(glide-waxed skis) + (icy conditions) + (2 dogs ready to run) = (too many falls to count) + (lessons learned)
Well I had no idea it would be so icy at Larose today. Not *icy* icy, just icyish snow that made it really difficult to stop, corner, or even stay upright just when standing in place. Lesson learned, a bit of kick wax has its place especially when there's a chance of slick conditions. Haven't used kick wax at all this year since mostly I just pole and it hasn't been a problem until this challenging outing. My skijoring companion on the other hand had a blast since the conditions made it easier for her dog to pull and even with her properly waxed skis she was gliding along just great.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Larose
Went up and down the wide open main trail a few times. Fell three times within the first two minutes. Really itching to get some skate skis and now that a little crack seems to be developing in one of my 20-year old skis I think I can permit myself this not insignificant expense.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Jinkinson
Our first skijor outing of the season! About a ton of snow has fallen in the last few weeks, and even more unusual for this time of year, it hasn't melted away and may even be here to stay. By all accounts it will be a particularly cold and snowy winter so hopefully as long as it's not TOO cold there will be many more skijor outings this winter.
Went to the Jinkinson access to the abandaned rail corridor turned recreational trail (took the west leg). The down side to this trail is that it's not very challenging, being straight and flat. But then, the up side to this trail is that it's not very challenging, being straight and flat. :-) So it's perfect for a nice easy all-out run.
Luckily for me, Walter makes a terrific "lead" dog, if that's the appropriate term since he's not technically in the lead? He responds really well to "easy", "whoa", "run", and "on by" (although the latter has only been used with minor distractions so far), and his 20 pound weight advantage helps him "convince" Lucy to do what I'm asking. Lucy loves the running part of skijoring but can't understand why exploring the crisscrossing wildlife trails isn't part of the game. Again, Walter comes in really handy here for keeping her on track.
Took a break from poling (can't do much else at this speed until I get some skate skiis) to record some video. At one point you can see Lucy try to go off into the bush but good old Walter keeps her in line.
Went to the Jinkinson access to the abandaned rail corridor turned recreational trail (took the west leg). The down side to this trail is that it's not very challenging, being straight and flat. But then, the up side to this trail is that it's not very challenging, being straight and flat. :-) So it's perfect for a nice easy all-out run.
Luckily for me, Walter makes a terrific "lead" dog, if that's the appropriate term since he's not technically in the lead? He responds really well to "easy", "whoa", "run", and "on by" (although the latter has only been used with minor distractions so far), and his 20 pound weight advantage helps him "convince" Lucy to do what I'm asking. Lucy loves the running part of skijoring but can't understand why exploring the crisscrossing wildlife trails isn't part of the game. Again, Walter comes in really handy here for keeping her on track.
Took a break from poling (can't do much else at this speed until I get some skate skiis) to record some video. At one point you can see Lucy try to go off into the bush but good old Walter keeps her in line.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
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