Our favorite cat skiing operation, Steamboat Powdercats, shut down for the season yesterday, with 104 recorded days of operations during the 2018-2019 ski season. Here are a couple of shots of us from our seven days of skiing with them this season (and yes, they have a photographer):
...and this is why we wear cleats
Just did a 10 mile trail run in Falcon Park, which had highly variable conditions. The snow from the recent storms was heavily packed down and frozen in on the north-facing aspects of the Turkey Trot trail, so it was pretty much solid ice for a mile or so (see photo below). This is why we wear cleats!
Half marathon in the snow
I just completed the monthly half marathon trail run (34 months in a row so far). There were snow showers in the parking lot at Staunton State Park, but that ended fairly quickly. Still, there was a lot of snow from the massive snow storms of the past few weeks (see the photo below). Luckily, the park staff had run a snowmobile through a number of the trails, which packed down the snow somewhat (see the trail grooming sign below). Incredibly, someone else was going through on a fat-tire bike!
