Surprise Dusting

We got a surprise dusting of new snow this morning to help make otherwise hard packed & slick trails quite enjoyable!!!

Fun snow poofs coming off Jack & Rudy's feet as we zip along
in the surprise dusting!

The forecast for this morning was "warm & dry" conditions. While the "warm" was correct, the "dry" was not and we started our outing amidst light snowfall that had started an hour or so earlier and left a nice dusting of new snow on the trails. I refer to this type of dusting as my Safety Dust as it enables me to go on trails and speeds that I would not have attempted without a little dusting to provide me control and safety. 

It was such a nice dusting that we were able to skijor side trails I would have definitely otherwise avoided this morning!

Zipping through an old "mining days" ghost town on a trail that would have
been too slick & icy for me to ski without the safety dust!

The dusting was also just enough for me to comfortably let Jack & Rudy fly on by any & all oncoming traffic. The kids love to flirt and fly by the oncoming traffic:

"Coming through, wheeee!" says the fun kids flying on by.
Rudy always gives an extra flirtatious glance if he is on the inside
when we pass on by. He is such a flirt!

Now come along for the video counterpart of the prior photo. We start out on a fast straightaway in the sun (which had just broken through the clouds). This section of trail gets all day sun and would have been too slick for me to go this fast safely without the safety dust. So, zooming we go until we dip back into some denser trees, round a fun corner and then fly on by the oncoming skiers. Wheeee!

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I mentioned the "warm" part of the "warm & dry" forecast was accurate. With temperatures just around freezing, Jack & Rudy really needed to roll snow angels to cool their jets at our turnaround point.

Snow angels with a view :)

 Nothing quite like a surprise safety dust to allow you to floor it all day, right guys?

"Oh that was FUN! Love the safety dust!" says the happy kids
awaiting end of run treats atop a tall snow wall.

Nothing quite as magical as a surprise safety dust when you expected hard packed & slick conditions! 9.2 miles traveled with 800 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 22 MPH.

2024/2025 Season to Date: 61 days on the trails covering 464.0 miles with 43,800 feet of elevation climbed.