livin' on the b103 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thought I better put something up to warn any riders in the area, rode this Tuesday and saw it plowed from our stake line on the Wigamog to the other side. Called the caretaker there and he didn't know who was doing it but will watch for us. There are two problems, One it starts at the stake line off the road and heads straight across, our stake line veers right. Two if you hit it at speed it is like hitting a pressure crack. The police are aware and it will be marked ASAP. ride safe LIVIN' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbill Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 why would someone do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka Man Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 maybe building contractor , clowns do it here on lk muskoka all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidooboy Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 plowing a track for sleds, or bikes maybe? Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Last winter there was a winter road across Jack's Lake as well. Not sure about this winter. Haven't been down that way yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweese Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 When I use to live in Brighton the town would do it for skating out on the bay and for fish hut access. Could simply be something like this, and a lack of communication from the club with the township on where the trail crosses the lake. Not everyone knows what those 8 foot high red stakes are for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livin' on the b103 Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Oh no, for sure not a lack of communication with the town. I spoke to the guilty party shortly after posting this and advised of the liability to himself. He advised he plowed it to use as a short cut across the lake instead of driving around!! Will follow up to see if it has been stopped and repaired, but for now use caution. LIVIN' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucking Pig Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Um. It's a lake on Crown Land. Anybody can plough it if they want. OFSC clubs do not have exclusive rights to making trails on crown land, nor waters. How is it different than if somebody decides to plough open a road on Crown land? Put a stop sign or some other warning up at the crossing. Heck. People plough ice roads all the time around here. There is no law against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragdoll Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Um. It's a lake on Crown Land. Anybody can plough it if they want. OFSC clubs do not have exclusive rights to making trails on crown land, nor waters. How is it different than if somebody decides to plough open a road on Crown land? Put a stop sign or some other warning up at the crossing. Heck. People plough ice roads all the time around here. There is no law against it. May be no law against it, but he can be held responsible in event of an accident caused by it. My BIL got really busted up 10 years ago hitting an "unseen" plowed road on Simcoe. Broken legs, trauma, major loss of blood...it was bad. He later sued the guy who plowed the road, and won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucking Pig Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Just shows courts are stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreezerBurnt Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 KNOW BEFORE YOU GO DO NOT OPEN YOUR SLED UP NOT KNOWING WHERE YOU ARE GOING JUST LIKE RIDING UNSAFE ICE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucking Pig Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 KNOW BEFORE YOU GO DO NOT OPEN YOUR SLED UP NOT KNOWING WHERE YOU ARE GOING JUST LIKE RIDING UNSAFE ICE Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbill Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Just shows courts are stupid. Or if you create a hazard mark it properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Or if you create a hazard mark it properly Exactly! Wildbill will know this location: Back in the 90s during a boys weekend, we were heading north of Parry Sound Sunday morning. We came to Portage Lake (behind the Nobel ESSO). Across the lake we could see where TOP C continued north. A couple of the guys needed gas, so we rode to the gas station @ a conservative rate. They filled up & came back down on the lake. The lake was smooth & hard packed. We decided to open it it up for the run down the lake. I was the 2nd sled in line & as we got towards the east end I backed off & 1 of my buddies passed me. The next thing I know is the lead sled going airborne. I braked as much as I could w/o locking up the brakes. The 2nd rider came off his sled when he hit the "obstacle". I braced for the impact & when I did hit it, I thought I was going to go over the bars. I went flying past the tumbling sledder only to see his sled rear end the lead rider's sled. I got my sled stopped & ran back to the fallen sledder. Other that having the wind knocked out he was OK. The lead sled suffered a cracked heat exchanger so we were done for the day (towed him back to the motel). A group of sledders that had been stopped on the north side of the lake by TOP C came over to see if we were OK. The obstacle we hit was the backside of a packed snowpile that had been created by someone when they plowed a small oval on the lake. There was no markings. All of us got some boughs from the shoreline & tried to mark the bank. Ever since then I've been very leery of running lakes @ speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweese Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 KNOW BEFORE YOU GO DO NOT OPEN YOUR SLED UP NOT KNOWING WHERE YOU ARE GOING JUST LIKE RIDING UNSAFE ICE What's with that setup in the video? Looks like it was a radar run and dude didn't bother to slow down at the end.. got some wild airtime however hope he was ok after all of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbill Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Exactly! Wildbill will know this location: Back in the 90s during a boys weekend, we were heading north of Parry Sound Sunday morning. We came to Portage Lake (behind the Nobel ESSO). Across the lake we could see where TOP C continued north. A couple of the guys needed gas, so we rode to the gas station @ a conservative rate. They filled up & came back down on the lake. The lake was smooth & hard packed. We decided to open it it up for the run down the lake. I was the 2nd sled in line & as we got towards the east end I backed off & 1 of my buddies passed me. The next thing I know is the lead sled going airborne. I braked as much as I could w/o locking up the brakes. The 2nd rider came off his sled when he hit the "obstacle". I braced for the impact & when I did hit it, I thought I was going to go over the bars. I went flying past the tumbling sledder only to see his sled rear end the lead rider's sled. I got my sled stopped & ran back to the fallen sledder. Other that having the wind knocked out he was OK. The lead sled suffered a cracked heat exchanger so we were done for the day (towed him back to the motel). A group of sledders that had been stopped on the north side of the lake by TOP C came over to see if we were OK. The obstacle we hit was the backside of a packed snowpile that had been created by someone when they plowed a small oval on the lake. There was no markings. All of us got some boughs from the shoreline & tried to mark the bank. Ever since then I've been very leery of running lakes @ speed. I know that guy that did that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreezerBurnt Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 What's with that setup in the video? Looks like it was a radar run and dude didn't bother to slow down at the end.. got some wild airtime however hope he was ok after all of it. basically he went down the radar strip and kept going Flat light not knowing the course and there was a snowbank way at the end Most people let off the throttle wonce past a certain point but this fellow appears to have kept going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreezerBurnt Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Or if you create a hazard mark it properly Many lakes are plowed in Sudbury aree all the time to the ice huts and never marked, you just gotta know before you go full out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbill Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 basically he went down the radar strip and kept going Flat light not knowing the course and there was a snowbank way at the end Most people let off the throttle wonce past a certain point but this fellow appears to have kept going betcha he will not do that twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Down on Jack's Lake today. No ice road south of the narrows, but there is an ice road east of the landing across Brooks' Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barberch Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Last winter there was a winter road across Jack's Lake as well. Not sure about this winter. Haven't been down that way yet. Was across Jacks on Saturday and there is a road plowed out on the lake. The trail iacross the lake is still marked as CLOSED though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Was across Jacks on Saturday and there is a road plowed out on the lake. The trail iacross the lake is still marked as CLOSED though. 708 is green this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Just shows courts are stupid. In this case the person who creates a danger should be held liable. If you plow the lake knowing that others also have the right to use it, then mark the dam thing. I am so friggin tired of the idiots driving on the Lake trail on our lake. Its dangerous and they take the beaten path for there own benefit. What happened to mutual respect?? I also read a post on a fishing forum indicating that the ice fishing was better on the snowmobile trail. So we get ice huts right on the trail. No, that's not dangerous at all..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 So we get ice huts right on the trail. No, that's not dangerous at all..... Especially when their 377 Safari breaks down towing their hut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Especially when their 377 Safari breaks down towing their hut. We had one last year right on the edge of the trail with no markings or reflective. Scary at night.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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