XC SKI REPORT
Wednesday, 4 February 2026, XC Ski at Leo J. Martin Ski Track – a short lesson followed by a tour of the LJM trails
Tour Leader: Wes DeNering
12:00 pm start from Weston, MA
XC Skiers (10): Wes, Alan Cantor, Judy Perrin, Kristina Leclaire, Lynell Stromberg, Marie Keutmann, Richard Vignoni, Zach Woods, and first-timers David Klingsberg and Judy Willett.
It was great to see some old friends that I haven't seen in years, and to meet some new people. I haven't done WW on a bike in a few years, so I'm not surprised that I don't know many of the regulars.
We started with a quick meeting in the cafe, and, once all had arrived, we headed out to the manmade snow section. Conditions were about as good as I've ever seen at the Leo J. Martin Ski Track and Golf Course - 35F, a slight to moderate wind, and a bluebird day.
We skied down and up the first small but slightly steep hill for about 0.1 miles. It became immediately clear that the ability of the skiers was very diverse, which made it difficult to lead a WW bike-type tour. We mostly stayed together, waiting for the slower skiers to catch up, with some dropping out as we went along, and I giving a loose lesson for the first 45 minutes.
We skied some of the harder terrain on the manmade side of the road, crossed over to the section directly across the road where there is a nice long, gradual hill. We then crossed another road and skied what I think is the nicest part of the course - it is more wooded and is right next to the river which it crosses on a foot bridge. At this point, we split apart again, with most heading back. Just Lynell and I continued, and when Lynell was ready to call it we headed back to the clubhouse.
If we were to do this again, perhaps human arrows could work - we'd just have to have a very clear route in mind with lots of human arrows. I'm not sure a Ride with GPS track would be possible, but I may experiment with it. Those of us that love xc skiing are loving this winter!
Report by Wes DeNering.
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