we have no snow anymore :( o well time to start poundin' hours at work so i can ride that new kitty next year :thumbsup: anyone else have the same luck

Could be our last weekend here too, temps are hight snow is melting, if the creeks and ditches start to run trails will close. Oh and rain given for Tuesday. :(

I am still hoping for one more trip up north,,,,and also hoping for that major storm in March,,,,,

a man can hope cant he????

I am hoping the same thing Puree.......

Looks like it's pretty well done, but I'm also hoping to get one last trip in to Wisconsin or the UP in the second weekend of March....wierder things have happened.

Already done here unless we get a serious dump in march, went for a short ride on tuesday and broke through the ice on the river here. Was going to go to cadillac to ride but temps are into the upper 40's and prob going to hit 50 tommorrow dont feel like burning down a motor for one last ride.

We're on meltdown here too :( ... went for a quick run to the store this morning and there are bare spots everywhere. Looks like this is it for the season. A disappointing total of 500 miles this year. Hopefully next year will bring the same amount or more snow tho, and the sled gods will keep me out of the shop moreso.

Cheers.

So much for six more weeks of winter. Somebody needs to shoot that worthless little varmit. :cussing:

It has been warm here too. We lost alot of snow. But if it gets cold again next week it won't take very much snow to make it rideable again. One thing I know from living here, winter is not done yet. Even if we don't much more snow, it will at least get very cold again. We normally get a couple huge storms in March.

Jim, I wanna make that same trip again myself,,,, we have been talking about heading to either grayling or gaylord, but may have to jump on up to the up,,,, I ususally ride Newberry, but would be interested in trying over near Hancock or Houghton if there were gonna be some people up there,,,,, I have some guys I am talking to now to try to set something,,,,anything up.....lol

Yeah it looks like this may be our last weekend for riding around here too. If we get anymore warm days the trails are just going to be to bare and have to be very picky on where you go. Heres a picture of on of the trails we had to ride on today, was like this for 5-10 miles where they had the roads plowed :cussing:

we'll be riding into april you just watch. march is coming in like the lion/lamb as always comes in like one and goes out like the other.

be riding in april and maybe early may here too. just might have to truck them fer a bit after march

For the last 3-4 days its been -1 to -3 celcius. But we have tons on snow. Another 1/2 foot today. Time to head to Gods Country---Nortrhern Saskatchewan

didnt think about the lamb lion thing,,,,,let it come in this way and go out with 2 or 3 foot of snow for 2 straight weeks!!!!!

I am all for it

It's weird to hear people say that the snowmobiling year is over. I'm from Nova Scotia and we jusy got hit by two major storms. Halifax declared a state of emergency. It's been over a week now and clean up isnt even half done, and thats in Halifax, the warm part of the province. I live in the Cape Breton Highlands and we've got incredoable snow, more than the last 15 years. i got pictures of a DOT snowblower(think Peterbuilt with a 5 auger snowblower) trying to break the road through a 40 foot drift. My small town of Pleasant Bay has been cut off from everything for the last 3 days. Luckily they opened the mountain today and the seniors could make it to the pharmcy. Free Guided tours if anyone wants to come here....its a little out of the way

We're still hoping for more rides as well.

Last year March 3rd was the coldest day of the whole winter. We got a whole lot of snow then too which enabled us to ride from home right to the end of March break. We then got rain and the trails deteriated quickly.

I had our trails marked open but the warm temps this weekend may close them. If people stay off of the soft base, then we'll be good to go with just a few inches of fresh snow.

Currently hoping that we'll be able to ride the Durham region next weekend followed by a whole week in Port Elgin right after that.

Keep doing the snow dance everyone. We can't give up yet.

Jeff

Originally posted by Wolfman@Feb 28 2004, 03:20 PM
So much for six more weeks of winter. Somebody needs to shoot that worthless little varmit. :cussing:
:D :D :D

Still got snow here, but it's fading fast. Lots of ice to run around on, but have to stay on the packed areas as the slush is brutal.

