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4 hours ago, Steve F6 said:

Baysville and HGR had the trails in great shape yesterday. Had to get out before the rain. Didnt scrape one rock the whole way. The baysville express loop has logging going on. Highlighted is the plowed section. 8C927AFA-605A-4DB8-ACD4-0FFE15FE47FB.thumb.jpeg.34cf554e76756bd59fede1810cb21d2f.jpeg

 

 

 

 

We used to love doing that loop after arriving at a buddies cottage on Leech lake late Friday evening.....than doing the Leech Lake 500!

 

Too bad about the logging.

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I drove to Gatineau today to pick up some doors. The trails around Bancroft and east towards Renfrew were able to keep their base. 

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Not bad. We still got a base but its soft today in hgr. Scraping the odd rock but even the road runs were'nt bad. Should freeze up tonight -13c. Was out putting up new map sign boards on east side. Open house tomorrow at the groomer shop. Free bbq and vintage sleds on display. Hoping for a good turn out! 

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D103b by Clearwater lake this morning. Scratchers would be needed. The usual bad spots are bad. Lotsa base where its good. 

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18 minutes ago, Steve F6 said:

D103b by Clearwater lake this morning. Scratchers would be needed. The usual bad spots are bad. Lotsa base where its good. 

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So some snow tonight and tomorrow and we're in business?

 

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24 minutes ago, UsedtoSkidoo said:

Lots of red on the ITG. 

 

 

I’m sure some clubs are likely out assessing/grooming as we speak in hopes of opening for the weekend. Hopefully that storm brought some decent snow to the areas that need it. 
My guess would be that we’ll see some more colour later today or early tomorrow…hopefully 🤞🏼

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We posted on FB conditions yesterday on the status of our trails, it will be a miracle if they reopen again this season, lots of water everywhere and we took a huge loss on our base this week.

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30 minutes ago, Nunz said:

We posted on FB conditions yesterday on the status of our trails, it will be a miracle if they reopen again this season, lots of water everywhere and we took a huge loss on our base this week.

Where are you located Nunz?

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6 minutes ago, Baylaker said:

Where are you located Nunz?

Gravenhurst, Snowcrest Riders

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4 minutes ago, Nunz said:

Gravenhurst, Snowcrest Riders

Did you guys get any snow last night?

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7 minutes ago, Baylaker said:

Did you guys get any snow last night?

maybe 2-3 inches max, we will need alot more and cold weather to kickstart the trails again.

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I see yellow back around our neck of the woods.:

Going for a spin tomorrow 

 

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2 hours ago, Spiderman said:

I see yellow back around our neck of the woods.:

Going for a spin tomorrow 

 

Its in pretty good shape towards Baysville. Enjoy👍

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cant complain at all! 👌🏻

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I am heading to Baysville tomorrow for a ride. 

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Freshly groomed in hgr. Headed toward baysville and decided to give the B trail a try to lake st Nora. Some logging but enough snow for cooling, some really good sections after that then the often neglected Haliburton section which was as usual neglected. Hopped on 64 to kawagama its minty, topped up at Mountain trout house, up d101  in good shape to the asc shelter for a nice long break then did 65, 67 in good shape and back d101 to Dorset then it got nasty till we got to Baysville. Found a cell phone on d101, dropped it off at cast iron and had a great burger. Returned to Port sydney. 256kms. The water hole by pioneer camp pit has opened up so be careful till we get some snow. All in all a great day!

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20 minutes ago, Steve F6 said:

Freshly groomed in hgr. Headed toward baysville and decided to give the B trail a try to lake st Nora. Some logging but enough snow for cooling, some really good sections after that then the often neglected Haliburton section which was as usual neglected. Hopped on 64 to kawagama its minty, topped up at Mountain trout house, up d101  in good shape to the asc shelter for a nice long break then did 65, 67 in good shape and back d101 to Dorset then it got nasty till we got to Baysville. Found a cell phone on d101, dropped it off at cast iron and had a great burger. Returned to Port sydney. 256kms. The water hole by pioneer camp pit has opened up so be careful till we get some snow. All in all a great day!

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Very nice - heading up tomorrow for a ride.

The upcoming week looks very promising for conditions to greatly improve as well up there!!

Here is hoping things continue to improve and we have a great March.....maybe even some decent April riding options.

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5 hours ago, stoney said:

 

Here is hoping things continue to improve and we have a great March.....maybe even some decent April riding options.

I was with you until the last bit. You weren't smoking that newly legalized stuff after supper, were you?

