During our last heavyish snowfall (last Saturday morning), I enjoyed some off-trail/on-street urban x-country skiing, from Nicollet Island across downtown to Elliot Park.
I wait for days (like today) with snow heavy or sudden enough that many sidewalks and even streets won't be cleared for hours. But a few truly intrepid urban skiers attempt journeys through the city on average days, tracing routes on boulevards, parkways, anywhere with a little bit of snow. X-city skiing is probably the mildest of xtreme sports, and if it was just a tad easier it could gain adherents among the many people with dormant x-c skis. Could we set up some x-city ski routes, maybe mostly on parkland but with a few links or strips left strategically unplowed? Chris Steller Nicollet Island-East Bank _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
