soupkids Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 With the heavy wet snow we got 2 weeks ago, nothing will be open anytime soon no matter ho much snow we get. Trails are plugged solid with downed trees.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Damn. That sucks Soup. We had a similar mess a few years back. We got lost clearing out a trail we've been doing for over 30 years there was that much crap down. Bush trails here in our area of D1 went fairly smoothly this last week, which usually means we will pay for it later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuse6 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Can the clubs request extra funding from OFSC to hire excavators with thumbs to deal with this type of trail clearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobills Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Be nice if a local logging company stepped up and donated a machine to rip down there and cut and clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtserider Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 6 hours ago, soupkids said: With the heavy wet snow we got 2 weeks ago, nothing will be open anytime soon no matter ho much snow we get. Trails are plugged solid with downed trees.. Could STP ask Bruno for some help He has the equipment and resources.Tell him it would cost a fraction of his kids playing snocross. Our little club would probably close,to many hip and knee replacements.That sort of job is beyond are scope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtserider Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 2 hours ago, gobills said: Be nice if a local logging company stepped up and donated a machine to rip down there and cut and clear. There is a large local logging company. they are snowmachiners. I'll let Soup chime in as I,m not familiar with the politics of the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTC Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 We have had that same scenario a few times, just send in a couple 4-5 ton excavators with thumbs to clean it up. Worry about the bill after, thats too much for volunteers We usually will donate our Kubotas for cost or less for these types of emergencies. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-crz- Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 We had similar situation in our area last year. Our club spent thousands out of our pocket to bring in excavators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason T Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) I spent 4 hrs clearing out a small trail between wahnapitae and my road. Soup is spot on, the amount of trees down is overwhelming. The local club was concentrating on d trail rail bed, I decided to do a side trail. The trails out by kukagami are going to b a mess for sure. Some random pics of the 3km or so i cleared on Saturday. Lots more work to do. Pictures don't do it justice, I must say, I got more than I bargained for, I was expecting 2-3 trees, think there was 7 in that small area. Edited December 9, 2019 by Jason T 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldfinger Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Call in the army Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 5 hours ago, gtserider said: Could STP ask Bruno for some help He has the equipment and resources.Tell him it would cost a fraction of his kids playing snocross. Our little club would probably close,to many hip and knee replacements.That sort of job is beyond are scope. We are working on a plan that involves heavy equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka Man Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 To bad the OFSC did not care ,would surely be a nice for your club soup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 14 hours ago, Jason T said: I spent 4 hrs clearing out a small trail between wahnapitae and my road. Soup is spot on, the amount of trees down is overwhelming. The local club was concentrating on d trail rail bed, I decided to do a side trail. The trails out by kukagami are going to b a mess for sure. Some random pics of the 3km or so i cleared on Saturday. Lots more work to do. Pictures don't do it justice, I must say, I got more than I bargained for, I was expecting 2-3 trees, think there was 7 in that small area. Reminds me of the storm damage south of Maynooth in the summer of 2018. I cut the odd tree as a I rode along the railbed in the Ranger. Then I got to about a mile south of the train station. It was a 'wall' of trees... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 7 hours ago, Muskoka Man said: To bad the OFSC did not care ,would surely be a nice for your club soup Why would you say that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake G Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I wondered the same thing, Yukon, as Muskoka Man is a nice fellow. I looked back in the thread, and saw the comment about how local cash reserves had to be used for a similar situation, at another location - - which does sound appropriate. One of many reasons why districts need to maintain a reserve for sudden unexpected issues. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 8 hours ago, Muskoka Man said: To bad the OFSC did not care ,would surely be a nice for your club soup It's really a club / District issue. The club may have already been in touch with their district office about the problem and if they did, there may already be something in the works to help out. To my knowledge "the OFSC" (meaning Barrie office) would only get involved if the club/district couldn't handle the issue and asked for help. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka Man Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 As I’m not one that tries to follow the inter workings of the hole OFSC ,I just feel sorry for so many clubs that have it tough and others that have it easy ,does not seem like a balance system ,JMO though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 We do have a plan in place, just a question of $$ and timing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledjunk Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I don't think anyone has it easy. There is more and more 'administration' downloaded to the clubs, it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Funding is in place, now time for the plan. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Plan starts monday from what I'm told. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildman Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 6:51 PM, Blake G said: I wondered the same thing, Yukon, as Muskoka Man is a nice fellow. I looked back in the thread, and saw the comment about how local cash reserves had to be used for a similar situation, at another location - - which does sound appropriate. One of many reasons why districts need to maintain a reserve for sudden unexpected issues. when operations are run through the district and there is a strong trail committee, the list of resources is very impressive. To bad there wasn't cooperation system wide, cause it works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtserider Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 12 minutes ago, Wildman said: when operations are run through the district and there is a strong trail committee, the list of resources is very impressive. To bad there wasn't cooperation system wide, cause it works. That is why STP.PSSD,MSR. HCSA have worked fairly well aver the last 10-15 years.Running operations through the district is second nature to us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 As I was mentioning last week. Trail work went "too good". New we would pay for it, always happens. Pic from today in D1. Had lots of rain Saturday, turned to wet snow for a few hours. Good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbakernbay Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 10:08 AM, Muskoka Man said: To bad the OFSC did not care ,would surely be a nice for your club soup Ridiculous comment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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