Groomie Zoomie

Our first "groomie zoomie" trail of this early 2021/2022 Skijor Season! Zoom!

Jack & Rudy catching air as they topped 23 MPH skijoring this morning
on our first groomed trail of the season. Zoom!

We finally have enough snow for Breckenridge Nordic Center to begin grooming some of the upper elevation trails. There is still not enough snow for them to groom all trails, but they were able to set a nice & fast groom track on the inner loop of the two loops on the upper elevation trails on Peak 7. 

Unfortunately the "inner loop" is not nearly enough exercise for Jack & Rudy, so we ventured out & up onto the soft powder past where the groomer had been. A fun mix of fast groomed trails and soft, slightly used, powder trails all morning long!

In the soft & slightly used powder as we cruise by the Kathy's Viewpoint
Warming Hut.

But, the groomed inner loop made for a lot of fun flirting this morning. When the trails are groomed, the people start to come out and use them too. Jack & Rudy love flirting with crowds on the trail. We had the chance to interact with 8 people today (3 groups of 2, 2 groups of 1) and put smiles on all 8 faces :) 

"Coming on by! Made you smile!" says Jack & Rudy flying on pair
this pair of skiers coming up the trail.

Today's video highlight showcases the fun combination of terrain this morning. We start out on soft & slightly used terrain until we transition onto the groomed surface and GO, GO, GO! Groomie Zoomie.

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Turnaround. Roll around...

Cooling the jets rolling snow angels at our turnaround point of the morning.

Back to join up with elder, retired Zorro for end of run treats. Nice snow covered peaks in the background!

"Ready!" declares the focused trio.

Our first groomed trail of the season led to our top speed of the season: 23 MPH. We look forward to our regular 24-26 MPH outings once the conditions are perfect; but 23 on "just ok" trails is pretty good! 9.7 miles traveled with 1000 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 23 MPH.

2021/2022 Season to Date: 17 days on the trails covering 130.7 miles with 12,300 feet of elevation climbed.