The Geschmossel - Bretton Woods

Yesterday Rob and I drove up to Bretton Woods for the Geschmossel, he to race and me to take photos and get in some good classic skiing.   It was a crystal clear day and as we drove through the Notch the temperature dropped from +9F to -5F.  Fortunately, the sun was brilliant, there was only a small cloud spilling over the top of Cannon as we drove past and there was very little wind so it warmed up to a respectable temp by race time.  Its kind of nice to show up at a race when you aren't racing or waxing skis because its very relaxing.  I selected nice warm clothes and a balaclava and headed out to watch.  This is a great race for masters skiers becaue only a few younger skiers show up.  CSU, as always, had a good team there with Andy Milne, Rob, Bob Haydock, out of retirement for his one race a year, Jody Newton, John Sakalowsky, David Holmander and Luke Siebert, home from college before he heads off on a semester abroad.  Note the 3 generations of CSU suits in the photos.  It was cold and lots of different waxes worked so the secret was finding a fast combo.  After the race, while everyone else had a glass of wine with the results, I went out and skied.  It was way too nice out there.  Results are here.

 Jody

 David

 Rob

 John

 Luke

 Andy

 Bob

Blue bird sky, perfect snow