Great "shot from the front" of a happy skijor trio finishing this morning's awesome run!
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| Whee! |
We had a light layer of new snow overnight (1-2 inches). But, any amount of new snow makes narrow side trails safe to skijor with my pals. It's such an experience to be tugged & towed through narrow, tree lined trails!
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| This is only safe with some amount of new snow to both slow Jack & Rudy down and give me some braking control with my skis. But, we love winding through the trees when we can! |
After the narrow, side trail treat, it was onto the more established (thus wider) backcountry trails. Once again, what a perfect layer of light new snow to safely uncork the Jack & Rudy skijoring engine:
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| Love all the snow flying up around them as we romp through the fresh snow. |
I'll take the prior photo as the lead in to today's video highlight. Come along to watch us laying fresh tracks in a light layer of new snow in the backcountry. Such a fun morning!
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Our next leg was to drop onto the trails of Gold Run Nordic Center. But, this transition comes with a turnaround point, so you know what that means!
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| "Turnaround, roll around!" goes the comical snow rolling kids. |
Snow angels completed and now time for the nordic center. No groomer had been out on the trails since yesterday and only a few skiers had been out before us. So, it was a light layer of slightly used fresh snow over a "yesterday groomed" fast trail. Jack & Rudy knew what to do with these nice conditions:
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| The hover husking flooring it to catch air along the nordic trail. Zoom! |
As I said, a very entertaining outing, right guys?
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| "Yes, we LOVED it all!" says the happy kids patiently awaiting their end of run treats. |
A nice combination of single track, backcountry and nordic trails to yield 6.2 miles traveled with 500 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 20 MPH.
2025/2026 Season to Date: 43 days on the trails covering 268.6 miles with 29,000 feet of elevation climbed.
