Mordor

Saturday was the perfect day to ski Mordor, a very unique trail on the Crested Butte Nordic system. It may sound counter-intuitive to pick a grey, snowy day with a couple of inches in the tracks, but I wanted slow conditions. There are a couple of hills on Mordor that are comparable to a steep blue run at the ski area. Doing the trail on skinny skis can be intimidating, and having the extra drag and cushion of the new snow helped. It was a beautiful day in the woods. The route roughly follows the summer single track of Tony's Trail and Upper Loop. Here's a video of the ride. If you get motion sickness you may want to skip it as the footage is from a head cam and I apparently swing a bit when I'm classic skiing.