Firefly
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I will start this off! Safe riding everyone and bring on the snow!!
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February Conditions
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Jmoney26
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Just wondering if any snows coming down? Thinking about riding out in mcbride area this long weekend... Any updates on snow conditions would be help ful! Tha ks
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Just got off the hill at Renshaw. They need snow bad. Must be 6 feet low compared to last year. About 8 inches fresh from couple nights ago. Every area in tracked out pretty good and if it isn't it is tracked out below the fresh.
Snow is in the forecast and next weekend should be good though. Well be out again next weekend
Snow is in the forecast and next weekend should be good though. Well be out again next weekend
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We rode Lucille on Thursday, it was tracked out hard packed. Still had fun, but snow was needed.
The snow gods did answer to our cries, as she snowed all night and all Friday. We rode on Renshaw that day. She was socked in fairly good. visibility sucked, hard to tell hill from sky, dips and drops were felt and rarely seen. Saturday we went up Bell. That was by far the best day. Clear and good snow. I think there were only 5 groups on the hill that day. We hit the first meadow and found some fresh tracks, thankfully they didn't play around too much, so after we tracked it out, we broke into the other meadows. It was great, first tracks and big smiles. We had one brand new mountain rider with us as well. he did awesome, showed no fear when jumping the creeks or manoeuvring through the trees. Then up to the top of Big Bell for the rook to place a rock on the pile. And that was where my day ended. one weight and roller in my primary got damaged when i blew a belt on renshaw the day before. at the top of Big Bell I found out my primary was seizing, causing the engine to stall. So rode back to the cabin and was towed out. And of course being the only Cat in a group of Doo's.......
It was still a great time. I tried posting some photos but Seem to have issues loading pictures onto Snow and Mud. but they are in the Alberta Snowmobile Riders page on Facebook for those wanting to see.
Anyways. Great time, was sad to leave. Looking forward to coming back at the end of Feb. So save us some snow.
Ride safe.
The snow gods did answer to our cries, as she snowed all night and all Friday. We rode on Renshaw that day. She was socked in fairly good. visibility sucked, hard to tell hill from sky, dips and drops were felt and rarely seen. Saturday we went up Bell. That was by far the best day. Clear and good snow. I think there were only 5 groups on the hill that day. We hit the first meadow and found some fresh tracks, thankfully they didn't play around too much, so after we tracked it out, we broke into the other meadows. It was great, first tracks and big smiles. We had one brand new mountain rider with us as well. he did awesome, showed no fear when jumping the creeks or manoeuvring through the trees. Then up to the top of Big Bell for the rook to place a rock on the pile. And that was where my day ended. one weight and roller in my primary got damaged when i blew a belt on renshaw the day before. at the top of Big Bell I found out my primary was seizing, causing the engine to stall. So rode back to the cabin and was towed out. And of course being the only Cat in a group of Doo's.......
It was still a great time. I tried posting some photos but Seem to have issues loading pictures onto Snow and Mud. but they are in the Alberta Snowmobile Riders page on Facebook for those wanting to see.
Anyways. Great time, was sad to leave. Looking forward to coming back at the end of Feb. So save us some snow.
Ride safe.
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-4 this morning with no wind. About four inches of snow on the hottub since yesterday afternoon. Still snowing lightly. Barry was hoping to go up to do some more work on Renshaw cabin today, but he got called out to do snow removal instead.
j.c.higgins
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Just talked to Hotrod and the hills have plumped up again!!! 15-20 inches of new around Renshaw cabin, and more to come in the forecast!! Belle had around 12 inches just in the parking lot!!! And Lucielle got a dump also!! All trails back in Excellent Condition!!!
BrosBeforeHos
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Good to hear guys. We are on our way up that way tonight. Thinking of riding Renshaw tomorrow. Thanks for the updates!!
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[Freerider]-
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Might want to check your spider and make sure it's not cracked. Towed a buddy with a 2011 M8 out of renshaw a few weeks back, same deal. Engine was bogged then seemed to seize. Turned out the spider had cracked all the way across.
Vance Matheson
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and it looks like its going to be a snowy weekend for McBride !!
https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-47_metric_e.html
https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-47_metric_e.html
burnt toast
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Here are a few pictures from the weekend 30th. Renshaw, buddy had a few issues through the day lol.
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Lucille 31st
RXN
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Yeah, Cat doesn't sell rollers for the primary. they force you to replace the entire spider assembly. Something about being balanced correctly. So I've ordered a new clutch.
TUFFPOLARIS
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Im coming out there next week. Just installed the MTNTK full mod, very excited to try it out! Hopefully the snow keeps falling
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BrosBeforeHos
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Trail in was pretty good. Lots of fresh. Visibility wasn't that great. Even got to see the Search and Rescue helicopter take a guy off the hill.
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Catman13
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What happened that he needed air lifted? Hopefully he's ok!
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bingo1010
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We heard the chopper but couldnt see it, we were in the anthills, where was buddy that got hurt?
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