Game On!

It was a POW, POW, Powder Day in 1-2 FEET of fresh powder on the trails this morning!

Jack & Rudy, the powder machines, plowing through upwards of
2 feet of fresh powder!

Notice anything new in the prior photo as compared to all other photos so far this season? Here's what to notice: Jack is wearing his "in season" green harness, Rudy is wearing his "in season" purple harness and I am wearing my "in season" primo skis. Every outing until this morning Jack & Rudy have been wearing their "hunting season/early conditions" orange harnesses and I have been wearing my heavily worn rock skis (always identifiable by the fun stickers I put on the ski tips to mark them as rock skis). Well, with upwards of 2 feet of snow falling in Breckenridge from Thu night to early Mon morning, it's time to say, "break out the in season gear - GAME ON!!!!!!" I love when we make this transition every winter!!!

What an incredible day it was to go from "early season conditions" to "game on"! Wow!

The powder kids plowing through again. Wheeee!

Now come along for a fun trail breaking, powder plowing video of impressive Jack & Rudy. They'd take off like this for 1-4 minutes at a time, then slow slightly and breathe deeply for 30-60 seconds and then restart the powder plowing again. All morning long, the kids were in top trail breaking form!

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With snow this deep, we did an "out & back" skijor to make use of our out track on the way back. It amazes me just how tight Jack & Rudy can get side-by-side when the conditions warrant it! Today was such a day as they magically fit in my narrow ski track to reuse all the way back!

Where does Jack end and Rudy start? Good thing they are different colors
or you'd never be able to tell!

How much fun did Jack & Rudy have? Well, let's ask Rudy:

"WOOOOO! GAME ON!!!!!!" belts powder loving Rudy.
"Hold on, rodents under the snow, I'll be with you in a moment!" adds
Jack distracted by rodents scurrying under the snow.

Oh distracted Jack, let's try that again: how much fun did Jack & Rudy have?

"Oh, a blast!!!!!! I'm back to focused Jack!" says happy & focused Jack.
"Shall I woo in approval again?" asks 'always ready to woo' Rudy :)

I love days when we can say we were seriously slowed by breaking trail in deep, deep snow: 5.8 miles traveled with 600 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 16 MPH.

2023/2024 Season to Date: 25 days on the trails covering 200.8 miles with 19,400 feet of elevation climbed.