New sparkly snow!

We got several inches of featherlight snow overnight--everything looks fresh and sweet. I waited until the afternoon to ski, when the sun came out, and had a magical ski through the new snow, marveling at all the sparkly crystals floating through the air. I made the first tracks on the skate trail, completing a circuit in about 35 minutes. I went home, harnessed up Noko, and brought him out for a ski too. He was so happy! We went up to the Main bridge first, then turned around and went down, almost to the rocks. Noko sat down. He did not want to do the whole trail; he wanted to go home, so we headed back. I saw only one person out skiing the whole time--an older man in a red coat. Noko did not lunge at him. He was perfectly behaved today. This is our third day in a row skijoring together, and I think he has figured out that we will have a fun time if he behaves.

I've discovered the only thing more fun that crust skiing--crust skiing with a dusting of lightweight snow on top. We could go anywhere, weaving in and out of trees, on or off the skate trail. For a couple of hours before sundown, the Red River corridor was our secret, sunny, sparkly playground.  What a treat!