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  1. We had snow all day today.

    What a wet and miserable day!

    Good grief, my Carharts were soaked!

     

    Hopefully it holds off until you git below freezing!

  2. 3 hours ago, 1049 said:

    Seven years ago today north of Hornpayne we were the first sleds of the season from Dubreuilville to Hearst 2017 

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    Looks like the groomer came through ahead of you tho.

     

    We broke that open in 12/96 (different route back then tho) with no tracks and hardly any signs in -30*.

    That day could have gone much worse...

     

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  3. Manitouwadge / Pic River. (trail to Marathon)

     

    Now there is a big snowmachine bridge over the river - right next to the hwy - to keep "Top D" status - that seldom ever sees a skidoo at all.

    One million of your permit Loonies to git accrost...

     

    Actually, it sorta seems like The Queen backed that up a fair amount. (?)

     

     

    https://www.google.com/maps/@48.7072175,-86.2824653,3a,60y,317.65h,89.45t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMx7PrlMoPZTgosssB8qw6Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

     

     

    And absolutely does the Marathon area have HUGE country with trails to match!

    Or at least they did back when we were there.

    Sounds like about the same time you were.

     

    They could have moved some stuff around by now?

    They actually have a club some years yet.

     

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  4. 7 hours ago, LuvMyViper said:

     

    I had the hardest time.for like 5 years to catch a walleye until I got my honey hole. I found Ahmic very difficult for walleye... 

     

    I have a professional fisherman friend and he said Amhic Lake was his favorite bass lake. I also catch huge jumbo perch (ice.fishing) and every perch was full of worms :(

     

     

    OK, so  ... I don't like seafood, and I haven't been fishing since ... '83 I s'pose.

     

    So, maybe I am missing sumpthing, but what does that last statement mean?

     

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  5. 15 hours ago, Strong Farmer said:

    Wheat kind of looks like doggie pooo poo around here. It fix itself up with some early spring nitrogen. 

     

     

    Wheat'll be fine.

     

    There was one wet fall that we got our wheat in really late (Nov?) and it never came up at all until spring, and it was a fine crop.

    I was kind'a scared and then I was pleasantly surprised with the yield.

     

    About the only thing that seems to take out wheat is spring flooding.

     

     

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  6. Not sure just how well this will copy/paste, but here is a post that I made on another site the other day:

     

     

    Ox

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    From the article you posted. Did you even read it?

    “The vegetation cooling effect is large from the energy dissipation perspective, but only about 10%-20% compared to the pace of global warming. The cooling effect from greening is less significant in tropical forests with high leaf areas.

    “This is a warning sign about climate change. We should be cautious that the rainforests, which are at the forefront of the fight against global warming, are reaching the limits of their capacity to absorb carbon and cool the surface.” commented Dr. Rama Nemani, from NASA’s Ames Research Center.”

    And no, a single large volcano is a fart in a windstorm compared to the amount of co2 mankind produces. 7th grade science wins again…

    While I was searching for the post below to quote, I stumbled upon this one above, and I find it interesting that me and Mrs. O were watching a doc series on Netflix last night about natural disasters. It was a 4 part series. The shows were maybe 1/2 hour each?

    The one part of course dealt with volcano's. And the one volcano that they were spotlighting was one that was interesting, it had a live lava lake in the bottom, and apparently hasn't changed much in ... well, in our time anyhow - or I take it that way as they have built a powered cable system to let volcanologists down and back up to study it. So it has obviously been stable for quite some time. And what I found interesting is that they said that this one volcano, that is "live" but just sitting there idling, spews more gasses in the air per week (? could have said day, but I think it was "week") than the US emits in a year.

    This was just this one volcano - that is basically just sitting there at a stable idle.

     
    Funny how climate change deniers also believe that Adam and Eve were real….

    How are you so sure man doesn’t influence climate? Did your pastor tell you that? Why has the CO2 concentration gone up so much since 1850? What did man start burning a ****load of right around then? What do global temperatures do when CO2 concentration goes up?

    Since you’re so smart, why are we seeing such massive glacial recession on the BC coast? Major terrain features are gone in the last 20 years. Things that took thousands of years to form…


    When I saw this video linked below, I remembered you mentioning about the glaciers near you that you are witnessing retreating, and when doo we think they formed?
    One thing that you (we all) should find interesting about Tony Heller is that he claims to have been a Global Warming believer in the beginning, and he tells his story about his change.
    I just seen that video recently, although I think that it was an older video. That info is likely found on his website tho.





    Also, this one is very beneficial as well as it shows how the cloud formations actually help to regulate how much sun actually hits the surface of the Earth, and how much gets reflected.

     

     

    Here is a link to the Netflix Doc Series that I quoted:

     

    https://www.netflix.com/title/81346975

     

  7. Sure, we had warm weeks - no doubt!

    I remember shooting hoops in T-shirt in January in or around '82 when it [seemed] warm. (45*?)

    But the whole winters weren't like that.

    '84/'85 started that for me/here anyway.

     

    Now, go and talk to my landlord, who has 10 yrs on me (us) and he says that he didn't recall having all this snow when he was a kid, 'till he got out of skewl and had to keep lots clear on the farm. Which would be about the same time (mid 70's) my dad brought home the first snowmachine. And I had a new one about a year later.

