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58 minutes ago, scottyr said:
Did anyone order a 26 sled? All of the dealers that I am talking to are saying that Snowcheck/Spring Break is absolutely terrible this especially considering how good of a season we had.
OK, but considering that most everyone got on near zero klicks last year ....
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So warm that you was stripped down to your jamies again I see.
I had 84* on the overhead in the truck in E Colorado, W Kansas 2 days ago, with sleds on the deck.
All while the weather map was showing big snows in UP/Soo areas.
But a few days prior (Wed night) we had to take the 2 lanes to git to Colorado, as both 70 and 80 were both closed for bizzard conditions.
Apparently 18" and 60mph winds in Nebraska.
I don't think we ever saw any active snow at all down on 36, but at least 4 overturned big trucks blown onto their sides.
MAN - tha'd be a ride eh?
March weather, wha'cha gunna doo?
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5 hours ago, skidooboy said:
The Good and Evil twins were in the Hearst area the last few days, yesterday they were going to Hornepayne for lunch, made it about 10-15 miles south of 11 at Mooseland, the trail was so bad they turned around and went back to enjoy Hearst trails. Hornepayne appears to have groomer issues and has most of their trails listed as yellow or red. They are trying to get things groomed before the warm up but, they have until tomorrow morning to get that done.
Like Ox stated, you may want to put it off for a week. One big tip for you, the lakes and rivers are heavy with snow, under the snow and above the ice is several inches of water. Some call it overflow, or slush.... It is bad this year, dont venture too far off of a packed track or trail without staying on the gas. If you slow or stop, sled tunnels can "vacuum" to the snow/slush, and it is a tough job to get them out and going again. Good luck in whatever you choose. Ski
LOTS'a slush on the lakes!
Watchin' out the back door at times looks more like prop-worsh than anything...
I wouldn't want to head out on a lake with a 250 Enticer!
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Looks like maybe just put it off 1 week and should be dooable.
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Snow was great near Wawa last weekend!
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9 hours ago, skidooboy said:
Supposed to be +15-18 in mid Michigan next week. That will be heading East and wipe out most of central and southern Ontario trails, I would bet. She's warming up to sing, get your rides in while you can. Ski
I take it that they will be singing a swan song?
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FWIW - Wawa is calling for 12-18 today and Wednesday.
And they are to be keeping their head below freezing as well.
Doesn't look as good for The Soo, but they are to be back in the freezer as well come Wed night.
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More concerned about further inland.
I understand that The Soo has plenty.
The lake effect didn't come in from the west, but rather the NW, and it appears that north of The Montreal was thin up to now.
So, carry that SW and that would be Aubrey.
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On 2/19/2025 at 10:47 PM, Dan-Senior said:
It's getting deep! We got stuck twice on Sunday and had our gym workout for the week. Its been a good winter up here in Algoma.
Any word of conditions near Aubrey Falls?
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Yeah, I seen that Marathon, and even Wawa to a degree were cautioning that the trails can have large drifts and whatnot, and it might be a good idea to let the groomer through first.
I just can't help but to ROTFLMAO considering a fella on a snowmachine setting in a motel room b/c it snowed.
I'm hoping that they got some a little further south.
It looks like we will be in the Wawa area Friday.
Hoping that we can stay off the landmines.
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So you have 4" of frost in the ground before it snows.
Then you git 4' of snow.
Before long, the frost starts to push up out of the ground as it is insulated from the cold.
The more snow that you git, the less that it matters if it was froze prior or not, and the more likely that it is to have thawed over time anyhow.
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Doesn't appear to be much for off-trail use ?
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1 hour ago, skidooboy said:
Due the postal strike, I know people from the states, who havent received their early bird permits yet. Ski
Purty sure I got mine within 2 weeks of the date I purchased.
This will likely be [at least] 2 yrs in a row of buying 2 permits and not riding there at all.
My boy slipped a disk (?) and is going through a treatment series, and is looking much better!
Not sure I ever seen anyone walk crooked like that before! I hurt just watching him!
It would be irrisponsible for him to go ride this winter now.
And a fella that I want to bring up there badly - tells me that he can't cross the border.
So, as of right now - it looks like I will be heading west 2wice this year, and none north.
Not that The Shield has rideable snow so far anyhow...
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23 hours ago, Ox said:
Yeah, the last few years it seems have all been to where you just get a pack-ice layer down, and then it thaws, and you have to start all over aggin.
Like now....
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Ha!
I think that Pat may be a Facebook friend, but I don't follow facebook, so ....
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Yeah, the last few years it seems have all been to where you just get a pack-ice layer down, and then it thaws, and you have to start all over aggin.
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Where'd Pat run off to now?
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I guess I missed it?
I don't see anything there for Algoma?
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Yeah, well - it's night, and the Montreal River cams don't work well in the dark, and the Wawa Goose cam has been down for a while now.
I wish the goose cam would git fixed.
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Thanks for that update!
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We run a cpl of secret drainage's in Colorado.
But Chris Burandt has started poaching in/near our secret spot a little with his guide service the last few years.
I fully expect to make BC one day.
Most likely on my own sled, but who knows?
I've been finding new routes through the bush in Algoma since the 90's.
Pic from 10 klicks off trail in Algoma - we call it "Top of Ontario Hill".
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1 hour ago, Gadgetman said:
Just remember "young fella" :-), as we age, our mind continues to tell us to do things that our body can't back-up.
I've also watched some of his new videos, did you see the one where is buddy is at the bottom of a 20ft hole\with cold water and it takes the 3 of them almost all day to get him out.. I'm way too old and broken for that stuff. When i lived in Alberta, a friend would go to the mountains to ride, then one year all 5 of them got down into a bowl, which required a helicopter lift out, at $700\pop (20+ years ago price). I'm good with the boring Ontario north trails, or Gaspse. I'd do New Brunswick again, without the rain this time.
Cheers
az..
I'm not so young, but at 58 I am the baby of our Colorado riding group.
I ride with fella's that stay mobile and fit. (I am amazed really!)
I'm pretty fit, but I am not the rider that I was 20 yrs ago - mostly from less time riding the last 15 yrs.
Hoping to git more time to ride at some point here.
If we can git "available time" and snow conditions to line up....
Two of my guy's rode a cpl days this last week - offtrail in "marginal" conditions, even worse - with a sugar base - and one came home with a busted up hood as he got tossed into a tree.
We like to see 40" on the snowtell, but they were riding at 29".
He's now 84 (I think) and I can sorta keep up with him now-days.
He would hit that drainage!
Actually - I just seen the vid where his chum ended up in the crick bottom just in the last 24 hrs!
(today or last night? IDK)
It really did look like all they had to doo was shovel the crick full and ride it out - which is what they did.
He thought that it was gunna be a bigger job than it turned out to be.
But yeah - at first - when the machine is 10' down in a hole - that doesn't register well on first glance.
But it was pointed down hill already, so that was helpfull, AND only the rear end was wet.
It could have been much worse.
Chums machine:
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Sled prices falling large ?
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