Anyone wanna ride May Long

[Shadam]

I'm down for a ride. anywhere will do, but today is stupid warm and forcast says it will stay warm and be raining from wensdy arvo thru all weekend. freezing levels 3000m to 2600m ... and thats just sheety !!!

if we ride, we will be driving aways futher up to find the snow line and a heavy saturated pack with nothing but isothermal punching to ground.
yesterdy sleds were submarines if you put a ski off the trail.

I really hope I'm wrong ...

either way bring your sled, we'll drink some beer, and I have a plan B. that side by side might be the ticket in the rain ...

 

[JoHNI_T]

Thinking back out the burn at Silent or back in as far as possible at the mines...

what day? Im in for this, looks like rain but who knows....

 

[ippielb]

what day? Im in for this, looks like rain but who knows....

Was planing on going with Newfie with you but the weather is a really downer, very warm and rain.

 

[RaspberryNytro]

what day? Im in for this, looks like rain but who knows....

Gonna look at Sat, to the Mines, others were thinking maybe Sun as well.... see what happens come the weekend. I'll be out there regardless, to get the 5th wheel out and ready for summer

 

[Modman]

Modman... Trust me, Cleameanceau Icefield would not happen.

LOL fair enough, but if you would have seen where we ended up Saturday you would believe anything is possible...... LOL

 

[Shadam]

freezing levels for the weekend just got slightly better, if only it would drop another 800m I'd be brappin manky fresh !!!

right now its +11 overcast with ceiling at about 1300m ... if only that was the freezing level I'm looking at ...

the big issue for me at this time of year is crossing cut blocks on de-activated logging roads on sleds, someone always gets stuck in isothermal snow and its usually the guy with the sheety-est skis ...

 

[JoHNI_T]

tomora looks best..... is gorman lake still frozen?

who's in for golden tomora?

 

[JoHNI_T]

Was planing on going with Newfie with you but the weather is a really downer, very warm and rain.

start driving, no rain tomorrow in golden let er rip

 

[ippielb]

start driving, no rain tomorrow in golden let er rip

I'd love to but agreed to work tomorrow get a little overtime. The weekend looks like lots of rain. Fernie is looking cooler temperatures and lighter rain. Hmm decisions decisions.

 

[JoHNI_T]

we are thinking gorman,,, any word if we are good to cross the lake? opinions ? thoughts? lol I think so...


thx

 

[ippielb]

we are thinking gorman,,, any word if we are good to cross the lake? opinions ? thoughts? lol I think so...


thx

I have never been to Gorman lake before. I have always wanted to go. Is the elevation high enough to change the rain into snow? I'll pm you.

 

[RaspberryNytro]

tomora looks best..... is gorman lake still frozen?

who's in for golden tomora?

driving and golfing tomora.... riding Sat

 

[Modman]

You could be touch and go on the lake. I've been in there late may/early June a lot of years, but I've seen a lot of slush on the top of the lake and even some open water at the outlet on the east side. I generally don't stop on the lake this time of year..... LOL

Some pics from a couple years ago.

 

[maierch]

I've heard stories of the entire south face above the lake getting sun baked and sliding into the lake causing a wave of slush and ice. If it hasn't happened this week it shouldn’t with the milder weather this weekend but like Modman said don't stop for a wiener roast on the lake!

 

[Modman]

I've heard stories of the entire south face above the lake getting sun baked and sliding into the lake causing a wave of slush and ice. If it hasn't happened this week it shouldn’t with the milder weather this weekend but like Modman said don't stop for a wiener roast on the lake!

Like this? LOL

Came down between morning and afternoon. Guys were riding on the south face probably 1/2 hr before. Not the biggest slide I have seen in there but would have been ugly for someone if they got caught. These pics are taken from our staging area on the west side of the lake before we made our run across. Stopped just long enough to snap these pics and then GFTO! This was a number of years ago as you can tell.....

 

[mcridge]

Oler, the entrance does exist, like team dirt says if you can figure that location or this one you have the key to the lock