Jay wanted to try a rim with a rubber surface to see if it kept the rope from slipping. He ended up cutting a tire off the rim (while leaving the side walls) and bolted the flat surface directly on to the rim.
We swapped the rims and went back to a double wrap (instead of a triple). Before we had even tension the rope - the rubber drive wheel had no trouble spinning the rope. Clearly the new drive wheel works a lot better!
I took 2 runs to test it out. The skiing was a bit sketchy with about a 1/2 inch crust on top. It's a bit of a bummer as the snow cover is incredible. I hooked the rope back up on my way down.
We ended up nordic skiing in the front yard later that day. Pete, Melissa and Jackson stopped by to ski.
Jackson ripped it up on the hill out front!
You know you can ski when you have balance like this.. all while carrying a kid on your shoulders.
Galen also got to try skiing!
Galen is in there somewhere..
I was able to groom the entire nordic ski loop (just shy of 1 km) and it skied really well.
Everyone had a blast. Pete and Melissa kept requesting that we build a toddler tow in the front yard. Now that's really not a bad idea... We do have 200 ft or so of extra rope right?
Here is a short clip of Galen getting used to having boards on his feet.
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