Showing posts with label boot skiing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label boot skiing. Show all posts

Friday, June 24, 2011

Boot Skiing

Summer Fun with Skijoring Siberians... How about Boot Skiing!!!

Boot Skiing [defined]: find a nice downhill patch of "summer snow" on the Breck Ski Resort. Attach your Siberians (in harness) to your waist, bend your knees and lean back in a squatting position. Tell the Siberians to "go" and get propelled down the ski run without having to lift your feet - Boot Skiing!

It's a blast, but boy is it a workout on the human's knees...
Beginning our "boot skiing" down a "blue run" leaving Peak 9 Restaurant
on Breckenridge Ski Resort.
Looking down at the boot skiing route we are about to embark upon.
Basically, Max & Zorro took off, veered to the right (following the snow)
and then sprinted down the snow and off over the horizon.
The human: in a squat, skiing in boots under Siberian propulsion!
Stopping for a quick "cool off" in a roaring creek of snow runoff.
We had to hike quite a ways up the Breckenridge Ski Mountain before
finding snow good enough to boot ski on.
Finally - encountered some significant snow on the hike up.
Not enough to boot ski yet, but plenty for Zorro to "snow angel" in!
Surveying the surrounding snow at Peak 9 Restaurant - looking for
a good "boot ski" path down...