tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post5028699326487023090..comments2024-03-28T22:42:32.956-04:00Comments on Christy's Motel - Old Forge, NY: Not as cold.................Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05964099533730559589noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-64945752459674569062014-01-26T15:05:19.856-05:002014-01-26T15:05:19.856-05:00Yep the 70 and 80s are gone winters have changed a...Yep the 70 and 80s are gone winters have changed and change stinks sleds sure have come a long ways since then trouble is so has the price of them I can remember leaving my house and ridding all day didn't half to trailer 3 hours to ride guess we half to make the most out of what we get now days bought a new sled last spring and still have not had time to ride this year alot of money sitting there sometimes wonder why I keep ridding guess I just love the sport but buisness comes first along with my customers that's life be thankfull for the time you have to ride some of us are not so lucky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-2650956700554578642014-01-25T21:54:16.498-05:002014-01-25T21:54:16.498-05:00Many times you can't go down that path. The s...Many times you can't go down that path. The same as I'm not plowing every morning, like I did in years past. Things change with time and this is one of them. Be happy for what you have and not what you don't have. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964099533730559589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-84652415741281370742014-01-25T20:51:12.653-05:002014-01-25T20:51:12.653-05:00I think his point is steve we can't go down th...I think his point is steve we can't go down this path anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-79420014901394153982014-01-25T20:36:56.778-05:002014-01-25T20:36:56.778-05:00And your point is? Give you a break? Give us a b...And your point is? Give you a break? Give us a break. Posts like this one have no value at all.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964099533730559589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-580873165174764812014-01-25T20:26:49.406-05:002014-01-25T20:26:49.406-05:00wow look at the sleds at Stillwater! years ago the...wow look at the sleds at Stillwater! years ago there would be twice the sleds at the red dog at noon. give me a break !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-20198230241895801512014-01-25T19:35:50.810-05:002014-01-25T19:35:50.810-05:00Everyone has their thoughts about the roads and we...Everyone has their thoughts about the roads and we aren't going down this path. So please stop trying to slip in comments about them.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964099533730559589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-21492765430001144192014-01-25T18:58:35.918-05:002014-01-25T18:58:35.918-05:00well said! and what they are doing to the roads no...well said! and what they are doing to the roads now almost impossible to ride puts pressure on the trails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-22817280402063047812014-01-25T17:01:00.465-05:002014-01-25T17:01:00.465-05:00I have been riding up here for 39 years now . you ...I have been riding up here for 39 years now . you talk about the best to the worse wow! how can you tell people how it used to be impossible! everybody today is bitching about the rocks in the trail well no snow all the goomers doo now is pull rocks up.tim and his crew do the best they can . they have too answer to the town talking heads! this is the only dept left in old forge that cares about tourism in this TOWN in the winter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-18257891425297682382014-01-25T14:48:19.216-05:002014-01-25T14:48:19.216-05:00The people over 50 that have seen what used to be ...The people over 50 that have seen what used to be in old forge are spoiled, I am one of them. Ive seen the best and the worst.Can anyone even amagen what the groomers go through.We just don't have them winters anymore.Plus if people could just ride on what we have, instead of destroying the trails with the big track mountain sleds .Has anyone ever ridden behind one. I have ,a couple of hours the trails look like they never been groomed. Come on guys, just ride it, don't destroy it.Im 56 years old , I own a big machine , but theres a big differnts between riding on it and ripping it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-43964174834960187912014-01-25T12:14:01.761-05:002014-01-25T12:14:01.761-05:00That's how I usually know the lakes are good!That's how I usually know the lakes are good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-14318284946300170282014-01-25T11:02:59.838-05:002014-01-25T11:02:59.838-05:00Also you do have a good point about trail 4 and th...Also you do have a good point about trail 4 and the lakes freezing. I never thought about the increased traffic once they freeze. Showing the increase in traffic may help in getting it groomed more. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964099533730559589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-49976342504039520922014-01-25T10:59:35.891-05:002014-01-25T10:59:35.891-05:00I can say with out a dought, after talking to ,man...I can say with out a dought, after talking to ,many guests over the course of a winter. That even with the trail to Brantingham being at it's worst, won't keep people in the area. They will complain about it, but the new sleds help them get past it fast and on to other areas to enjoy a day of riding. The days of riding just in the Old Forge area are long gone and most people put on many miles in one day. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964099533730559589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-50765164280165504992014-01-25T10:39:48.063-05:002014-01-25T10:39:48.063-05:00I have called the town several times but in the lo...I have called the town several times but in the long run you need more than one voice for change. I have been constructively complaining about the condition of trail 4 for years now and haven't seen even a slight effort to improve the grooming of this trail. The town fails to recognize that once the lakes freeze over trail 4 to lower Hollywood becomes a main artery for those heading up to points north. It doesn't bother me that a-lot of sleds use this trail, the trail is meant to be used, it does bother me that the town has ignored the amount of traffic that passes over it. I have decided to document the condition of the trail during this season and to do a sled count of how many machines go by the house during certain hours, maybe "quantifying" my complaint will help. <br /><br />In the mean time i will be sure to second your suggestion on the brantingham trail but sometimes i wonder if the grooming plan is to keep everyone in the inners, people coming from other areas wont make a big dent in the business if all the people staying in the Forge are "boxed in". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-37241700524616062412014-01-25T10:11:21.749-05:002014-01-25T10:11:21.749-05:00Hi,