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Wife and I had a great weekend at the Edgewater in Kearney. We were told lots of people cancelled because of the rain, so it was very light traffic all weekend which was nice. Trails were damn near perfect, best riding this season so far. Sorry to brag fellas, but it really was fantastic! Highland rovers & almaguin district did it right for the family day weekend. Not going to lie, there were a few sections (burks falls & Dwight) that could’ve been better, but I think there just wasn’t a lot of snow in those areas, there never really is going through towns. Friday nights ride was a chilly -19 and we only did about 50kms. Sled was completely dead Saturday morning after the cold night, but a guy brought over his jumper and it basically fired right up. Brand new battery in the sled this year too, but we all know the cold kills batteries.

That guy saved our weekend, Thankyou if your reading this!
Saturday was a 200km day and warmer, and then we just buzzed around close to Kearney on Sunday and did about 85kms. Friday & Saturday we’re pretty good, but Sunday was just mint! I love long rides with the guys, but cruising at 50km on a perfectly groomed trail with the wife, sun shining, temperature hovering around 0….couldn’t ask for a better ride!  
If anyone is wanting good trails over the next couple weeks, I would highly recommend going to Kearney. Lots of snow and cold in the forecast and they have a wicked base! It will only get better from here.5EFD7BCA-1FF6-4385-A640-E8C933EEB0D4.thumb.jpeg.03c6cb8abed5742bbc3951a60218c338.jpeg252EC464-AF36-4921-A43C-FF7EBAFF3C55.thumb.jpeg.5c78191e80f2097d69a1c2ad34d2012b.jpegF6A7561B-DB87-428F-97E1-83C9122E2D68.thumb.jpeg.6fd0a45231e08ba0d0c9eb7f7d91c660.jpegF8418B5A-2E90-466B-BB72-DBACEA78B31F.thumb.jpeg.fe2d1780a507f3ea83395da105a144ed.jpeg9418D2F3-1E47-4478-8A23-801B83E99097.thumb.jpeg.5c9991fa882e8597f1e05bf97ca3c865.jpegC9175090-362D-4CDC-AAA9-ECD16F1E09EF.thumb.jpeg.4502e188e387f7bc11cfce0c401e209e.jpeg98AADB40-FB8A-4419-A6D0-2F9380EEE337.thumb.jpeg.e4bf5e2a5d95f3caab792e22bf57c7a9.jpegD4201929-0E34-4847-B010-08ABEAABB241.thumb.jpeg.14e8b75a192444013bbdd3bf6c40ecf4.jpeg

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The daughter and I staged from Raven today and ended up doing 180km when we returned to the truck.

Surprisingly the trails were actually pretty good - yes, some not so good, but plenty of good to really good trails to make the drive well worth it!

As Steve F6 said, D101B from ASC shelter to around 63 was mostly good, in either direction beyond these points, some new snow is needed for sure and some cold.

65 loop was great, some thin spots, but most of it was good, like it usually is.

I considered the 66 loop but never did it.....must do it on the next run up there.

64/68 were good too.

77 needs some snow and cold for sure.

 

Planned to grab lunch at Boiler room, but was closed until 4 I think.

Grabbed gas at Shell / Webster's Beacon with the plan to scoot across LOB via 76 to get some food at Zachary's, tried to call them to see if open, but just vm.....daughter was hungry and did not want to risk running that way to have no food options so we noticed Webster's Beacon has a pretty good selection of food, so grabbed lunch there instead.....all done and said with, $14.00 for the food plus $10.00 tip, figured I would have spent at least $50 at the Boiler Room, so that turned out well!

 

Trails were pretty quiet, passed 6 to 10 groups I would say, all spaced apart quite a bit.

The one thing that struck me was all the riders/groups we passed were riding very respectful - I usually try to get in and out the last few years by noon or 1PM due to the number of yahoos you come across after lunch on the weekends, seems to happen on every ride, but not today!

 

Saw a dead deer on the side of the trail that must have got hit by a sled fairly recently (last night) since most of the body was still intact. It was on the D101B between 60 and 61.

 

Anyone know what is the deal with tracked side by sides riding the trail and what what appears to be a plowed section of D101B between 65 & 63 for I assume vehicles perhaps to get to their cottage - never witnessed this before on this section?

Also noticed Bear Lake road (trail 64) is now plowed by I assume the cottage association a lot further than the usual 100/150 feet from Livingston lake road that is/was used by local cottagers to park? I do not think it is for logging.....

 

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