white dragon Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 glad to see the trails are in great shape for your holiday...nice pics...thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowganda Lake Camp Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Trails Update March 14 Winter has returned... I had - 16 C this morning on the thermometer. The weekend was warm with some rain and the top of the trails got pretty soft, but as Art mentioned above we woke up Monday to a good 4-5 inches of fresh snow . The last couple days the temps dropped enough that the tractors could get back out and start smoothing things up again . The plan is to have everything groomed up by the weekend again and the 10 day forcast looks like winter. A107C from Gowganda to Elk lake - Available and groomed A107C from Gowganda to C trail near Shining Tree - available - groomed last night L136 - Available- Should be completely groomed again by weekend. A trail from Elk Lake toward Kirkland - Available - groomed C106a from A trail toward matachewan - Available - groomed for weekend. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowganda Lake Camp Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 With the snow on Monday came alot of freezing rain in some areas. Art contacted everyone to let us know that the "A" trail (railbed section) Leaving Elk lake toward Liskeard was impassable for the tractor. Here are a few pics of what it looked like. Not much of a trail ... but it was Pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrafrozen Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Leaving Elk lake toward Liskeard was impassable for the tractor... Not much of a trail ... but it was Pretty. Ron, By impassable, do you mean too frozen to groom or too many downed trees? I'm glad to see the young ones enjoying time with Dad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperules700 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 That sucks. If I was off, I would come up and help the club clear some of the brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowganda Lake Camp Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Thanks guys.. It was impassable because of the downed trees. Art was out the night before and met with the groomer from club echo. They made it about 5-6 km's from Elk Lake then turned back. Club Echo was coming back the day we were all out with their industrial brush cutter on the back of the tractor to cut the smaller tree's . We had to do the brush too big for the cutter. By the end of the day things looked much better , but the cutter still had not made it. I heard the tractor did make it out later. Ron Ultrafrozen... - boys did have a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Well our last day here at Gowganda Lake Lodge and we couldn't have asked for a better experience. The accomodations and hospitality here has been second to none. The trails have been mint and the adventure for our girls has been fun. Today we hit the trail from Gowganda Lake lodge toward Shining Tree and the trail had been freshly groomed. The sun was shining and the tree tops glistened heres a few pics but they don't show truly how good things are but will give you an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14 snow Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Great pictures! That run from Gowganda to Shining Tree and back happened to be my last ride last winter. Glad you had March Break riding up there this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white dragon Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 those pics do give a idea how nice the trails are for sure...looks amazing...thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elk Cabins Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Club echo made it out yesterday morning after fixing some issues with the brusher, Was able to spend some time cleaning up yesterday, then Denis and his wife finished up today. We are good to go again, 8km will not be groomed until sunday night but it is still in good shape. Cheers Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrafrozen Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Thanks for the update. I hope to be in the area tomorrow. Nice pics Fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elk Cabins Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Another 3" to 5" of snow in the forcast for tonight looks like an extended season this year. Trails still in great shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbojamie Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Art awesome pizza had to have that while we were up on holidays! Trails were terrible last week just look what we had to work with! (sarcasam) C trail to Sudbury https://www.dropbox.com/s/b8pba20esh1uw2s/2013-03-09%2011.55.11.jpg L-136 https://www.dropbox....%2012.17.55.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/fkyrgotrpawp6t3/2013-03-15%2011.32.13.jpg Good fishing too https://www.dropbox.com/s/108ms18z5ykyl71/2013-03-14%2018.02.26.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledjunk Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Judging by the sky, that wasn't Thursday or Friday. Great looking trails, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re:Leaf Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I just want to add a little note saying thanks to Art at Elk Cabins. The OC crew stopped in for lunch last Friday and the food is fantastic. I wish I could join SJ this weekend and stay for a few nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I just want to add a little note saying thanks to Art at Elk Cabins. The OC crew stopped in for lunch last Friday and the food is fantastic. I wish I could join SJ this weekend and stay for a few nights. A BIG X2.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowganda Lake Camp Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 Winter still hanging in .... First day of spring and the snow keeps falling. Spent the day today plowing fresh 6 " of snow. Still snowing tonight. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elk Cabins Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Still snowing both grommers heading out tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowganda Lake Camp Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 Still snowing both grommers heading out tonight. Beat me to it Art.. Puter crashed just as I was hitting "Post" . Like Art said the snow keeps coming..Needed this in December!!! Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledjunk Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Sounds great!! On our way up. We may drop by and say Hi, Ron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re:Leaf Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Good idea SJ. I'd like to ride over to Gowganda Lake Camp this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elk Cabins Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Well we are officially shutting Gem Trails down as of today Great season and we will see you next year, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 Bears Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Well we are officially shutting Gem Trails down as of today Great season and we will see you next year, We have guys heading up this week....are the trails still okay? The only reason I ask is 3 guys from Sudbury to Timmins said trails are still okay that way.Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbojamie Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I rode there up until Sunday, we went to Gogama via Gowganda which was perfect couldn't ask for better trails (Friday) Saturday ran down the wilderness trail and back up the C and into Gowganda again excellent shape whooped out corners but not bad. The Sandy or Grassy (always confuse the two) was pretty bare where the new C trail goes north but the bank was winged back so you could run it no problem. There is a small section on the C north though that was plowed for some reason a couple weeks back that was getting pretty bare about 3 km worth but if you were desperate can pick your way along it pretty easily. Sunday rode from cottage to Elk Lake over to power line that runs from Kirkland to Metatchewan and it was getting bad, the ice bridges were beat, the ice bridge along A107c from long point to elk lake where I swamped our commander was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elk Cabins Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Plowed roads getting thin and ice bridges deterioating most of the trails out side of that still pretty good. With the upcoming warm weather it wont take long in those areas. Have to pull the pin at one point or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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