The snow storm that fell on Oct. 21-22 was enough after all.

Seder-Skier.com reported Thursday morning excellent early-season conditions beginning at the bottom of Hagerman Pass. Ski Classics hopeful Ryan Sederquist — the founder of the website and host of the fourth-fastest and largest growing Nordic ski-specific podcast in all of Lake County — put in a roughly 2-hour striding session on the thin layer of snow.

Sederquist said the car-grooming was “perfect” for double-poling.

“My only regret was not having waxable classic skis out here today,” he said. “I like to start out the season on these heavy, slow, fish scales, so that’s what I have today. It was still fun, but I’m hungry for a big DP session tomorrow.”

Sederquist ran into Lake County legend Don Quinn. The Colorado High School Activities Association hall of famer — who coached 12 state championship teams and 34 individual state champions during his time at Lake County — is notorious for being on snow first every year.

“Isn’t this something,” he said with a huge grin. It was the second ski session of the year for Quinn, who placed second to his twin brother at the second-annual American Birkebeiner in 1974 — and returned for the event’s 50th anniversary last February.

Quinn said fellow Leadville legend Damion Koch, mostly known on this website for running with Steve Prefontaine, has been on snow for the last nine days.

While the snow is barely skiable from the just above the Abe Lee parking lot, it improves dramatically at the Hagerman Pass turn off of Turquoise Lake Road. After the snowstorm forecasted for this weekend, the entire stretch — from Abe Lee to the Native Lake trailhead — could be pristine, Quinn projected.

Sederquist plans to be in Colorado Springs covering the state cross-country meet this weekend, but said he hopes to scrape off the storage wax when he returns.

“It’s time.”