Goose Creek Trail Jan 25th 2024

Airport Trail Groomed 
Shaw Cabin Trail Groomed 
Frosty Trail Groomed
First time out with the Br 350 all went  until on our way down we had a small hydraulic line failure on the tiller. After getting things sorted out we were able to finish the groom with the blade. Thanks for the help up there boys. 
Temps up top were good and snow was coming down pretty good. We probed 45cms of fresh and a base of 180cms. Trail was rough and we do expect that to continue with the warm temps. We will add an extra groom this week to try help but there are some issues with the bottom of the trail melting off quickly with the rain. Nothing we can do with the bottom 4k of trail.
Please if you like trails to last we all have to lay off the throttle. Just a few sleds with the 3inch paddles will destroy a trail if its not setting up after grooming. Go easy especially when cornering as you all know thats where most of the bumps start to form. 

Ladybird Trail Jan 26th 2024

Logging update today is that they just have two more truck loads coming out from 6km one saturday and one on monday. No more plowing of road so if it looks ok just unload in the parking lot and take it easy to 6km. Was good a couple days ago but things change quick with these temps. We will move cat down as soon as we get some snow down below. 

Avy conditions will be up as temps expected to go way up in the next few days be sure to play safe and check the reports.

Have a good weekend.  

Ladybird Trail Jan 21st 2024

Ladybird Trail groomed from 11km to 19k, cat turnaround. All went well. We probed a base of 160cms at 19k and 25cms of somewhat heavy, hard to work snow on top of last weeks snowpack. We did notice some 15cm slabs on side of trail moving as we travelled by. The cat is now at 6.5km and we hope to groom from there on the next trip. Not knowing  if any trucks were up at 14km we did not want to pull any snow onto the roadway yet. Please do not go past the cat with your trucks as there is plenty of snow on the road for cooling sleds now. The grader has not removed the last couple snowfalls.  Logging is still active up to 6.5 km so be sure to use a radio if you plan on going up. There is a small park area by the cat and just before it.

Be Safe out there as temps are not good, check the avy reports if your heading out. 
​ Snow will be hard to groom this week so we will be watching for cooler temps to get on Goose Creek later this week. 

Goose Creek Trail Jan 18th 2024

Trail to the airport groomed with the drag and the 180. Frosty cabin trail ran the blade and track packed. All went well with the groom other than breaking a shear pin on the drag hitch by catching a rock near the start of the trail. Please if you see  rock on the trail you can help us out by throwing them off  the trail. We have stopped many times this season for them but we can't stop for all of them  thankyou. We probed 160cms of base and 15cms of fresh on the trail. 
Also need to mention we had a close call at the Shaw Cabin last week when someone decided to leave a piece of firewood on the stove and go for a ride. Lucky some riders got to the cabin with the piece of wood burning on top of the stove. Not sure what they were thinking but please don't do that. 
Hoping the 350 can make a trip up soon and fill some of the bigger ditches next week.
Dropped off some wood for the Frosty Cabin and replaced and door knob on the Shaw Cabin. 

Ladybird Trail Jan 19th 2024

Logging continues up Ladybird but they are almost done. We still have the cat parked up at 11km and just waiting for a report of when we can move down, hoping for the end of next week. We will keep you posted. 

Please if you are coming down on a fresh trail go easy on it especially on corners, as it takes a few hours to set up.Thankyou 

Be safe out there and check the Avy reports as always if your heading into the back country. 

Goose Creek Trail Jan 12th 2024

Trail to Airport groomed with drag to the top for the first time this season. All went well but it's cold up there, -34c at the Frosty Cabin on our way down. Be sure to run scratchers and cover all you skin if you dare to go ride. We probed 162cms and 60cms of powder since our last time up. 
Again be sure to check avy report and be safe out there.  
Also the Shaw Cabin front door knob is sticky we will replace it or repair it soon for now there is a bungy cord there to hook it up to outside grate for now if it won't latch. Thanks. 

Goose Creek Jan 7th 2024

With reports of the trail being in bad shape we decided to get on it before the fresh snow got to it. All went well with the drag to the Shaw Cabin and then dropped and headed up with the cat. Still not a great base to be able to pull the meadow hill with the drag, hope we can do it soon. We probed 135cms at the airport with about 15cms of fresh. 

Ladybird Trail Jan 10th 2023
 
Trail to 19km cat turnaround groomed from 11km junction. Logging is still going on but they have moved big equipment down to around 6.5km. We are waiting for an update on how things are going  and will pass on the info when we get it. 
Just a reminder please give the cat enough room to get onto the trail head as we prefer not to move trucks to get access Thanks. 
We probed 145 cms at the 19km marker with about 40 cms of fresh and snowing hard at the time.

Big day tommorow for someone, as the Polaris sled draw will be happening at the Hume Hotel meeting room. They have food available and drinks for anyone wanting to attend at 7pm. Thankyou She Shreds Mountain Adventures  and Polaris Snowmobiles for the awesome donation to help with everything that goes into this club to keep it going. Yes tickets were sold out long ago if you are wondering. 

Be safe out there as some very cold temps are coming and always check th avy report before you head out. 

Sorry about the late report looked like a big fish day today. Lol