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Seen a video from today, seemed pretty low looking at the trees and saplings sticking out....is there much base or just fluff? The Sidewinder doesn’t like the unknown.
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Seen a video from today, seemed pretty low looking at the trees and saplings sticking out....is there much base or just fluff? The Sidewinder doesn’t like the unknown.
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Ya but your to finding areas what magic Johnson was to stacking up rebounds....
How much accumulated so far tonight?
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no base at all
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Yeah figured...looks pretty lean.....thx.
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As Lucky 7 says, "no base at all" and one has to use some speed to get around and that is scary due to the hidden hazards. With some settling and warm temps this will be a great base I'm thinking.
The deepest I found was 105 cm and it was still snowing. Going again today so I will report back later in the day. It is finally looking good.
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Mother Nature did a little gravity pull on the snow pack and it was much better today. Still not deep enough and still lots of hazards. I was able to get around in the trees without needing full throttle today. When full throttle was needed, I was still down to the dirt. Trenches were a meter deep. I didn't have a stuck and that was amazing considering the conditions.
A beauty of a day. Lots of climbing with the skis off the snow and the 3" track just a spinning. Thoroughly enjoyed the day. A little tougher for my better half getting around in the trees but with a little help and getting her out of the occasional stuck, she enjoyed herself immensely.
A beauty of a day. Lots of climbing with the skis off the snow and the 3" track just a spinning. Thoroughly enjoyed the day. A little tougher for my better half getting around in the trees but with a little help and getting her out of the occasional stuck, she enjoyed herself immensely.
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BTW, heard/felt some whoomphing today in some of the open areas.
I like it because the snow is settling, in other areas it is not a good sign. Be careful out there.
I like it because the snow is settling, in other areas it is not a good sign. Be careful out there.
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Sounded like a fun day was had by the ones that got out! Hope this settles up good and it keeps dumping!
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Nice. Sweet sled Shawn. That snow looked a lot better (yesterday) than it was on Thursday.
https://vimeo.com/306509204
Shot a little video from Dec 13th, I am from the prairies so I am used to bouncing of rocks, video taken off the pipeline and lots of rocks were hit, I hope they take the hint or I am going to go back and hit them some more.
Shot a little video from Dec 13th, I am from the prairies so I am used to bouncing of rocks, video taken off the pipeline and lots of rocks were hit, I hope they take the hint or I am going to go back and hit them some more.
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Looks like fun but you are a lot more brave then I would be. I like my a arms and bulk head to much for those kind of shenanigans.
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Why does that doo sound like a 4 stroke??
seriously man? gotta call me out, the video is speed up, there you happy I was only crusin around at about 5kmhr speed it up to about 40kmhr
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Well if we're calling you out. Sped up lol just heckling Ya boss.
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Thought your go pro was doing some funky sh!t
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15-20 cm of heavy wet snow on top of what had already fallen. This has made it decent to get around and the snow in the trees is much denser. Throttle control is one of those tricks needed to navigate the trees. A fun day and not a lot of hazards this time out. The flatlanders are ready for another assault today!
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