First ride 2013.....

[ferniesnow]

Friggin' awesome! The best First Ride ever! Sure, there are hazards and no base, the trail up has some rocks, but for opening day, my oh my!

Video will come a little later.

 

[tstams]

Looks awsome Fernie snow, are you expecting anymore snow this week? Might half to come down for a day ride this weekend!

 

[ferniesnow]

Looks awsome Fernie snow, are you expecting anymore snow this week? Might half to come down for a day ride this weekend!

No more snow in the next 5-day forecast.

 

[sc800]

Wow!! So jealous!!

 

[rightsideup]

looks like you had a blast

 

[FernieHawk]

Friggin' awesome! The best First Ride ever! Sure, there are hazards and no base, the trail up has some rocks, but for opening day, my oh my!

Video will come a little later.

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What is attached to those skis? Is that a Cat

Truck traitor...

 

[ferniesnow]

What is attached to those skis? Is that a Cat

Truck traitor...

Yes, I am a truck traitor but what the hell is GM doo-ing not releasing new HD's?

There are some people who would like those pictures to be "Cat-like" but not in this camp. Sorry!

 

[FernieHawk]

Welcome to the Ford camp. Might have to try out an XM some day.

Snow looks great...any hints as to the area. Hope to get out on the weekend.

 

[summit1974]

I would tell you but someone will give me sh@t latter,

 

[ferniesnow]

Welcome to the Ford camp. Might have to try out an XM some day.

Snow looks great...any hints as to the area. Hope to get out on the weekend.

I would tell you but someone will give me sh@t latter,

No big secret. It is quite well known and well travelled. Koko Claims on the Crossing Creek trail.

 

[FernieHawk]

Did Elkford get the rain that Fernie did? I was watching the cameras at the ski hill during the last monsoon and it looked like it rained to near the top. Might have transitioned nicely with the cool down...but maybe not.

Any idea of the elevation where the good snow starts?

 

[ferniesnow]

We got the rain in the valley bottom and part way up. We had a big rain event in town on Saturday through Sunday. At that time the freezing level would have been around 5000'. The storm that came on Tuesday dumped snow all the way up with much more in the higher elevations. It was very skinny in the valley bottom. I should have taken the time to dig a pit and I would have known for sure what the snow pack was like in reality. I had enough opportunity with the amount of stucks we had just never did it.

 

[Rotax_Kid]

Douggie...get my note yesterday? Parcel is enroute to you

 

[FernieHawk]

We got the rain in the valley bottom and part way up. We had a big rain event in town on Saturday through Sunday. At that time the freezing level would have been around 5000'. The storm that came on Tuesday dumped snow all the way up with much more in the higher elevations. It was very skinny in the valley bottom. I should have taken the time to dig a pit and I would have known for sure what the snow pack was like in reality. I had enough opportunity with the amount of stucks we had just never did it.

Thanks for the info.

 

[ferniesnow]

Pick up new sled today and will try that powdery chit all over again on Saturday.........HeeHaw winter is here officially open!

 

[Chump]

I'm looking to get out Sunday or Monday and got no one to ride with, anyway ferniesnow would want a tag along?

 

[ferniesnow]

I'm looking to get out Sunday or Monday and got no one to ride with, anyway ferniesnow would want a tag along?

Sorry dude, I am not available those days due to appointments.

 

[bobsledder]

Friends that live on the ski hill are reporting it rained hard and rained high and then froze up. Guess the Griz is teasing.

 

[ferniesnow]

Bert, you have to remember that I doo not live in Fernie.

The shots are from west of Elkford.

 

[cdnredneck_t3]

Video will come a little later.

The suspense is killing me Doug! Where is this video you promised?