Yay Snow

Powder Plowing in mid-April! Yay for Snow!

Jack & Rudy busting through the fresh powder as they tow
me along. A great 'yay for snow' morning!

Today's skijor outing was a real treat as we had active snow falling on & around us all morning long. We were also first out on the trails on Peak 7 so also had the pleasure of laying fresh tracks all morning long. What a mid-April treat!

Beautiful trail of untouched snow in front of us!
The blur up & left of Rudy is a snowflake hitting the camera.
You can also see some flakes directly up from Jack & Rudy against
the clouds. 

How about some more flakes along the way?

Nice BIG flake above and slightly left of Rudy.
Lots of little flakes visible against the trees. Wheeee!

Sometimes still photos, such as the prior two, do not do justice to the great conditions. I thought we'd have lots of still photos showcasing the active snowfall. But, the flakes were just hard to make out in still shots. So, here we go with a video instead. Come along and watch the wonderful active snowfall coming down around us as we zip along the trail. Yay for Snow!

[watch on youtube if no video loads below]

Before today, we had been in a typical April warm spell. I made mention to "rodents awakening" recently and giving Jack & Rudy something to sense and search for under the snow. Well, the rodents did not get the memo that today was going to be cold and snowy. As a result, there was still plenty of action stirring under the snow. At one point, Jack lunged off trail to start and dig. Rudy, the rodent diving/digging professional, quickly hopped off trail with Jack and took over the excavation for rodents :)

"I sensed them right HERE!" declares Jack.
"Got it! Rodent excavation incoming!" joins in excavator Rudy :)

Oh those silly kids. I wonder what Zorro will think of my rodent excavation report?

"Silly, just plain silly!" decides Zorro.
"We are proud to be known as rodent excavators!" adds Jack & Rudy.

A great day laying fresh tracks while skijoring amidst active snowfall: 9.2 miles traveled with 1000 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 20 MPH.

2021/2022 Season to Date: 134 days on the trails covering 1136.6 miles with 105,900 feet of elevation climbed.