     

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  8. 2 hours ago, crispy said:

    El Nino is so severe this year the forecast carries it until April. Sometimes the nino brings insane snow falls later in the season but if the base doesnt freeze up, well you all know. I remember in 81 or 2? Same sort of inflation problem ironically another Trudeau issue also had a couple extremely mild winters out west. I bought a couple blizzards cheap as heck with almost no miles. One was a 79 7500 RV style. Wish I kept that one. I barely rode it iirc it had 1500 miles on it when I sold it in 89. I rode the hell out of that 9500 though, that thing rocked

     

    I don't know of any mild winters until '84. 

    You sure you got your calendar flipped right?

    The early 80's were purty intense here. The state road that goes past us here was closed for 3 days at a time a cpl times each winter during that time as the state trucks couldn't keep up.

     

    But in '84/'85 I tried to sell my sled to Spicers Boat City up in Houton Lake, and they said that they didn't have any snow up there either.

     

     

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  9. 13 hours ago, wrightonalan said:

    looks more like atv season 

     

    I was just thinking that way last night.

     

    When we had that big El-No-No back in '98, what little snow we had all [most] melted away by end of Jan (?) and then refroze - tight! And then  no new snow the rest of the season. It actually would have been a super time to take ATV's out and run the skidoo trails! I mostly think about the Marathon area as their trails were so intense and crossed so much water! They have hills there that they have hitching posts on to winch the groomers up, then go down the other side out onto a swamp or lake. Areas that you would never be able to ride on an ATV otherwise b/c you'd never be able to git to them. Portages really....

     

    So, I was thinking that if that playes out again this year, and I have time, maybe I will pick up a Sportsman and hit the trails anyhow!

     

     

     

    Pic from Jan '98 on the Searchmont to Wawa trail.

    The year before that - all you could see down through there was white!

    I believe that this is at the Bauparlante Road warm-up shack, but as you can see, we weren't in need of any warming up this trip through.

    The snow was melting out from under us as we hurried to make it back to the truck.

     

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  10. Boy oh boy. It's not just here....

     

    Our spot in Colorado is about 30" base, and we are looking for 40". Not too bad, but not much in the forecast either.

    But they have been keeping their head below freezing at least...

     

    So, looking at other options:

     

    Algoma - not a stitch and mud.

     

    The guys at Island Park / West Yellowstone are saying that's basically just road riding there. Get off trail and you come home in pieces.

     

    Truckee, California (Tahoe, Donner Pass) looks really tough on the webcams! Ski lifts are mostly open, but there's a LOT of brush poking through the snow! (They had what (?) 40' of snow last season?)

     

    Sicamous, BC has more dirt than snow at the trailhead, and rain.

     

    However, from what I have seen, Alaska is looking at least OK for now...

    That's a bucket list destination, but not sure we have that much time right yet....

     

     

    Oh bother .....

     

     

     

    EDIT: Have not looked at Newfoundland.

    Any good reports from that way?

     

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  11. On 12/25/2023 at 6:02 AM, 95rxl650 said:

    I know in these times we all like to get a good deal, but a new sled cost better than half of some folks annual income. On top of that, I know folks that drop another 5-10k chasing snow. Are we really worried about a couple grand one way or another, or is it the thrill of the hunt?

    For me it's the thrill of the hunt. I buy used junk up to 10k and enjoy bringing it back up  to snuff. Boats included. I like to tinker as it beats rotting in front of the tube. lol

     

    We drive 400 miles to make it to Algoma, and prolly 1200 or more to Colorado, and we don't spend anything near those numbers. Dropping coin like that is not needed, it is wanted. If you have to have the fanciest rig at the trailhead, if you need to dine at the steakhouse and then patty at the bar all night ... all of those things are in addition to sledding, not exactly part of it.

     

    Depends on whether your focus is on party or sledding. 

    We go to ride.

     

    It looks like I may actually have some time to ride this winter, so I am hopefull for Algoma as 1 trip west is enough butt time for me.

    But if it git's REALLY slow, then maybe we could take a cpl weeks and hit California and BC! That'd be fine as well!

    Still wouldn't likely drop near your numbers.

     

     

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  12. I bought a '16 800 163 Summit (500 miles) off my chum the other day for 7K (US), and he took those bucks and put 4 more with them, and picked up a "new" 2020 850 Summit 174 with 1 yr warranty yet. And he found that in the Upper Lower. (Mich)

     

    The guy never fails to find a screamin' deal on anything - I'm tellin' yuh!

    And it's exactly what he was wanting!

    And this was from a dealer...

  13. On 12/19/2023 at 7:05 PM, Puggz said:

    Although I didn't buy a new sled this year, I did buy a new jacket/bibs/boots/helmet.... So blame me for the mild weather.... its all my fault.

     

     

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  14. 18 hours ago, scottyr said:

     

    Was that pic really taken today?    The quality of the photo looks like it was taken with a potato.     

     

     

    Yeah?

    The blue in the sky looks a bit grey on your screen too?

     

     

    Wawa still showing white on the ground, but Montreal River Harbour doesn't have a speck of white to be seen! (Lake Superior)

     

    Waiting to see an update from Dan Sr. for The Soo.

     

     

    24" base on Monarch Pass in Colorado tho.

    Waiting for 40"....

     

     

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  15. 8 hours ago, Canuck said:

     

    I like that idea. Guessin' you ride with Doos' behind you? 🙃

     

    In all seriousness - my second pair has always been thin. A trick I learned from the TekVest company owner. Let the heat get into your hands from the grips by wearing thin leather gloves. But as I age, no longer liking that as much. Second pair will be big ol' mitts for the reasons you outlined. Thanks.

     

     

    Always put your most capable on clean-up as no-one's coming back to help them.

    The second to the last guy never looks back anyhow.

     

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