The real purpose of the visit was to get a closer look and see if it might be suitable for nordic training. The place opens at 1pm. So assuming employees arrive at noon to get the place ready for customers … that means a lot of snow and infrastructure lies fallow all morning. Europe has several training facilities - snow tunnels - so why not America? (Indeed, the summer before the 2022 Beijing Games, several American Olympians were training in Germany's ski tunnel.)
Bottom line, it appears that by splitting the two main runs into uphill and down lanes, you could put together one continues 1.25k loop with about 275' vertical ascent. (A 15 lap morning workout comes in at just under 20k and 4000' … not too shabby.)
Inexpensive hotel chains and a major airport are close by, with excellent trail running, roller skiing, and mountain biking options a 35 minute drive away. All this could make for a good three day weekend mini-camp, or a classic and skate sprint race weekend.
So, do you think we can host a 2024, July 4th Super Tour Sprint weekend?
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