Temperatures today were very similar for what the forecast is calling for tomorrow. Today it was hovering around 12F when we tested which will be the approximate temp at race time tomorrow with it slowly warming throughout the day.

Zack Simons just called in a report from the race course at Devil's Thumb for tomorrow's Governer's Cup race. According to Zack the snow is staying quite dry, even though it feels very warm in the air. Last night there was a dusting of new snow which has been groomed into the existing old snow. Much of the course is shaded and is feeling quite cold.

Temperatures in the Upper Peninsula around Ishpeming and Marquette this week have been hovering around 0 F, but are warming slightly for this weekend with a high on friday around 12F and Saturday around 19F.

BNS is pulling out the big guns for Saturday’s Governer’s Cup race at Devil’s Thumb. We’re not talking about skis or wax. We’re talking about ski racers. Mostly ex-ski-racers, but you go to a race with the ski racers that you have, not the ski racers that you want. Amy and Nathan  will both be doing the race – sniffing around the minor places for a small piece of the prize money action. The big news for us is the ’09-’10 racing debut of Lenka Palanova – our own in-house big gun.

The BNS van will be making the day trip, please reserve a spot by emailing bnsmobile@bouldernordic.com if you are interested.  The van will leave BNS at 6:30AM from the rear parking lot and we will stop for breakfast in Winter Park.  The race starts at noon.  Please bring $5 to chip in for gas.

 The downpour that wiped out all of New England's snow hit Craftsbury hard, but race organizers are confident that the race is likely to go off as planned.  See inside for wax recommendation.