I could feel it in my bones. Like a hound on a hot trail I knew it would snow. Snow it did with the 1st Dec. 1st snow since 1990 (big snow that is). The snow compressed and firmed up. They have either rolled or groomed most local trails with further grooming as the snow dries out.
 
That all said we will not have our 11th bound of the season this Tue. the 4th. I know everyone would rather bound than ski...............not. A few quick facts:
  • We had 10 sessions.
  • We collectively did (conservative estimate) 5000+ reps up that hill.
  • We had a maximum of 30 athletes.
  • We had a low temp of 17 degrees.
  • We had at least 4 nights of rain.
  • We could smell the wacky tabaccy from the Disk Golfers at least 3 times.
With the snow on the ground it is important to get on it. The 1st few days should be spent smoothing out and refining technique. IF the snow is good it may be beneficial to do a few surges where you ski hard until you see technique breakdown. Probably a minute or two. Tempo skis and Pace workouts will come after a few hundred K's on snow.  LSD (Long, Slow Distance) is the current order of the day.
 
Now is the time to scrape skis. Get them waxed with a 20 degree (ish) wax like CH7 or Toko Red and get using them. I would probably hold off on the good skis until you are sure of the trails.
 
You all did good. The efforts were outstanding and the improvement dramatic ( I was concerned at 1st). You have been rewarded with snow so get out there and enjoy it.
 
Thanks
Mark