revrnd Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Any reports on how much snow has fallen up there the last couple of days? Apsley got maybe half an inch on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 i have a few friends up there and was told a couple of inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 on the phone with a guy in bancroft at a body shop says they got 8 to 10 inches but fluffy all the rain caused a lot ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgooding Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 on the phone with a guy in bancroft at a body shop says they got 8 to 10 inches but fluffy all the rain caused a lot ice Icy base with fluffy snow sounds fine to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 i have some friends up there riding right now will get a report tonite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 they trailered up looked around trailered back not enough to sled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barberch Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 that sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 When me and my wife left Whitney sunday morning, things did not look good. I would imagine it needing a lot more snow!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake G Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 When me and my wife left Whitney sunday morning, things did not look good. I would imagine it needing a lot more snow!. RECENT ACTIVITY ON OPEONGO SNOWBIRDS FACEBOOK PAGE: We expect to have the trails open again on the weekend... Stay tuned for updates! More snow and cold in the forecast, just be patient for another couple of days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reved Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 they trailered up looked around trailered back not enough to sled That's not totally surprising. Usually when a club hasn't opened their trails it's for a reason. When they do open for the first time I have found you need to drive slower than mid season. I see folks with damaged sleds because they ride like the trails are in mint shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 they trailered up looked around trailered back not enough to sled That sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 The new bridge has been placed @ the airport; https://www.facebook.com/MapleLeafSnowSkimmers/photos/np.1453837927649896.564796219/551717628318111/?type=3&theater¬if_t=notify_me_page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grover_yyz Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Nice looking bridge. That first step up is massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 Nice looking bridge. That first step up is massive. Better hope you can get your skis up as you approach it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reved Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 The link is not working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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livin' on the b103 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Where is that bridge? Love seeing new infrastructure going in! Livin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Where is that bridge? Love seeing new infrastructure going in! Livin' On the B106E by the Bancroft airport. The original bridge was a short trestle. The southernmost "bent" rotted away & collapsed into the creek last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livin' on the b103 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Thanks, I'm sure I have been through there at one time. I'll Google the airport and re-learn. Livin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reved Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Here is the old bridge. The picture are from the Snow Skimmers page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 CN pulled up the tracks in the early 80s & you have to wonder how long before that any work was done. There used to be a fuel delivery yard adjacent to the tracks just south of the Y Road in Birds Creek. That was probably the furthest north of any rail traffic. I was up to Bancroft today by truck & we checked out the project. The excavators were spreading gravel @ either end of the bridge. There was a chap off to the left towards the road. he had jumped the small creek. Another sledder was sitting on the railbed to the north. I think He was pondering whether or not to follow their friend/spouse across the "water hazard". The railbed has been groomed, and looks OK. Not a thick base though. The snow seems very crusty up there, so I imagine slider & sled cooling could be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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