than yesterday but scenery just as spectacular. Too tired to join, or be envious of, c cross country skiing 14k back to Dobbiaco from the Cortina road.

C • that's steep 2

With c.
Exploring the back streets of Dobbiaco, avoiding the icy bits. Very weary but hanging together ok.

From Refuge Bai de Cones just below Passo Falzarego near Cortina. Skinned up to one of the unnamed tops of about 2200m to the south and then skied down again.

Out all day with the afternoon spent doing mainly avalanche rescue stuff. Learnt lots.

Dolomites; -8 or so; completely clear skies; lovely deep snow. Not much more to be said.

Late start after watching Norway come from behind to beat Germany in the biathlon world cup mens relay at Alterselva. Great atmosphere and great specracle amongst a 20000 crowd and masses of Germans..
Two laps of the track up at 2000m at Prato Piazza. Great snow, late afternoon sun on the Dolomites and the tracks deserted apart from ourselves.
Tired.