I’ve been quite busy this winter: a lot of study and work-related projects have kept me by my desk. I’ve only envied the pics and videos of other skaters as the season started already at October in these parts of Finland.<\/p>\n
But today, finally, I personally opened the skating season as we made a 30 km tour on the northern end of Lake Vesij\u00e4rvi at Kangasala. And it really paid off to leave the office for a while. It was one of the best winter days so far and the ice conditions were great, too.<\/p>\n
Today, I also tested some new equipment as I bought new skates and skating boots last April. Specialists at Bear & Water shop<\/a> sold me new MenM Zwart skates and Crispi Backcountry boots with applicable bindings, which proved themselves worth all the money spent. Great!<\/p>\n As safety of the Nordic skating becomes always an issue in the public debate, perhaps it’s wise to write the basic rules once again here: never skate alone, always have safety equipment with you, don’t assume but test the ice all the time and don’t leave common sense on the shore.<\/p>\n Here’s also a video from today’s tour. It’s a bit lenghty \u2013 I know \u2013 but I wanted to spare clips for fellow skaters.<\/p>\n\n\n