In the morning, I drove to the cross-country course at Tsugaike and did about three laps. The last time I went there, there were two lanes with cutters, so I thought this would be great! I prepared a classical model. Unfortunately, this time there were no cutters. Oh, that's right... I call them cutters, but is this the normal way to call them? I also said it at the Olympic cross-country skiing stadium "Snow Harp" and it was understood... So I searched for it and found that it was "tracks" as expected. Track setter (12). I see. Why am I calling them "cutters"? ? Now, this cutter. Put your skis in these two grooves and just walk. This is good, isn't it? As you progress with the exercise, you will eventually feel "nothingness". The cutter is important for classical skiing. Now, since I'm here, I'll give you some points to note. Cross-country skis are basically 44mm from tip to tail. On top of that, there is the binding, so it doesn't go too far beyond the width. On top of that, the boots. The width of the boots is not 44mm, so the cutter has a trapezoidal groove. Occasionally, I see people putting touring skis, BC cross-country skis, or thin telemark skis into this cutter, but this should be firmly avoided. The trapezoid shape is broken due to the thickness of the skis or the protrusion of the binding. People who use 44mm cross-country skis/classical skis, which is the original purpose, will have trouble. Well, this may not be a common case, but I have seen it, so I'll warn you here. This doesn't apply if it's a permitted place. Anyway, after the cross-country skiing, I went to the slopes for morning skiing. This time, my gear is NTN. I think the boots are TX-PRO? Not the new ones, but the old ones. 4 buckles. Unusually, I tried ski mode instead of walk mode this time. I wanted to take a video of it. Ah, so that's what it ends up like. I see, it's not cool. I guess it's better that my face isn't sticking out too far. You often see people skiing like the Ghibli "kaonashi." That's because your hips are back, so you have to put your shoulders forward for balance, which raises your chin and your face, which in turn raises your elbows→picture. Well, yeah. Well... I intend to work hard every day to become a Japanese person whose NTN isn't over-specced (←I'm kidding). January 5, 2024