Groom, Zoom

The first groomed trail of the season yields the first hover huskies of the season :)

Jack & Rudy, the hover huskies, catching air as we are first tracks on a
freshly groomed nordic trail! Wheeee!

It was an absolutely beautiful morning out on the trails at Breckenridge Nordic Center. The upper elevation trails had been freshly groomed and there was light on & off snowfall throughout the outing. The perfect morning did not go unnoticed by others. Come along for some of the "flirt & fly" fun Jack & Rudy had on the trails this morning.

It was flying on by some oncoming skate skiers. Every time I see skate skiers coming uphill, I am thankful I have Jack & Rudy - it looks like so much work without Siberian Husky assistance :)

"We could tow you faster!" suggests Jack & Rudy to the hard working
skate skiers.

Then it was zipping on by a group of skinners (skinning uphill on their fat skis to then ski down off trail through the deep snow in the forest):

"We could tow you faster on those fat skis too!" declares Jack & Rudy
flying on by.

Then it was flying by a pair of skiers paused on the trail. We usually get smiles & waves from paused skiers. Look closely and the person to our right has her left hand up waving to us. I always wave back :)

"Thanks for the wave! Wheeee!' goes fast running Jack & Rudy.

Now let's put the last two photos together for today's video fun. Come along as Jack & Rudy are zipping around the trail, flying by oncoming skiers and topping 22 MPH! Zoom.

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Hey, Jack & Rudy, do you approve of today's skijor outing?

"I doooooooooooooooo!" belts wooing Rudy.
"Having a blast!" adds happy Jack.

Finally, nothing better than sharing 'end of run' treats with my great pals on a mini snow wall to end the day:

"Ready! You have our full attention!" says the happy, happy kids.

A really fun day on our first groomed trails of the season: 9.8 miles traveled with 1000 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 22 MPH.

2024/2024 Season to Date: 5 days on the trails covering 38.9 miles with 3700 feet of elevation climbed.