Eagle Valley / Sicamous Updates 2015/16

[Merc63]

Pissing rain all the way from the pass to revy. On the peak of the pass it was snowing some.

6 hours we sat on the pass tonigh, yeehawwww

 

[tex78]

Glad to hear u made it finally

 

[BillDozer]

That year old lunch must be where you got the name Big Nasty

Don't forget my lunch I found in my backpack from last yr, it was chicken I think but couldn't tell with the green slim around it. Lol. Those warms temps are starting to play havoc with the trail from km 9 down, won't last long if those temps stay.

 

[rightsideup]

Just got back from queest with Scott. Staged from the bottom was not to bad some people drove up a couple. It snowed lightly all day with about 6inchs on a crest of ice we played a bit did a little drop threw the trees picked a neat line and hit the trail and then headed back and followed Scott s line into a drainage could see some Manuel labour happen but figured I could do it but the ice caused me to to the same thing (a little Manuel labor) which is OK for a old fart like myself anyhow. We met some nice dudes from Vernon and did some tree riding for the rest of the day. Dark when we came down and the last 2km had deteriorated. On benefit over wendsday was that the rain started lower. (4km)We were going to stage at Mara heights than Swansea point but access was not good. All in all it was a good day at quest.

 

[Merc63]

Went to blue lake, was pretty snowy and cloudy, couldn't see much, snow was a hard crust with a couple inches over it. Left blues and went to owls, vis was a bit better, hit the trees and the snow has settled pretty stiff. Was snowing decently all day and harder towards the end of the day.

Looks like it rained right to the top with wind, lots of trees broke off and bent over.

Is is it any better at Eagles or anywhere else around here?

 

[tex78]

The trees down where there last weekend, last big storm


Well crap, hope it didn't rain to the top

 

[Merc63]

Oh ok, snow is really settled and hard in most places except some pockets of trees.

 

[rightsideup]

Oh ok, snow is really settled and hard in most places except some pockets of trees.

Queest on Friday seem to have better conditions than you are describing

 

[Merc63]

Hunters range has better snow, had a good day in the trees today.

 

[bobsledder]

Still ridin dirt from owlhead lot to 2.5?

 

[rightsideup]

Still ridin dirt from owlhead lot to 2.5?

yes not to bad in the morning terrible on the way down

 

[gibsons]

Yup, ride up in the morning was an inch or two of fresh up to the 2.5km. ride down was not good.

 

[revbyu]

Yup, ride up in the morning was an inch or two of fresh up to the 2.5km. ride down was not good.

how much fresh up top

 

[gibsons]

Maybe 10-12"
We had a really good day though.

how much fresh up top

 

[tex78]

Yup, ride up in the morning was an inch or two of fresh up to the 2.5km. ride down was not good.

Now u see why I drove up lol




Then I drove up again last nite for search and rescue lol

 

[bobsledder]

Now u see why I drove up lol




Then I drove up again last nite for search and rescue lol

Who got lost this time?

 

[rightsideup]

anyone have any thoughts on how we (local or snowmobile communtity) educate sledders on not going down into areas that they cannot climb out of. This seems to be happening a lot in this area and maybe others.

 

[tex78]

Who got lost this time?

Group of guys, went down north below Morton lake again

anyone have any thoughts on how we (local or snowmobile communtity) educate sledders on not going down into areas that they cannot climb out of. This seems to be happening a lot in this area and maybe others.

Well signs don't mean nothing, cause they will still go past, just like caribou closures



After our group from the sled club and sars got there and Vernon sars allready picked them up

Few of us went and had a peek, road as far as we knew to go

And walked the rest, no idea what these guys were thinking, deep dark place to drop into

Just about didn't make it back up lol, knees were some sore

 

[bobsledder]

Sleds still in there?

 

[tex78]

As far as I know, unless the guys went back to get them out or git Rene or surge to get them out today



I really don't think u could ride the lower three out

The t3 they got up some of the way, if u packed a goat trail it may go, but only one shot at it I bet