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Just had to see for myself about some of the snow conditions around Fernie. You know how it is; Joe says this, Billy says that, and Harry says something altogether different.
I went up Morrissey and drove to the Blueberry which is the last parking spot. There were 18 rigs up there today. There is snow on the road and water running down the ruts and if it freezes it will be a beauty! Trucks (with good tires/studs/maybe chains) and decks are suggested. Don't pull a trailer up past the second bridge (the first one being at km 19). There were some small open trailers up today but I wouldn't recommend it.
It was warm today (+5C) and the road was melting until just before the Blueberry. A beauty of a day to get a few road miles on the new G4. The first laugh I had was the boulder in the middle of some dudes track. That was the first clue I had. I never saw the sled so who knows what sort of damage was done. That rock is a big mother phucker! The next surprise was a stranded pick-up truck on the west side of the Coal Summit. A little further along there were two more pick-up trucks going up to rescue the first truck. The old Corb Blund song came to mind..........one truck stuck, etc.. So, they are able to drive pick-ups up Coal Creek and around the Coal Summit. That was the second clue. Holy crap batman, the snow isn't very deep and that is over 6000'.
I got to the Rolling Hills cabin and started on the Doug Dean trail to the Wrangler's cabin. I thought it might be a struggle with creeks and big rocks on the first section. Came to the first creek and decided that this isn't good. I made the decision to turn around. As I sat there contemplating, I got the probe out. In the trees there was 75 cm and out in the open there was 65 cm. The rocks that they used to decommission the old road are easily 60 cm high. Gonna be some major carnage up there unless there is a substantial dump of snow.
I took a few pictures; the hill with the trees is one of the favourite climbing spots for newbies and normally, one doesn't even know there are trees there as the snow generally covers those trees. It will be awhile before rock and roll time comes along. In the meantime, I will stay to the road, curse the pick-up ruts, and pray for more snow.
I went up Morrissey and drove to the Blueberry which is the last parking spot. There were 18 rigs up there today. There is snow on the road and water running down the ruts and if it freezes it will be a beauty! Trucks (with good tires/studs/maybe chains) and decks are suggested. Don't pull a trailer up past the second bridge (the first one being at km 19). There were some small open trailers up today but I wouldn't recommend it.
It was warm today (+5C) and the road was melting until just before the Blueberry. A beauty of a day to get a few road miles on the new G4. The first laugh I had was the boulder in the middle of some dudes track. That was the first clue I had. I never saw the sled so who knows what sort of damage was done. That rock is a big mother phucker! The next surprise was a stranded pick-up truck on the west side of the Coal Summit. A little further along there were two more pick-up trucks going up to rescue the first truck. The old Corb Blund song came to mind..........one truck stuck, etc.. So, they are able to drive pick-ups up Coal Creek and around the Coal Summit. That was the second clue. Holy crap batman, the snow isn't very deep and that is over 6000'.
I got to the Rolling Hills cabin and started on the Doug Dean trail to the Wrangler's cabin. I thought it might be a struggle with creeks and big rocks on the first section. Came to the first creek and decided that this isn't good. I made the decision to turn around. As I sat there contemplating, I got the probe out. In the trees there was 75 cm and out in the open there was 65 cm. The rocks that they used to decommission the old road are easily 60 cm high. Gonna be some major carnage up there unless there is a substantial dump of snow.
I took a few pictures; the hill with the trees is one of the favourite climbing spots for newbies and normally, one doesn't even know there are trees there as the snow generally covers those trees. It will be awhile before rock and roll time comes along. In the meantime, I will stay to the road, curse the pick-up ruts, and pray for more snow.
