Early

The early bird may get the worm; but the early sled dog gets the fresh powder!!!

Laying fresh tracks early this April morning along a wonderful
trail of untouched new snow!!!

We got a couple of inches of new snow overnight, so headed out just after sunrise to try and get first tracks on the trails around the historic Sally Barber Mine. Success!!!!

First on the trail as we glide on by the historic mine. Wheeee!

After yesterday's accident, we had to un-retire our old set of "rock skis" to continue the season. Since we started skijoring in 2010, all of our skis have gone through the same cycle: 1) start as new skis for the "in season" good snow; 2) wear out a bit and be downgraded to shoulder season "rock skis"; 3) fall apart and be retired to decorations. This year's "in season" skis were being moved to "rock skis" to complete this season (and start next season) until they met an ugly death yesterday. So, we had to un-retire the last set of rock skis from decorations back to being in use. I sure hope they hold up through April and as far into May as we get. But, for today, we can report success as we are back on skis!

Nice glimpse of the newly un-retired ski as we test them on powder side
trails winding us through the trees!

Come along and see for yourself - success on the newly un-retired skis laying fresh tracks. Wheeee!

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We kept today's outing short & sweet for two reasons. First, I'm still a little sore from yesterday's broken ski debacle. Second, all skis have slightly different use profiles and I needed to re-introduce myself to the newly un-retired skis. But, everything was a great success! Yay!

"Well, those old skis always worked when I was with!" says unconcerned Zorro
(his last years skijoring were on the skis brought out today).
"Success! Can we go farther next time?!?" asks very understanding Jack & Rudy.

We are back upright and skijoring after yesterday. Let's all hope we have enough equipment to make it through April and as far in May as the snow holds up! 6.1 miles traveled with 500 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 21 MPH.

2021/2022 Season to Date: 133 days on the trails covering 1127.4 miles with 104,900 feet of elevation climbed.