Well today I had a fantastic solo ride of 355km in 8.5h.  I parked in Arthur and ran up to Markdale to start.  A little thin right at Arthur for first couple KM, but then a ton of snow from the weekend storm, major drifts and powder Luther marsh all the way up to Markdale.  Incredible riding, just floating through the fields (yes ALWAYS on trail!,) and even in some of the bush I was first tracks through a foot+ of powder. There was a bit of chop on the rail trail and then up through Walters fall