May POW

What an incredible POW, POW, Powder Day atop Vail Pass this May 25th! Woo Hoo!

"What a GREAT May 25th!" states ecstatic Zorro.
"Oh my - fresh snow as FAR as the eye can see!" adds impressed Jack & Rudy.

We got a wonderful late May dump of snow overnight and knew the snow would be the best the higher up in elevation we could get. The plan? Head to Vail Pass to enjoy an amazing morning of late May powder!

We started the morning doing a short "out & back" with elder Zorro - laying fresh tracks on the way up and then riding in the tracks we set on the way back. The trail was a bit bumpy under the powder as it had been melting quickly before last night. But, the 3-5 inches of fresh snow on top made for a very fun glide up/down with Zorro in team:

Smiles all around! Look at that late May Powder!!!!

After the quick out & back with Zorro, we dropped the fun elder off with Nancy and Jack, Rudy & I went out for a longer "out & back". The higher we went, the better the conditions became. As we crested at Shrine Pass, it was INCREDIBLE! Check out this photo for May 25th!!!!

Upwards of 6-8 inches of fresh snow all to ourselves. What a treat!!!
POW, POW, Powder Fun!

What fun, right kids?

"Oh my - back on fresh powder! What a LONG summer the last
four days had been!" state the super happy kids hoping that the
last four warm/snowless days was the entire summer :)

After turning around, we used the tracks we set on the way up to glide back down - wheeee!

Reusing our "up tracks" to open up the throttle on the way back down.
What a pretty morning too!

Today's video highlight is a fun "combo clip". We start with the fun down low showing Zorro, Jack and Rudy towing me along the fresh powder over the bumpy trail underneath. We then transition to Jack & Rudy up high towing me through untouched "smooth & deep" powder as far as the eye can see. Wheeee!

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What a fun morning! Unfortunately, it really is May and the new snow was already melting to melted the last 1/2 mile or so by the time Jack, Rudy and I got back to the trailhead! Oh well, still fun had by all and last night's snow should have us set for another 1-2 outings this week. Stay Tuned!

5.7 miles traveled with 800 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 18 MPH.

2019/2020 Season to Date: 173 days on the trails covering 1181.5 miles with 108,800 feet of elevation climbed.