Last one of the season.............

At this point, even I have given up hope on getting in that last ride.  There is a chance of snow on Friday, but with the way things have been melting down, we would need a good dump to get enough snow cover to ride again.  So now it's time to change hats and start working on getting things spruced up for the summer season. Thanks for watching this season and hope you had a good one.

Last Video of the Winter Season..............

Seven, Two, None

The last of my diehard riders, packed it in this morning and headed for home.  So Tuesday I had seven rooms of sledders, Wednesday two and today I'm down to none.   They said it's getting thin and with the sun baking things off day after day, it was time to pack it in.  After last weeks snow, we would of been set till the closing of the gates, if it would of stayed cold, like it has been the last few days.  So it looks like it's over, but nothing is for sure, till they swing them shut.

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Presidents week all over..............

It's hard to believe, that not even a week ago we got almost three feet of fresh snow and today it's almost all gone.  It's a replay of Presidents week all over again, but this time there's no hope of coming back from it and getting in another ride for the season.  I do have a few diehards in, giving it the old college try, but I don't think even they'll be around much longer, at the rate the sun is doing a number on things.

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It may look pretty..........

We haven't seen overcast skies in a few days and it may look pretty, but the sun hasn't been doing us any favors.  Night time lows have been freezing things back down, but you can only have so many days of this before things start going down high fast.  Either way, it looks like the end will be coming again, by the end of the week.  So if you have any thoughts of getting in that last ride, do it soon.  It isn't great, but you can still get in some seat time.

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Roads are toast...............

The March sun is doing it's thing and the roads are toast from it.  But the trails are holding so far.  They did get soft this afternoon as the temp went up into the high 30's.  But the night time lows have been freezing them back down.  Even with the roads being toast, everyone is enjoying there trip north.  Looks like the weather is going to be a day by day watch this week.

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Bonus weekend of fun.............

And to think, just last weekend was Snofest with no snow and most thought it was done and over for the season.  Today riders are out enjoying a bonus weekend of fun and maybe another one next weekend.    Groomer are out and they are working the heck out of the main trails, getting them frozen down, so they'll hold up better to the weekend traffic.  By what I'm hearing, there are still some trails out there, that no one has been on yet and the town report is warning you about getting stuck.  We are into spring conditions, with the sun high in the sky.  But it looks like we'll be in the clouds tomorrow, so that will help keep things frozen down. 

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Don't do it alone............

Groomers are out, but they can only go so fast when working with this much snow.  So it's slow going and I'm hoping they'll have all the trails broken open for the weekend.  If they don't and you get a brain storm to try going down one, don't do it alone.  It's no fun digging a sled out by yourself.  I buried my sled in the front yard yesterday, trying to pack it down for parking.  I gave up on trying to get it out under it's own power and hooked the truck to it, came right out.

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Guess what.........

They got it right this time.  We have two plus feet of fresh snow and maybe more to come on Wednesday.  I'm sure some of you thought, I fell off the face of the earth.   Because I didn't post anything all day Tuesday.  When the snow first started it was an everyday event.  But early afternoon it kicked into high gear and all I did from around 2pm on, was plow and snow blow.  If the long range forecast holds true, we'll be riding till closing day this year after all.

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May just yet...................

A winter storm watch has been put in place for our area. Are we going to really see anything from it? Only time will tell, but I may just yet, get to the thousand mile mark for this year. I can tell you this for sure. After having the mild temps our the last week, the below zero and thirty five below wind chill sure gets your attention. Cross your fingers and keep an eye on the cams. We may get in that last ride yet. 

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Sorry to say........

Hard to believe it's Snofest weekend and another season is coming to an end. Yes, riding conditions went away a few weeks ago. But we all try to keep our hopes up, that we'll get in just one more ride before it's all over. But I'm sorry to say it doesn't look very promising at this point and this Snofest won't be going down in the record books as one to remember, when it comes to riding conditions.

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Quiet weekend............

As you'll see in the video there was some sleds at Stillwater yesterday afternoon and I saw three getting gas in the morning.  But besides that there wasn't much sleds action going on around town this weekend.  If we had been blessed with some snow, it would of been a great weekend for riding with low temps to hold the base together.  I thought McCauley would of been busy yesterday, as they still have a good amount of base on the mountain.  But it was pretty quiet up there also, I guessing the cold temps scared people away.

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Heard it more than.............

Have gotten many calls today wondering if we got enough snow to ride yet.  I'm sure in some minds we have, but not by me.  If it snows all night, like it has most of the afternoon, we could be riding by morning.  But don't go by the forecast, as it's calling for less than an inch today and we're at 2 to 3 now.  One thing I have heard more than once over the last few days.  Everyone feels cheated by the way it all came to an end so fast.  Most years you can see it coming and get in one more ride before it's over, but not this year.

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Six Below..........

Not sure if you're watching the forecast.  But they are calling for 6 below on Saturday.  Not that it's going to do anything for us, besides burn up fuel.  Then it's back to the warm stuff again.  Thanks to everyone for watching this season and your posts.  It sure wasn't like the old days, but it sure was better than last year.  I'm not giving up hope just yet, I'm crossing my fingers for that one last storm.  I really would like to hit that thousand mile mark.

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