Today we get in to having more than one model on the case. The GFS goes to 16 days, the GEM (the Canadian Model) goes to 10 days. The ECMWF does as well, but accessing those data is difficult. (Links to a lot of weather models and information are over at SkiTrailReport.) The long and short of it is that the race course should be fine. The only issue might be snow. All of the models are showing a strong storm coming up from Texas towards Chicago which, depending on the model, would hit some time between Thursday and Saturday of next week and would drop somewhere between a dusting and a blizzard on Birkieland.

So we’ll have to wait on that. Assuming that storm comes through, it looks to pull down some chilly air, with temperatures in the single digits for the race start. And it might be a little soft.