Test and Go

We did our job today - we wore out the 2 year olds!!! :)

"Happy to help. I'll be eating snowcones while you 3 rest!" says snow chomping Zorro.
"Whew! What a GREAT time blowing my jets out!" says flat & happy Jack.
"No kidding, love getting my butt kicked!" adds happily relaxing Rudy.

We had a super fun skijor this morning that started with the kids, Jack & Rudy, taking me out for roughly 2/3rds of the outing before adding Zorro in the team for the final 1/3 of the run.

We went to what is my second favorite stretch of "vast spring crust" (whereas yesterday we were on my favorite spring crust terrain). These two patches are near each other but today's stretch gets a little different sun profile and it is not always as firm as yesterday's crust.

With the status of the crust in question, I went out with the kids first to test the terrain. We had to weave through the forest a bit before getting this stretch of vast crust. My plan was to test the crust with Jack & Rudy and either have success in which case we'd loop back to bring Zorro on the same terrain or to find the crust too punchy in which case we'd abandon the vast meadows and loop back a different direction to take Zorro on more stable terrain.

Well, check out the photo below. SUCCESS!!!! The crust was PERFECT as Jack, Rudy and I were flying atop an incredible firm & fun spring crust for vast distances! Woo Hoo!

Yep - it's certainly firm enough to hold sprinting sled dogs
and humans on skis! Woo Hoo the hover husky kids!

With crust success, we looped back around this vast meadow to reconnect with Nancy & Zorro at the edge of the forest. Once we had Zorro in team, it was more of the same - fast, fun and INCREDIBLE spring crust skijioring!

Drop in Zorro and more of the same - hover husking FLYING
along the perfect spring crust!

Today's video highlight is the fun "test & go" of the prior two photos. We start with the kids and I testing the crust with MUCH success. The video then transitions back to the same general area but we know have Zorro added in the team. Test with the kids and then GO with the trio! Also, you have to love the Jack & Rudy part of the clip as I am calling out "rights" and "lefts" with perfect listening and execution from the solo kids!

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Done with the 2nd pass along the crust - what fun, right everyone?

"Oh, you bet - glad you came back to add me in!" says happy Zorro.
"Oh my - fun, Fun, FUN!" adds happy Jack.
"Whew, you blacks sure know how to wear out a red kid!' adds chilling Rudy.
Actually, Rudy is down because he just finished rolling a snow angel
to cool his jets :)

After two super fun runs over the endless crust, it was time to turn back into the forest to return to the trailhead to meet Nancy. One last patch of crust as we get the ski runs of Breckenridge Ski Resort in view across the valley as we are about to transition left into the forest:

"Nice view! Nice crust - we'll be back another day soon!" says the happy running trio.

A nice combination day to exercise the kids while testing the terrain and then adding elder Zorro in the team to revisit all of our successful experiments: 7.3 miles traveled with 700 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 22 MPH.

2019/2020 Season to Date: 154 days on the trails covering 1053.3 miles with 95,900 feet of elevation climbed.