Early spring riding.
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South side is in worst shape then 2 weeks ago, another 2-3 inches of snow everywhere making it unrideable. Making it worst is the heat today making the top layer of snow really soft, perfect for front tire washing.
We cut the ride short today.
Save the gas, wait at least another week before going out.
We cut the ride short today.
Save the gas, wait at least another week before going out.
oldschoolktm
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Steph, do you think studs would have made a difference?
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Ryan and I wen't out Friday night to test our night riding gear South side, thought I'd share what we found.
South is in much better shape, most trails are 20-30% snow left with <2 inches of snow for the spots that still have snow, with a few exceptions.
-mud run still has a lot of snow from the skidoo trail, avoid
-trickie dickie <20% snow
-blazing saddle <20% snow, this trail is littered with deadfall
-road to BFH from blazing was dry, no snow
-the trail from the road to BFH (I don't know the name) about 50% snow covered
-BFH initial climb is still covered in snow and pretty gnarley to climb with snow over rocks, but the rest is <10% snow
-straddlebug and p o r n o palace were both great <10% snow
-we took chicken out back to the road to catch DMZ, the road was mostly clear of snow <10%
-DMZ <10% snow left
-HCM bridge washed out, impossible to cross, the water is at least a foot over what's left of the bridge and the valley around the bridge is full of snow
-helter skelter was great
-Odette was a snow mess, >75% snow, and a large water crossing that's too deep, avoid
-3 floods wet fun as usual, <20% snow
-mnr clear of snow
-claim jumper / 2 were both in great shape, <10% snow
-perch lake inner still very snowed in, made getting out to k&p slow going, 50% snow
-K&P is a mess right now, we rode it back to highfalls, at least 10 flooded sections that go for hundreds of feet, deepest was 18-24 inches. Most lakes / swamps still have ice, which means the flooded areas will get even higher, plan your ride without K&P.
Every trail is extremely wet and deadfall is everywhere, if you haven't already, sign up for the Calabogie South side clean-up on May 12th!
View attachment 20180428 - HCM bridge.jpg
View attachment 20180428 - BFH lookout.jpg
South is in much better shape, most trails are 20-30% snow left with <2 inches of snow for the spots that still have snow, with a few exceptions.
-mud run still has a lot of snow from the skidoo trail, avoid
-trickie dickie <20% snow
-blazing saddle <20% snow, this trail is littered with deadfall
-road to BFH from blazing was dry, no snow
-the trail from the road to BFH (I don't know the name) about 50% snow covered
-BFH initial climb is still covered in snow and pretty gnarley to climb with snow over rocks, but the rest is <10% snow
-straddlebug and p o r n o palace were both great <10% snow
-we took chicken out back to the road to catch DMZ, the road was mostly clear of snow <10%
-DMZ <10% snow left
-HCM bridge washed out, impossible to cross, the water is at least a foot over what's left of the bridge and the valley around the bridge is full of snow
-helter skelter was great
-Odette was a snow mess, >75% snow, and a large water crossing that's too deep, avoid
-3 floods wet fun as usual, <20% snow
-mnr clear of snow
-claim jumper / 2 were both in great shape, <10% snow
-perch lake inner still very snowed in, made getting out to k&p slow going, 50% snow
-K&P is a mess right now, we rode it back to highfalls, at least 10 flooded sections that go for hundreds of feet, deepest was 18-24 inches. Most lakes / swamps still have ice, which means the flooded areas will get even higher, plan your ride without K&P.
Every trail is extremely wet and deadfall is everywhere, if you haven't already, sign up for the Calabogie South side clean-up on May 12th!
View attachment 20180428 - HCM bridge.jpg
View attachment 20180428 - BFH lookout.jpg
Haha, got it!
We rode AOAA in Pennsylvania last weekend, balmy 22c and no snow in 95% of the trails.
West of Brockville / South is on grass / light snow, anyone with studs can easily ride there now, if you can find trails that is.
We are visiting Calabogie next weekend, will report then.
We rode AOAA in Pennsylvania last weekend, balmy 22c and no snow in 95% of the trails.
West of Brockville / South is on grass / light snow, anyone with studs can easily ride there now, if you can find trails that is.
We are visiting Calabogie next weekend, will report then.
Ryan and I visited Calabogie today.
Arnprior <2" of snow left
The drive on the 508 was 2-3" then 2 feet, very sporadic snow accumulation the whole way.
Parked at Highfalls, we took to Bompas first.
2nd / 3rd gear no issue...mostly 2-4" of snow, dealt with deadfall, a bad water crossing, we did about 4km's in 35min.
We did about 1 km under the hydro line from staircase to new trail, out in the open, snow baking in the sun, it still felt and looked like 2-4" of snow until we got to a big downhill...
Ryan was leading, I cress the hill only to see him knee deep in snow and could barely see the wheels.
That's when we discovered we'd been riding on 2 feet of snow with an ice crust 3-6" from the top that was floating us.
Seeing that, we didn't want to chance moving forward, so we doubled back.
That's when we also discovered the last 1km had just enough of a downhill grade that our momentum got us that far without breaking through the layer of ice.
Studs did squat, our swing arm would get stuck on the ice crust with the wheel spinning...the only way forward was to break the ice crust with our feet, only to drop another 6-18" to hit the ground depending on where we were on the trail, pin it and tug!
It took us 3 hours to backtrack 1km to staircase, it was brutal.
Moral of the story...front tuggers are the bomb, bompas can suck it, the storm patterns this winter left very sporadic accumulations throughout calabogie.
We'll be visiting next weekend
Arnprior <2" of snow left
The drive on the 508 was 2-3" then 2 feet, very sporadic snow accumulation the whole way.
Parked at Highfalls, we took to Bompas first.
2nd / 3rd gear no issue...mostly 2-4" of snow, dealt with deadfall, a bad water crossing, we did about 4km's in 35min.
We did about 1 km under the hydro line from staircase to new trail, out in the open, snow baking in the sun, it still felt and looked like 2-4" of snow until we got to a big downhill...
Ryan was leading, I cress the hill only to see him knee deep in snow and could barely see the wheels.
That's when we discovered we'd been riding on 2 feet of snow with an ice crust 3-6" from the top that was floating us.
Seeing that, we didn't want to chance moving forward, so we doubled back.
That's when we also discovered the last 1km had just enough of a downhill grade that our momentum got us that far without breaking through the layer of ice.
Studs did squat, our swing arm would get stuck on the ice crust with the wheel spinning...the only way forward was to break the ice crust with our feet, only to drop another 6-18" to hit the ground depending on where we were on the trail, pin it and tug!
It took us 3 hours to backtrack 1km to staircase, it was brutal.
Moral of the story...front tuggers are the bomb, bompas can suck it, the storm patterns this winter left very sporadic accumulations throughout calabogie.
We'll be visiting next weekend