November Conditions

[heyjude]

Went up to +13 in town on Saturday and it's already at +12 this morning. That's not good for the trails going up to the cabins. I really hate to say this guys, but it's supposed to be mild all week. Will post again the minute I see some snow coming down.

 

[Caper11]

WOW not looking as good as last year. Oh well lets hope for snow at christmas my room is booked already at the north country! LOL

 

[Alberta Boy]

I'm glad that I checked this post otherwise I wouldn't have heard how the weekend was

I guess the cell phones still don't work out there, eh? How did all of the new iron work? You guys either don't look very happy or are hung over... you know my guess! Wish that there was more snow for you guys but if there was a ton, I would be jealous!

Can't wait for my ride over new years! Keep those trailing arms intact!!!

 

[mountaindoo]

hey thanks bud comin up nov 20 hope theres pow then

 

[treemongrol]

I'm glad that I checked this post otherwise I wouldn't have heard how the weekend was

I guess the cell phones still don't work out there, eh? How did all of the new iron work? You guys either don't look very happy or are hung over... you know my guess! Wish that there was more snow for you guys but if there was a ton, I would be jealous!

Can't wait for my ride over new years! Keep those trailing arms intact!!!

Actually we were mourning the weekend without you, ah hell to tell the truth we drank way to much the night before, and the sleds ran good. Went up allen creek today and actually had more snow so got to run the sleds to see how they work and few minor NOS issues but otherwise ok. I kept forgetting to turn the bottle on. OH by the way Kari says hi.

 

[treemongrol]

Here Feskew here's some of allen creek today we drove up to 2 km it was sheer mud. The dodge got stuck so we had to unload and we rode up to 7km before we hit any amount of snow, at the cabin there was about 18'', at hillclimb hill there was about 2 and half feet. Oh and Kari says hi.

 

[dragontamer]

where are those pictures at, the cabin or hillclimb?

 

[treemongrol]

First one is at the bottom of the hillclimb, the second is down in the valley below the cabin and the last two are at the bottom of the hillclimb. Not bad up top for an early season ride the ride up the trail though was something else. It was trace amounts to approx 6.5 km. When we got to the cabin we were 8 degrees when we left it was -1 and snowing.

 

[dragontamer]

thanks man, we hope to head up there this weekend, hopefully there is lots of snow

 

[m7mod]

ya i hope to going to ride renshaw on the 15th

 

[dragontamer]

where you from m7mod?

 

[CR500R]

Went up Lucille this afternoon, drove up 5.5 kms to unload, in about 3-4 inches of snow. Got to the cabin was snowing lightly, dug down in several spots to see how deep, was only 1 - 1 1/2 feet of snow with about 4" of that being fresh powder from this mornings little storm. Rode the granny trail back to the lake as the hills are still landmine zones. Had stopped snowing by the time I came down. Here's a few pics.

 

[Sledderglen]

Thats a better report complete with picure proof. Thanks

 

[doublek]

So how are these conditions compared to last year at this time?

 

[j.c.higgins]

Good report Dave! We just dropped the groomer off last weekend and drove up Bell to have a look see. Hotrod mentioned to me that at this time last year the lower part of the trail had about 7" of snow covering it, on our visit we seen 2-3" up to 7km. Higgins.

 

[Caper11]

So how are these conditions compared to last year at this time?

This time last year there was about 4 feet at the cabins, we unloaded at the staging area at lucelle, and unloaded just after the bridge the next day at renshaw.

This was taken on nov 10 07 we are sitting on the hill to the right of the renshaw cabin. It doesn't look like much but there was a real good base. Na more than enough to get stuck in pulling hills.

 

[heyjude]

Yes, last year at this time there was LOTS more snow. It's been raining in town for the past two days and that means more snow on the mountaintops, which is good. Problem is, that the trails up are really crappy. Needs to get colder so the snowline will come down. Supposed to start snowing and get colder about Wednesday. The weather forecasts for this valley are rarely correct, but lets hope that this is one time that they got it right.

 

[doublek]

Well, we'll be up there the last weekend of november. So let it snow!

 

[Caper11]

I thought I had read a post, that the gate is now closed on the renshaw trail till freeze up, I've looked for it but can't seen to find it, so what I'm asking Is this true?

 

[dragontamer]

when we were up there a week and a half ago the gate was open