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11 years 9 months ago #15312 by zachhandler
35 miles in 4 hours was created by zachhandler
Did a downwind ski across lake Mille Lacs today. Only had one car so I had to do an out an back. Took just over 4 hours to do 35 miles with a moving average of 9.5 mph. There was a decent breeze and the lake was almost completely white, but actually very flat. I left the pfd and leash at home as they seemed an unnecessary precaution. I did take 2 skis with me though. The air temp was about 22 F, which was chilly given the 15 mph wind. For clothing I just used a polypropylene base layer and a nylon windshell that I put on when I stopped to eat lunch. The only things that got cold were my toes. You can check out the garmin file here:

connect.garmin.com/activity/271100032
Current Skis: Nelo Vanquish AIR, Epic V10g4, NK 670 double, NK exrcize, Carbonology Feather, Think Jet, Knysna Sonic X
Former Skis: Epic v10g3, Kai Waa Vega, Epic V12 g2, Epic V12 g1, Epic v10 double, Nelo 550 g2, Fenn Elite S, Custom Kayaks Synergy

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11 years 9 months ago - 11 years 9 months ago #15313 by Kayaker Greg
Replied by Kayaker Greg on topic Re: 35 miles in 4 hours
Awesome! :laugh:
Last edit: 11 years 9 months ago by Kayaker Greg.

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11 years 9 months ago #15323 by AR_convert
Replied by AR_convert on topic Re: 35 miles in 4 hours
Haha, nice. Took me a couple of minutes to click. Good cross training then ;)
Always looking for the next boat :)

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11 years 9 months ago #15327 by Steve Hansen
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V2 downwind, V1 upwind ?

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11 years 9 months ago #15328 by zachhandler
Replied by zachhandler on topic Re: 35 miles in 4 hours
V2 worked well. I left the V12 at home in the garage...
Current Skis: Nelo Vanquish AIR, Epic V10g4, NK 670 double, NK exrcize, Carbonology Feather, Think Jet, Knysna Sonic X
Former Skis: Epic v10g3, Kai Waa Vega, Epic V12 g2, Epic V12 g1, Epic v10 double, Nelo 550 g2, Fenn Elite S, Custom Kayaks Synergy

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11 years 9 months ago #15329 by Steve Hansen
Replied by Steve Hansen on topic Re: 35 miles in 4 hours
Envious, sounds magical. Birkie training ?

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11 years 9 months ago #15330 by zachhandler
Replied by zachhandler on topic Re: 35 miles in 4 hours
Birkie training and having fun. Here are the pics:

picasaweb.google.com/zachhandler/MilleLacsSki#
Current Skis: Nelo Vanquish AIR, Epic V10g4, NK 670 double, NK exrcize, Carbonology Feather, Think Jet, Knysna Sonic X
Former Skis: Epic v10g3, Kai Waa Vega, Epic V12 g2, Epic V12 g1, Epic v10 double, Nelo 550 g2, Fenn Elite S, Custom Kayaks Synergy
The following user(s) said Thank You: Kayaker Greg

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11 years 9 months ago #15331 by Steve Hansen
Replied by Steve Hansen on topic Re: 35 miles in 4 hours
Wow, great photos! Thanks for sharing. Looks a little bumpy out there in places for racing skis. You sound like an earth science type guy.

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11 years 9 months ago #15340 by Edge540
Replied by Edge540 on topic Re: 35 miles in 4 hours
zachhandler
Thanks for the awesome photos and nice ski trip report. I used to live in North Dakota..lot's of good memories on ice.

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