Fernie area - Winter logging road status

[FernieHawk]

Is anyone privy to the planned winter status of the Forest Service Roads in the Fernie area? Are there plans for plowing and logging on Coal Creek, Morrissey or Lodgepole this winter?

 

[The Kickass One]

Lodgepole Harvy for sure!

 

[ferniesnow]

Rumor has it (I haven't been to a meeting yet and that in itself is another issue. Friday night meetings????) Marten Ridge using Coal Creek. I am quite sure that the new road they built last year to the east of the Rolling Hills cabin (over by the Chevron sign) going into the north end of the BlueBerry is going to get heavy use this year. So Coal Creek will be just like last year unless we get a pee-pot load of snow and it is too expensive for them to keep the roads open.

 

[Jjanke]

Rumor has it (I haven't been to a meeting yet and that in itself is another issue. Friday night meetings????) Marten Ridge using Coal Creek. I am quite sure that the new road they built last year to the east of the Rolling Hills cabin (over by the Chevron sign) going into the north end of the BlueBerry is going to get heavy use this year. So Coal Creek will be just like last year unless we get a pee-pot load of snow and it is too expensive for them to keep the roads open.

Does this mean no access into rolling hills? Do you have to go in through morresey?

 

[ferniesnow]

Does this mean no access into rolling hills? Do you have to go in through morresey?

Either Corbin (via the pipeline) or Morrissey.

 

[AxysAssault]

Either Corbin (via the pipeline) or Morrissey.

I'll take an extra 45 mins of heated truck with music over pipeline trail any day.

 

[Summit 934]

If you do a little exploring you'll find more ways than just the pipeline to get to Rolling Hills from Corbin.

 

[The Kickass One]

If you do a little exploring you'll find more ways than just the pipeline to get to Rolling Hills from Corbin.

Holy Horny.
Wait!!

 

[AxysAssault]

If you do a little exploring you'll find more ways than just the pipeline to get to Rolling Hills from Corbin.

Yea, we should prob do that this year.

Last year we just did Morrissey everytime.

The year before was our first season so exploring Mountain terrain was a little intimidating. Lol

I heard a rumor that the new cabin burnt down. Is it true?

 

[ferniesnow]

The new cabin in LodgePole. That is about 25 km south of the Morrissey staging area and was put up by the Fernie Trails Alliance. It was a BC Recreation Site for everyone to use.

 

[LUCKY 7]

I was hunting in the martin area and holly crap there is major logging going on. Lots of trees getting cut and lots of equipment in many different area's. Saw some operator less john deer dozers that are atonomis.

 

[catrutt]

Maybe we should hook up gopro ... and have atonomis sleds !! We could just watch vids all day.Man that would be fun

 

[BRP QSC]

[Maybe we should hook up gopro ... and have atonomis sleds !! We could just watch vids all day.Man that would be fun]

LOL Then we can figure out how to roll them over and dig them out we will be set... we can stay warm in the living room keeping the woman happy.... LOL Na i think i can dig and roll a sled out and keep the both of us happy

 

[Bnorth]

I was hunting in the martin area and holly crap there is major logging going on. Lots of trees getting cut and lots of equipment in many different area's. Saw some operator less john deer dozers that are atonomis.

Those are tethers. They park them at the top of a steep slope and have a winch system hooked up to a buncher, forwarder or hoe for assisted traction.

 

[BLUE PLATE]

Quick rip out the rolling hills cabin and the wranglers cabin. Roughly 60 cm of snow. One more good dump and it should be good to go. Make sure you have a radio if you are heading up coal creek. They are logging up the leech/Martin area.

 

[LUCKY 7]

did you go up Morrissey road or coal creek road?

 

[LBZ]

Wish I hadn't had to spend my day chipping ice and shovelling snow off my driveway. I'd like to have gone for a rip.

 

[BLUE PLATE]

Went up coal creek with a radio. Parked at the corner of the Paige's draw/ leech ridge road. Km 47

 

[BLUE PLATE]

Paige's road unplowed from that point

 

[AaronQ]

What's the radio frequency for the coal creek road?