2014 Finale

A 9 mile run up & down Boreas Pass this morning to close out 2014.

Our final tally for skijoring January through December 2014.

In general we track our skijoring progress by season (i.e., 2014/2015 season lasting from October 2014 to [hopefully] June 2015). But, it is always fun to look at the past year on December 31st and see what we did for the calendar year. The previous photo gives our skijoring stats for the 2014 calendar year: 149 days on the trails covering 1264.5 miles with 139,700 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 26 MPH. Also, we were "on snow" for 9 of the 12 months of 2014 (only July, August and September were downer months).

Back to today's final outing of 2014. It was a beautiful bluebird day on Boreas Pass. Absolutely stunning views with 100% blue sky all around us! Here are a few of the highlights:

(1) Mid Boreas had a nice packed track allowing me to glide behind Max & Zorro and take in the views:

Snow covered peaks all around us with crystal clear blue sky!

(2) Lower Boreas was its usual packed, wide & fast track:

Zipping along as Breckenridge Ski Resort comes into view on the mountains on the other
side of the valley from us.

(3) Even Upper Boreas was wide enough to zip along:

Just barely "2 Siberians Wide" as we glide along shoulder to shoulder.

Today's outing covered 8.8 miles with 900 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 21 MPH.

It is always fun to look at the "year in review". Here is our breakdown for 2014:

Month	Days on Trails	Miles Traveled	Elevation Climbed
Jan	24	204.1	23,850
Feb	20	169.7	19,450
Mar	20	179.2	20,150
Apr	20	179.2	19,400
May	15	119.4	12,200
Jun	1	7.4	900
Jul	0	0	0
Aug	0	0	0
Sep	0	0	0
Oct	7	51.3	6050
Nov	19	149.6	16,400
Dec	23	204.6	21,300
Total	149	1264.5	139,700

2014/2015 Season to Date: 49 days on the trails covering 405.5 miles with 43,750 feet of elevation climbed.

Year in Review

Today we concluded our last skijor run of 2013.

It was an absolutely incredible year!

The summary of our skijoring in 2013!

The previous photo says it all - happy faces and an incredible year on the trails. The 2013 year spans the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 skijor seasons (the 2013 portions, obviously :-)

Every part of the year was a landmark for us, including the amazing fact that we were on snow in 10 of the 12 months of the year! Here is a breakdown of our year, by month:

	month
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days on trails	17	21	21	19	6	1	0	0	1	10	19	26
Miles traveled	144.2	174.8	206.1	161.3	50.9	4	0	0	6.2	79.6	166.6	230.4
Elevation climbed (in feet)	20400	24600	25300	18150	6800	300	0	0	750	7850	20050	28200
Total	141 outings, 1224.1 miles, 152,400 feet in elevation

On snow every month except July & August - wow. Sure, June and September were small, but even one day on snow in those months is a banner year.

If Jan-Jun 2014 is anything like Jan-Jun 2013, then our "2013/2014 season" is going to be unbelievable!

Tails crossed as we come out of a forested stretch of trail and into an open meadow today.
"Tails crossed for a 2014 like this 2013!" express Max & Zorro.

Today's final run of 2013 covered 7.4 miles in Indiana Creek with 850 feet of elevation climbed.

2013/2014 Season to Date: 56 days on the trails covering 482.8 miles with 56,850 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 26 MPH.