26 MPH

Topping 26 MPH skijoring behind Jack & Rudy this morning! Zoom!

The speedy kids catching air on the fast, fast groomie zoomie trail.
The top speed registered on the GPS in the upper left - 26.4 MPH. Zoom!

We started the morning on side trails near Gold Run Nordic Center and did some touring on these lesser used trails as a warmup before dropping into the nordic center:

Getting in our "warmup laps" on the fast packed, although somewhat narrow,
side trails. Wheeee!

Eventually, we dropped into the nordic center and were thrilled to find a freshly groomed trail with no existing tracks! "Woo hoo!" we thought, "wonder if we'll catch the groomer out on the trails?" Sure enough, after doing a little speeding on the fresh groom, we caught the groomer from behind (Jack & Rudy are faster than a groomer :)

"Hey - the groomer! Here we come pal!" says the groomer followers.

We followed the groomer for a short distance before coming to a fork in the trail. The groomer went right so Jack, Rudy and I went left. Our left took us into a large loop and we knew if we did the loop then we'd get back to the same point, after giving the groomer a 20 minute head start, and have the fresh groomie zoomie to sprint along in our second pass on this section of trail. Our plan was perfect:

Second pass on this stretch of trail after giving the groomer a chance
to run along the trail between our 1st and 2nd pass. Zoom!

Jack & Rudy (as well as Zorro, Jack & Rudy and Max & Zorro before that) tend to top 26 MPH skijoring a few times each season. Max & Zorro even hit 27 MPH once! Anyway, we've been flirting with 26 this season as the kids topped 25 MPH twice and 24 MPH 6 times. I knew it was only a matter of time before the conditions were perfect for us to top 26. Well, today was the day! I actually think we topped 26 twice today on two different sections of freshly groomed trail. The first speed segment goes along with the prior photo and the second speed segment goes with the first photo above. One segment was in the morning shade and the other was in the sun. So, we'll use the sun segment to highlight today as it is prettier :)

So, here we go! Come along for the video of the speedy kids topping 26 MPH on the perfect trail in the pretty morning sun. Zoom and wheeee!

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What a glorious fast & fun day, right guys?

"All in a day's work! Happy to provide the speed entertainment!" says
the proud & happy kids at a turnaround point on the trail.

Zoom, zoom, let's go tell retired mentor Zorro all about it!

"Ah, I remember the speed days myself!" says super focused Zorro.
"Piece of cake on a groomie zoomie!" adds satisfied Jack & Rudy.
Note, Jack is not really this much shorter than Rudy; Rudy is sitting
on a snow hump to look very tall next to Jack :)

Speeding on the groomie zoomies today! 10.4 miles traveled with 800 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 26 MPH.

2021/2022 Season to Date: 63 days on the trails covering 509.3 miles with 47,900 feet of elevation climbed.

Sightseeing

Great morning to get away from the busy weekend crowds and take in the views from the backcountry!

Pretty shot of the mountains and ski runs of Breckenridge Ski Resort
across the valley from us. Nice shot of cruising Jack & Rudy too :)

We are in the middle of the busy, busy MLK 3-day weekend, so we decided to visit some lesser known trails this morning in hopes of enjoying a peaceful skijor in the backcountry without crowds. It was a smashing success. As you'll see in the photos, we were following some snowmobile tracks all morning. But, these were certainly tracks from another local, like us, as we were on pretty secret (i.e., not "tourist published") terrain all morning. This made for a very peaceful skijor with great views along the way!

Here we have a nice shot of Jack & Rudy cruising along as Baldy Mountain is in view to our far right. We spent yesterday on Baldy at & below treeline doing laps as we entertained the crowds.

So peaceful to look at popular & busy Baldy from a distance!

Our route took us deep into the forest to pass by many old "mining cabins" leftover from the mining heydays in the 1800s in & around Breckenridge:

Cool old cabin to the left and Jack & Rudy cruise on by.

Then, out of the trees for a bit and into view comes big Mt. Guyot. This mountain is the home to Georgia Pass and the ghost town of Parkville (once the busiest mining town in Summit County)!

