Thursday, January 24, 2008
Dear Sir or Madame:
You were out on the ski trail at Beech Hill Park today. The conditions were perfect when I went after you. The sky was a pale blue, the sun was shining and the trail had recently been track-set. A perfect day for a quiet ski in the woods.
I noticed that you too skied all of the Red Trail (5 KM) and most of the Blue Trail (3 KM). There were not many other skiers out today and perhaps you were the first one on the newly set tracks. Did you enjoy the view and the cold, clean air? Were you able to maintain a smooth kick and glide action? Perhaps your dog got in the way and you had to slow down?
You see, the entire track had been dug up by the paws of your dog. There were no other footprints, just ski tracks and paw prints; in many cases dug into the trail so deep that they will not be covered unless we get another good snowfall.
I have written a post on how ski tracks are destroyed by walkers and dogs, as the holes degrade the ability to kick off with our back ski. I'm sure that you know this, because you are a skier.
I would like to strongly suggest to you that if you like to ski with your dog in tow, then please go and make your own tracks and don't ruin it for every other skier who follows you.
You were out on the ski trail at Beech Hill Park today. The conditions were perfect when I went after you. The sky was a pale blue, the sun was shining and the trail had recently been track-set. A perfect day for a quiet ski in the woods.
I noticed that you too skied all of the Red Trail (5 KM) and most of the Blue Trail (3 KM). There were not many other skiers out today and perhaps you were the first one on the newly set tracks. Did you enjoy the view and the cold, clean air? Were you able to maintain a smooth kick and glide action? Perhaps your dog got in the way and you had to slow down?
You see, the entire track had been dug up by the paws of your dog. There were no other footprints, just ski tracks and paw prints; in many cases dug into the trail so deep that they will not be covered unless we get another good snowfall.
I have written a post on how ski tracks are destroyed by walkers and dogs, as the holes degrade the ability to kick off with our back ski. I'm sure that you know this, because you are a skier.
I would like to strongly suggest to you that if you like to ski with your dog in tow, then please go and make your own tracks and don't ruin it for every other skier who follows you.
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