So Claudia and I have been talking about taking some X-country ski lessons so we could try skijoring with the huskies. well we skipped the lessons and just decided to drive up to Breckenridge and try it out on our own with JD (her hubby) and the dogs!!!! we rented our gear and paid the trail pass and drove up to the one trail that the dogs were aloud on. i think it was just after 11:30 or so that we got started. Claudia went out on her own to test it out and i just went for it with the dogs on the first try, hell i skied for like 12yrs how hard could it be..... yeah i found out real fast how different it was! my right glut and hamstring still hurt from the falls. but by the end of our 2hrs (seemed longer) we were sore and hot but almost getting the hang of it. we will try the lessons and no dogs next time. ok on to the fun part, pics and video!!

this was my first trip into the mountains this winter and was sad to see so little snow, it was reported later in the week that we are way below average for our snow pack this year and that means a dry summer


Claudia working on her balance


S&J were ready to go


a few old buildings.


i think thats JD and storm




Claudia and Ginger and JD


Storm was having fun


S&J waiting as we figure out where we are


Claudia is down!


Me at the end of the run.

and our videos

How fun! You won't ever find me braving it like that! Lol I can't wait to see the videos when we get back from vacay.

Those are awesome pics and videos, Jenn!
It was fun! But I would think we would've had a lot more fun if we actually knew how to x-country ski decent! - At least for me since I'm the NON-skier!

I fell on my a$$ starting at the gas station, so I had a bruise by the time I was done for the day!

X-Country ski lesson before the next skijoring adventure must be had by me....I can ski a little, but this was nothing like getting down a ski run on alpine skis!!

Fun, fun!

So, when can we take that lesson??
I wanna skijor again!

Looks like a lot of fun was had by all! Somehow, I have a feeling I'd be faceplanted in a tree if I tried that with D&D... lol

Claudia, i got boots at the REI garage sale for $30!!!!! i am all set with boots, skis and polls! lets do that lesson! i think we would all be better after learning some basic stuff. still wondering if ken even wants to try after seeing the videos

let me know when you wanna do a lesson - do you want a private with just us? or the regular group lesson?

Great pics and videos! Looks like you guys had fun. They all run at such a nice pace! Not to fast and not too slow, perfect for nice recreational skijoring!
I got to skijor for the first time this year today, but it wasn't that great because I forgot to bring my ski boots, so I had to borrow some really old skis and boots from a friend. They were not the right size so I feel like I wasn't able to help the dogs at all. In addition to that, both the girls and I are out of shape! I can't believe we were able to actually race and finish just last year! They ran at a full out sprint for the first mile, but then got distracted and kept changing the pace, probably because pulling me was like pulling dead weight at that point! We usually push for continuous sprint, but after watching your videos, I think I may focus on training them for a slower speed since I no longer race. Trail was bad too, not much snow at all. I was so hopful there would be a ton of snow, but its not much better than Illinois right now.
I would definitly reccomend doing some lessons without the dogs. It will really help with your balance and speed. If you want to go faster, or farther distances, work on skate sking too. Skate sking really helps out the dogs because you are pusing yourself forward faster than traditional x-country, allowing the dogs to pull a little less weight.

It does look like fun. I can just see me face planting and the dogs dragging me along for a mile or two. I don't think I'm brave enough. lol

Ahh I'm so jealous! Over here in WI we got low snow amounts to well at least compared to last year. And I bought skis right after our first snow here and tried it out but really wasnt enuff snow and have been waiting for more to fall but its not happening. Just snows about an inch or so. Melts, green grass, then snows a inch again, and melts, etc.... lol. Looks like a really fun time and a really nice place to go.

Awesome! That looks like so much fun. Not sure if I would dare try it, I would probably just keep falling over!

Looks like fun but makes me kind of re-think skatejoring. Concrete, harder than snow, wheels faster than skis, parked cars, curbs, stray cats......hmmmmm. Maybe I'll stick to Canicross and stay out of the hospital.