The trees have parted and there is big Mt. Guyot dead ahead!

Finally, we conclude the sightseeing with the video counterpart of the first photo. Come along as I am gliding behind Jack & Rudy as Breckenridge Ski Resort comes into view. Pretty views, pretty mountains and some pretty cool clouds in the sky this morning.

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Jack & Rudy's favorite view? Hmmm...

"We love the view of snow in our eyes as we roll snow angels!" declares
the goofball kids.

Back to the trailhead and time to gather the crew for 'end of run' treats. Everybody ready?

"Ready, set, dish out the treats!" exclaims the happy, happy threesome.

What a peaceful way to spend a busy holiday Sunday off the beaten track: 9.2 miles traveled with 900 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 20 MPH.

2021/2022 Season to Date: 62 days on the trails covering 498.9 miles with 47,100 feet of elevation climbed.

Entertainers

Flying on by as the skier steps aside and pulls out her smartphone to record the handsome sled dogs propelling the crazy human downhill :)

"CHEESE!" says flirty Rudy flashing a smile for the video :)
"Coming through!" adds all business Jack.

It is a busy holiday weekend and the trails sure reflected that this morning! Despite cold morning temperatures in the single digits, we found the trailhead quite busy with backcountry enthusiasts as we got out early to start our skijor. Jack & Rudy LOVE to flirt with crowds of people and this was a dream of flirtation for them this morning. Rudy, as only Rudy does, was convinced the entire parking lot was full of people coming to see HIM! He was wooing at everyone and anyone who would listen as we got ourselves ready to go. Actually, "listen" was irrelevant to Rudy this morning - he was wooing at everyone and anyone regardless if you were listening :)

"Woo!" says Rudy to the group across the lot.
"Hey dude! Cool gear!" adds just as nosey & flirtatious, but quiet, Jack :)

I was getting my gear out of the Jeep and put on, so I don't have great video of all the people at the trailhead and Rudy's serenade to the crowd; but it was busy with LOTS of wooing from the comical redhead. 

With Jack & Rudy towing me, we flew up the mountain faster than the rest of the groups. But, we did two laps around the main trail so were able to reconnect with all of Jack & Rudy's new fans on both passes along the trail.

"You again! Woo again!" says Rudy tossing a woo to his left.
"Cool Jack cruising on by!" adds quietly entertaining Jack :)

The most comical point of the morning is the video counterpart of the prior photo. These three skiers were in the parking lot when we were getting started and all got an earful (or two or three) of woos from Rudy. Now, if your volume is up very loud, listen closely. The first woo you hear is actually the guy in front of this group calling out a woo to us as we approach. Well, a single woo is all it takes to flip Rudy's woo horn ON. Listen as he tosses a couple of woos back as we fly on by. Oh that silly, wooing Rudy!

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It was a very busy day for the entertainers, Jack & Rudy, putting smiles and awws on the faces of everyone out on the trails. As professional entertainers, Jack & Rudy can work with any size crowd :)

"Hi! Bye! Made you smile!" demonstrate Jack & Rudy entertaining
a solo skier.

Small crowds, big crowds, no difference - we can entertain any venue of fans!

5 people, 5 smiles as we fly on by again. We got a lot of cheers
and wows from this group. But, nobody wooed, so Rudy stayed
quiet with Jack to provide visual, not verbal, entertainment for this group.

It's a lot of work entertaining the masses all morning long! How about some 'end of run' treats as a reward?

"Hey, I was flirting with the trailhead crowds too!" adds elder but still
crowd loving Zorro.
"Slurp, I think I earned my treats today!" says lip smacking Jack.
"Woo, so many people for me to entertain with woos today!" adds
funny Rudy.

A wooing fun day on backcountry Baldy Mountain this morning: 7.2 miles traveled with 1000 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 22 MPH.

2021/2022 Season to Date: 61 days on the trails covering 489.7 miles with 46,200 feet of elevation climbed.