We did a loop yesterday to Hillsdale, Coldwater and back through Midland. Trails are deteriorating tremendously. There were lots of grassy, muddy, slushy patches on the railbeds and especially on the trails themselves around Coldwater. The bay is still in good shape though. We're hoping to do a good run up the bay to Giant's Tomb today. I think that tonight I may go outside and do a nekkid snow dance. If it doesn't bring snow, it may at least entertain the neighbours :p


Renee

friends and i were riding on the ice yesterday and the conditions were excellent.smooth flat snow covered and to the bar...................... :D

was out this morning and some trails are still very good but other parts are bare. there's still a lot of snow in the fields and ditches so i'm not too worried about it yet. :D

I think my season is done for this year. I was planning a trip to East Jordan Mi, NW of Gaylord about 40 miles but don't want to run a new sled on dirt. :confused: . I had many problem this year as I did last year to, so I was only able to put about 400 miles on the new gade. I'm already thinking about all the trips I want to do for next year including the Sw ride :D SWRules . I'm also looking at all my catalogs to see what I want to put on my sled :p . Well if we do get a major snow storm then I will get lucky and do some more riding but until then the sled is going to the dealer for its early 500 miles check up. Who knows I might just fix up my other sled a MXZ 600 ZX which is blown up, will keep me busy and my mind off snow for a little bit anyway. Well for those who do have snow keep riding while you can, and for us I guess just keep dancing and hoping.

I keep looking at my pics from last ride and see all the snow and then look out side and then it makes me P***ed off :lol:
This is a pic of the New 05 Limited Edition gade, rides great and the SDI I cant say enough about it. I also love the 16" track but sone times it don't help :crazy:

Originally posted by loki@Feb 29 2004, 12:41 AM
It's weird to hear people say that the snowmobiling year is over. I'm from Nova Scotia and we jusy got hit by two major storms. Halifax declared a state of emergency. It's been over a week now and clean up isnt even half done, and thats in Halifax, the warm part of the province. I live in the Cape Breton Highlands and we've got incredoable snow, more than the last 15 years. i got pictures of a DOT snowblower(think Peterbuilt with a 5 auger snowblower) trying to break the road through a 40 foot drift. My small town of Pleasant Bay has been cut off from everything for the last 3 days. Luckily they opened the mountain today and the seniors could make it to the pharmcy. Free Guided tours if anyone wants to come here....its a little out of the way
sure,,,,rub it in,,,, enjoy it!!!!!!!!!

why dont you package some of it up and send it my way,,,, I would really enjoy it

Well the Trails still have LOTZ of snow about 2 or 3 feet but the roads are BARE and monday and tuesday are suppose to be +7 with rain :( and I just messed a ski right up....so not sure if im gonna fix it this year! :sleepy:

Originally posted by snokid 600@Feb 29 2004, 01:05 PM
I think my season is done for this year. I was planning a trip to East Jordan Mi, NW of Gaylord about 40 miles but don't want to run a new sled on dirt. :confused: . I had many problem this year as I did last year to, so I was only able to put about 400 miles on the new gade. I'm already thinking about all the trips I want to do for next year including the Sw ride :D SWRules . I'm also looking at all my catalogs to see what I want to put on my sled :p . Well if we do get a major snow storm then I will get lucky and do some more riding but until then the sled is going to the dealer for its early 500 miles check up. Who knows I might just fix up my other sled a MXZ 600 ZX which is blown up, will keep me busy and my mind off snow for a little bit anyway. Well for those who do have snow keep riding while you can, and for us I guess just keep dancing and hoping.

I keep looking at my pics from last ride and see all the snow and then look out side and then it makes me P***ed off :lol:
This is a pic of the New 05 Limited Edition gade, rides great and the SDI I cant say enough about it. I also love the 16" track but sone times it don't help :crazy:
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You cant give up yet, your only a few miles south of me and I plan on getting 2-3 more weekends in, the northern U.P. is only 2-3 hours past gaylord. Last year the best ride of the season was the second weekend in April, two feet of fresh snow and know one around. :inlove:

Yeah I was thinking about heading to the UP but don't really know what Im going to do yet. Maybe we can meet and do some riding???

Ian

Its just getting real good here now. Sorry guys its gotta be bad without the white stuff. :p

Wow thats alot of snow you guys have up there in Newfoundland, as normal though. Hopefully next year will be much better here in NB because its pretty well over now and calling for rain tomorrow :cussing: .