We went crust skiing on the lake this morning and took a day off from skiing on real trails and race courses. The snow was so icy and fast that I didn't notice that I hadn't scraped my skis. Not scraping my skis is something I haven't done much of this year. (Are there too many negatives in that sentence?) When I was skiing in college, I hardly ever scraped my skis-- too much time. I would put a layer of wax on when we got back from skiing to keep my bases nice and saturated but wouldn't bother to scrape them. The snow in the Pacific Northwest is usually abrasive enough to take most of the wax off in a few minutes of skiing. Just one of the many differences between my skiing this year and when I was in school. I think that whether or not you scrape your skis before training is pretty inconsequential.

But back to today... the skiing on the lake was awesome, wicked fast. It's sad to think that the days of skiing for this year are rapidly drawing to an end. I intend to enjoy this last week of skiing and racing!