March 3, 2021

Good Morning Nelson Nordic,

As of 07:09am the conditions at our club is -2 Celsius, with partly cloudy skies and calm winds. The predicted day time high is +7 Celsius with beautiful clear sunny skies (come get some vitamin D!).

Mark is our groomer today, and he informs me that he has just finished clearwater, and is putting the final touches on Busk, before he moves over to Apex. Thanks Mark!

Biathlon, which combines skiing and shooting, not surprisingly has military roots. There are documents describing fighting on skis in the first Northern War (1700-1721) involving Sweden and Norway. The first recorded biathlon competition was on the Swedish-Norwegian border in 1767. In the Winter war of 1939-1940 between the Soviets and Finland, ski troops played a huge roll in Finland’s ability to fight the Soviets to a standstill. Finland lost Karelia but maintained it’s freedom, with their superior ability to ski to thank.