Freshies

To each his own :)

"Turnaround, roll around!" goes always snow rolling Jack.
"Turnaround, WOOOOOs abound!" sings talkative Rudy.
To each his own :)

Turnaround comedy from the comedians aside, it was a fresh tracks Saturday in a wonderful layer of 2-3 inches of new snow on the trails. We started the day laying fresh tracks in the Dry Gulch backcountry:

Whee - zipping along! When you can see this much of the carabiner and
some of my skis, you know I'm in a serious ski tuck to keep pace and upright
with my pals!

Then it was time to transition onto the trails at Gold Run Nordic Center. For a treat, though, the groomer had not been out on the trails since yesterday. So, the trails felt more like wide backcountry trails than easy nordic trails!

Whee again! There's that carabiner and ski tips in view again.
Hang on human!!!!!

We did one side trail along the way to gallop through the remnants of an old mining town. This is an "out and back" side trail, so it was the only time we saw other tracks in the snow all morning long (our own out tracks on the way back :)

Zipping along through the old ghost town from mining days long ago.

As I said, it was a "fresh tracks Saturday" just about all morning long. Come along for a glimpse into the fun. If your volume is on, you should be able to hear the gusty wind blowing around us. If your volume is a little higher, you should be able to hear Rudy expressing his pleasure at the conditions at about 20 seconds into the clip. Talkative Rudy is never at a loss for words :)

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Fun day of freshies, right guys?

"Oh yes, we had a blast!!!!" says the happy kids perched atop a nice
snow wall to receive end of run treats.

It was a little cold (for me) with the wind gusts; but Jack & Rudy thought it was a perfect day: 8.2 miles traveled with 700 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 21 MPH.

2024/2025 Season to Date: 36 days on the trails covering 267.6 miles with 25,000 feet of elevation climbed.