To wax or not to wax, that was the question I asked myself as I arrived in the parking lot.  Confident that having brought 2 set of ski’s (regular and waxless) along with  an assortment of waxes, a solution would be at hand.  A quick assessment of the parking lot and I quickly realized one fact;  I had left my ski jacket, hat and gloves at home.  Oh well I still had my regular winter coat, hat and gloves with me.  So I sweat a bit more.  Ok, so lets grab the waxless and head to the center and register.  No salle de fartage for me!  Well it seemed as though our fellow Beaver Tails thought waxless were a mistake as the snow was pretty dry.  Ok, back to car for a quick change of skis and off to the salle de fartage.  The sign said blue extra am, violet pm.  I opted for the violet since I hate waxing on the trail.  Off we went,  for about a kilometer of so.  A sudden stop and out came the waxes.  Those who chose blue extra grabbed their violet and practiced on trail waxing.  To little avail I might add.  Grip was no where to be found.  No big deal since it wasn’t too hilly at Far Hills: yet.  Eventually Continue reading →