Well, Demsis is a master of frugality, which one must admire. Our classic tracks, which are apparently quite expensive to groom, will not need to be groomed again in the foreseeable future. It absolutely poured rain last night in Chelsea, and there was a short, fierce thunderstorm. Sometime after this, while the temperatures were still mild, and the snow was perfect for soggy snowmen, everything was groomed up to LOOK BEAUTIFUL. Then the temperatures started to plunge. Temperatures are predicted to be extremely low all week (as low as minus 30).
Having spent the morning taking race photos, I had no time for serious waxing before heading out this afternoon, butluckily I had waxed ahead of time, anticipating that Demsis WOULD groom today while the snow was wet, (reverse logic, since they did not groom much yesterday when the snow was fresh and the temperatures were ideal), so the wax worked like a charm: green klister base binder with several coats of hard wax on top. Assuming Demsis won't be grooming again anytime soon, (and why would they, those tracks look SO GOOD!), this wax job should last me the rest of the week, so I will be saving money too! If I don't kill myself on the icy downhills or go deaf from the racket of skiing on ice (always a hazard for musicians) it will be a fantastic week of skiing!
Note: I didn't ski very far: the wind gusts, especially in the open area around P8 were wicked! I was blowing backwards! I'm saving my energy for tomorrow's ski when the winds will hopefully be less. The skis are waxed up and ready to go!