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upper ferntree gully to flinders street

23/5/2013

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On Thursday May 23rd 2013, a small group of skiking diehards, Paul, Merv, Niina and Len, skiked all the way from Upper Ferntree Gully to Flinders Street Station. A long distance session like this had been on the minds of some of the group for a while as part of training for the coming XC ski season. A crisp morning turned into a lovely day with the group thoroughly enjoying themselves as the route took them along Blind Creek Trail, Scotchmans Creek Trail, Gardiners Creek Trail and the Main Yarra Trail.

Of particular note, Niina had only skiked a couple of times prior and this was only her second time on her new vX TWIN skikes. Well done Niina – an inspiring effort!


Here are some statistics of the session: Starting time 9.19am. Finishing time 1.34pm. The total distance was 46.1 kilometres. Paul's total active time was 3 hours 22 minutes and average active time speed was 13.7km/hour. Elevation varied from 129 metres at Upper Ferntree Gully down to 58 metres at the start of Jells Park. At the end of Jells Park the altitude was 116 metres. The highest point on the trip was recorded at 150 metres. Elevation at the finish point at Flinders Street Station was 15 metres. All in all there was a total ascent of 830 metres and total descent of 950 metres.

Through this journey the group stopped a number of times for water and snacks, a couple of wheel changes and a few photos. Check out all the photos on the Gallery page.

Do you have any stories and pictures of skiking adventures like this? If so, let us know and we would be happy to share them here with likeminded skikers.


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skikes at the lake mountain roller-ski challenge

15/5/2013

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Skikes were at the recent Lake Mountain Rolller-Ski Challenge on 5th May 2013 and it was pleasing to see almost a quarter of the entries on skikes. 

It was a cool crisp morning with strong winds blowing and the finish line was fogged in at the commencement of the race. At the conclusion, the sun was poking through the cloud cover and the wind did begin to subside somewhat. 

Congratulations to Andrew Walker on being the first to cross the finish line on a pair of skikes. 

We commend Andrew Paul and the organisers for a great little event with a good turnout of entrants participating on the day, especially considering the short notice and quick planning only few weeks earlier.  If it does become a regular event, with interest like this, it will only get bigger and better.  We can't wait for the next one!
 

Check out The Lake Mountain Roller-Ski Challenge video of the event that Erwin from Walker Street Productions put together.

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    Len - Well known in the Australian XC skiing community as a competitor, coach, race organiser and instructor who is also passionate about skikes.

    Marshall - The first to introduce and import skikes to Australia.  Enjoys outdoor pursuits and has a strong attraction to anything with wheels.


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