March Conditions

[gumbylee]

The avy danger is low in town...

 

[j.c.higgins]

Beer and Apple Pies on the nightcap! Sleeting, snowing and raining hard from Jasper to Tejeune! Light rain from there to McBride. Buddies up Lucielle, lots of tracks but 6-8 inches of new snow and snowing hard for all afternoon! Check out renshaw tomorrow.

 

[007sevens]

Renshaw trail is starting to break up and is down to icy slush for a good portion of the lower trail. I felt the temp differential was about KM19 or 20. It was defiantly getting slushy there at 1:30pm. The temps up top are well below zero and the snow decent. 6-8 inches of fresh.

 

[slededjr]

Anyone at Lucille today?

 

[j.c.higgins]

Up Renshaw, out to AB/BC for an excellent day! Had not been that direction for many years! 6-14in and blue sky's till around 2:30 then light cloud! Snow was setting up but still easy to throw sled around! Beautiful country out there!!


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[pipes]

Up Renshaw, out to AB/BC for an excellent day! Had not been that direction for many years! 6-14in and blue sky's till around 2:30 then light cloud! Snow was setting up but still easy to throw sled around! Beautiful country out there!!


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just a reminder to keep close tabs on your location. Don't want to be going into Willmore Wilderness area. It's much closer to Renshaw than one would think.

 

[RXN]

just a reminder to keep close tabs on your location. Don't want to be going into Willmore Wilderness area. It's much closer to Renshaw than one would think.

It sure is. We looked at the GPS and we were 4.2kms from the park boundary.

 

[j.c.higgins]

Not to worry, we were in the legal stuff!!! And it was great!

 

[pipes]

It sure is. We looked at the GPS and we were 4.2kms from the park boundary.

Not to worry, we were in the legal stuff!!! And it was great!

that's good to hear. I have to admit that I personally was about 1/2 into the park unbeknownst to me until I plotted my waypoints on My GPS software at home. I now am much more careful.

 

[Dawizman]

Yeah, I couldn't believe how close we managed to get to the park up there.

Oh, and that huge cornice is still hanging over the saddle, and there's still guys running up there. We watched two guys going at the same time yesterday even.

 

[j.c.higgins]

Up Belle today, hit cabin at 10:30 just as the sun came out! 6-8" of fresh snow but sun was very warm so it was setting up! Still lots of fun! No pics, forgot camera.

 

[RXN]

Up Belle today, hit cabin at 10:30 just as the sun came out! 6-8" of fresh snow but sun was very warm so it was setting up! Still lots of fun! No pics, forgot camera.

We got lots of good pictures from Belle today. I'll upload some once I get home. One of our crew a tree jumped out at him. Folded the bumper into the plastic. Had to go down and do some repairs back at the trailer. Looks good minus a bumper.

Had a blast enjoyed every minute today.

 

[X-Treme]

How's the new sled Ryan?

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[RXN]

How's the new sled Ryan?

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I love it. It's taking me a bit to learn it. Seems I need more throttle to turn. But throttle at times scares me a bit. So I end up in some stupid stucks. I need to learn how to stand closer to the bars. So use to keeping my feet at the back. Well that stance she wants to climb. Standing closer to the front it's easier to side hill.

So far really happy with it. I've gotten into places I could only look at before. And I'm able to get back out.

 

[gumbylee]

Renshaw was good today
Parked at 2 km
Less trucks today than yesterday
Could see good all day untill 3 when the weather rolled in hard
Couldnt see more than 10 feet in front of you
Waited it out and popped out the stepladder a couple of hours later...

 

[slededjr]

We rode Renshaw as well. Was pretty good. Wind blown areas, found untouched areas. Lots of big cornices hanging in different spots. Was a good clear day all in all. We left before the bad weather rolled in.

 

[j.c.higgins]

Back up Belle for just a gorgeous day on the Mountain!! 33 riders up today. Trail in good shape! Hit all four corners, lots of untracked!


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[Goforit]

Hey J.C. It was nice to meet you guys Saturday at Belle. Hope you guys have a great week out there. I'm thinking that was my last trip of the year unfortunately, but it was a great weekend for us.
Take care and maybe see you next year!

 

[j.c.higgins]

It was a pleasure meeting you and your group!! And maybe our paths will cross again you bet!!

 

[RXN]

Here are some pictures from March 10-13th. We rode Belle, Renshaw and Belle. Not sure which order the pictures are in.

It was T-shirt weather in the afternoons. and good sized flakes once the sun started setting.

Had a blast, going back for the 18th and 19th, Then it'll be that sad sad time to put the machines away for the summer.

I'll post some of our stucks and wrecks in the stucks and wrecks thread.