Skiing after Dark?
Re: Skiing after Dark?
I bought some yellow lens safety glasses at Home Depot for $2.99. they work great in twilight. I'm trying to get Oakley to sponsor me, but my YouTube vids only have 36 views. I have some work to do before I get free gear.
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lilcliffy
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- Joined: Thu Jan 01, 2015 6:20 pm
- Location: Stanley, New Brunswick, Canada
- Ski style: backcountry Nordic ski touring
- Favorite Skis: Asnes Ingstad, Combat Nato, Amundsen, Rabb 68; Altai Kom
- Favorite boots: Alpina Alaska BC; Lundhags Expedition; Alfa Skaget XP; Scarpa T4
- Occupation: Forestry Professional
Instructor at Maritime College of Forest Technology
Husband, father, farmer and logger
Re: Skiing after Dark?
Nordic ski touring in the dark is the stuff of dreams!
I stick to open fields, trails, and gentle to moderate terrain though.
If I didn't ski in the dark I wouldn't get in my daily tur during the workweek.
There is something about that reduction of vision- and the resultant reliance on the other senses- that is just magic!
I almost always ski alone in the dark- there something truly awesome about skiing alone in the dark- especially when it is really cold and the snow is soft, fast and stable. When the conditions are perfect in mid-winter I will get out there at 4am and fly before I have to drive into work.
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On the subject of safety glasses- strongly recommended for backcountry skiing in the Northwoods (beech isn't the only bitch in the understory)- I highly recommend a proper safety glasses with fixed sideshields- super cheap, light and impact resistant. The ones I buy in town are $5CAN.
I don't recommend sunglasses at night though!
I stick to open fields, trails, and gentle to moderate terrain though.
If I didn't ski in the dark I wouldn't get in my daily tur during the workweek.
There is something about that reduction of vision- and the resultant reliance on the other senses- that is just magic!
I almost always ski alone in the dark- there something truly awesome about skiing alone in the dark- especially when it is really cold and the snow is soft, fast and stable. When the conditions are perfect in mid-winter I will get out there at 4am and fly before I have to drive into work.
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On the subject of safety glasses- strongly recommended for backcountry skiing in the Northwoods (beech isn't the only bitch in the understory)- I highly recommend a proper safety glasses with fixed sideshields- super cheap, light and impact resistant. The ones I buy in town are $5CAN.
I don't recommend sunglasses at night though!
Cross-country AND down-hill skiing in the backcountry.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.