toddszr600 Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Ok , so we got our turn at a winter storm and it was a doozy, thanks to all in the sledding community that lent a hand to those in need. So then, why are we not open? Thanks to our great volunteers most of the staking was done early, but there are still some small sections to do in various areas. Then every mile of trail has to be audited to see if the staking/signage meets the OFSC spec.s. Then we have to send in a form saying that we have completed our audit and everything is up to snuff and then if theres snow we can open. Which brings me to my next point......snow. Believe it or not many area are lacking snow. The wide open fields were stripped bare by the howling winds on mon. and tues. So you have the extremes of huge drifts along fence and bush lines, ditches and valleys are filled in but any flat open areas specifically plowed and wheat fields have very minimal snow cover. Yesterday I watched a sled crawl lurching across a plowed field out passed the trail closed sign where the stakes ended, trying to figure out where to go next, didnt look like much fun to me. Groomers are out doing what they can and with a little more time and snow we can hopefully get things opened up. So in the mean time please stay off the trials so we can get this work done. Thank you. Hope this helps explain things, Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Great explanation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capster59 Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 because it's in the south and it aint even Christmas yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddszr600 Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 because it's in the south and it aint even Christmas yet... Well...there is that too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidooer Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 because it's in the south and it aint even Christmas yet... One of the southernly-most trails in the OFSC network is open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweese Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 because it's in the south and it aint even Christmas yet... One of the southernly-most trails in the OFSC network is open. Yup and they looked really good when I drove by some of them on Tuesday. Guess its just dumb luck this year I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildman Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 our trail system has been groomed once, with the acception of the Arkona trail from the four corners and the small piece from the junction behind Forest (one goes to Camlachie and the other goes south) and it's the south portion that has not been groomed due to bare wheat fields. From what I was told today at 2:00pm, the groomer was going to go over the Arkona trail. So thats not bad for the Warwick club to have that all done following the big storm and the TM115 breakdown. The TM was down for 1 evening due to a broken steering ram mount. In the last 24hrs the groomer ran non stop to catch up. As Todd said, there isn't enough snow in the fields to even think about going limited, we need at least 4-6" of snow with no wind. We have started a good base and knocked 90% of the tops of the plowed fields. Give the club a chance to get things done, they have done well with the time they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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