Thanks for taking the time to share your view...Hi,<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to share your view on the trail going to Brantingham. Since you are a local and would have the time to pass on your thoughts. It would be best to contact the town supervisor or the trail foreman. Because I don't know if they read my blog and I am not in the pratice of passing on things like this to them. Because if I did, I'm sure they would get tired of seeing me real fast.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964099533730559589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-45537281588930092352014-01-25T09:27:24.407-05:002014-01-25T09:27:24.407-05:00Hi Steve. I hope you can share this with the groom...Hi Steve. I hope you can share this with the grooming staff. I am a local, and i love Old Forge. Old Forge needs to groom the trail that goes out to Brangtham, and OTHER exit trails. The trail out towards Brangtham is always terrible!! When u get to where there club takes over at the intersection it becomes beautiful. The low snow conditions is no excuse, other clubs are out grooming ,and doing what they can with the low snow conditions. Forge is grooming the loops so it all looks pritty on camra. . We pay for Forge to groom!! They are saving $$ by not grooming . this is not right. Yes sales and sled traffic is down do to poor snow. NO EXCUSE!!!. Like i said im local and know people. The Trail that goes out towards the brangtham intersection has not been beautiful since Bill Kerst was working for forge!! He groomed that trail and took pride in it!! GET OUT AND GROOM!! the low snow is not an excuse!!!,,Please,, and not just the loops behind forge!!! Thank u..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-83307724362095977242014-01-25T08:58:23.772-05:002014-01-25T08:58:23.772-05:00I don't get to ride the hill enough but I will...I don't get to ride the hill enough but I will agree there's a lot of rocks on the trails the old forge area. II do know that much of the hill is farmland and unmaintained roads so that is part of the reason you're not seeing as many rocky areasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-89465213642918716992014-01-25T00:23:20.703-05:002014-01-25T00:23:20.703-05:00Rode tug hill this past week. I don't think I&...Rode tug hill this past week. I don't think I'll be coming to old forge anymore, maybe once a year instead of three times. I didn't hit one rock on the trail and no stupid rails. That's all I feel on the old forge trails. Big ass rocks. Bretthttps://www.facebook.com/bert.squirtgum?ref=tn_tnmnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-58753314573309578342014-01-24T22:50:17.939-05:002014-01-24T22:50:17.939-05:00But to fair..keeping it real time in context ..A ...But to fair..keeping it real time in context ..A slight blink of a Mother Natures"eye" is not even 20 years ..so..what is (or not) happening is not even measurable as far as global weather (winters) history.<br />NJ-SNO-NUThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519574503168598215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-78809901582072170712014-01-24T22:48:20.424-05:002014-01-24T22:48:20.424-05:00Hey Steve, My dad told me stories about riding dow...Hey Steve, My dad told me stories about riding down the narrows in the late 70's if these frigid temps continue is that even feasible (certainly not saying to do it or it would be safe) but just wondering. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-88413389297743632882014-01-24T22:23:57.675-05:002014-01-24T22:23:57.675-05:00Headed up on Monday to ride for the week. Looks l...Headed up on Monday to ride for the week. Looks like things are coming together. Everyone keep dancing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-79141269786869829122014-01-24T20:50:50.940-05:002014-01-24T20:50:50.940-05:00the problem is mother nature she can be a pill... ...the problem is mother nature she can be a pill... but if it was father nature it be a sure thing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-78750803001280219822014-01-24T20:21:31.363-05:002014-01-24T20:21:31.363-05:00I would have to agree with you, that the area has ...I would have to agree with you, that the area has changed from 20 years ago. 20 years ago you would get up in the morning and wondering how long it was going to take to plow. Because you plowed just about every morning, now you get up and wonder if you will even have to plow. Mother nature sure has changed her in 20 years.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964099533730559589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-53399094818841912062014-01-24T19:48:27.355-05:002014-01-24T19:48:27.355-05:00yea from a winter wonderland to a total slop hole!...yea from a winter wonderland to a total slop hole!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-50046354798039433252014-01-24T19:34:02.104-05:002014-01-24T19:34:02.104-05:00tell your parents to stay home ! they would not wa...tell your parents to stay home ! they would not wan't to see this now compared to 20 years ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806599526531129331.post-9853512642026449982014-01-24T17:14:07.599-05:002014-01-24T17:14:07.599-05:00Can't wait we are coming up super bowl Sunday ...Can't wait we are coming up super bowl Sunday for a week and my mother and father have not rode O.F. for 20years. My wife and I were up for sno fest last year and that was my wife first trip to O.F. and my first trip in 20years. Big thanks to Steve for all you do. THINK SNOW!!!!!!!!!!7mtssnowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435981640614620456noreply@blogger.com