Cross-Country ski racing will begin this weekend in Australia with excellent snow conditions heralding the beginning of what could be an exciting season of racing. In the last two weeks over a metre of snow has fallen on Australian XC trails, leaving mid-winter like conditions for the beginning of the season!
. Distances for young skiers range from 500m for little ones to 5km for older teenagers. On Sunday, Cooma Ski Club will begin its race series with its “Clean out the Cobwebs†5km freestyle event. It certainly will be a cleaning out of the cobwebs or more like a blow out as racers struggle to acclimatize again to the 1700m plus altitude of Perisher Valley.<br />
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