Powley Rd and Arietta Trails
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Looks like the town got the new Tucker T2000 out on the Powley Rd. Talked to several-said it was great. C8A at the end of the Powley Rd was a little boney, had a couple of wet spots but passable until you got below Stratford, then you get onto unplowed roads. As for the rest of the town trails at the west end of Piseco. Not touched at all this year. Riders are using them but not good at all. S88 and C4 thru Sheriff Lake are bad. Rocks and mud holes. They need a lot of snow on these trails and dont have it yet. The lake effect is very light and wont pack at all. Its to bad the town cant get in here with some equipment to fix these trails. Most of it is on private land. I had the DEC give permission to build a couple of by passes on state land and they worked out great. I was also called a trouble maker for causing work for the town groomers. TO BAD. I have to ride these trails and I am a tax payer in this town and now pay $55 bucks per sled to ride them.
The trail C8 from the Oxbow over the mountain to Spy Lake is rough. Lots of sleds and not much lake effect snow that will not pack yet. Pleasant Riders are trying and are doing the best they can. Hats off to all these guys.
RonTown of Arietta and the trail boss is Craig S. Call the town board to ask why this trail is never worked during the off months as most of it is on private land and the land owner wants safe trails. Town board # 518 548 3415 and Craig S. ( highway super. ) 518 548 7302. Now that our registrations cost us $65.00 per sled if you join a club and we have to ride a trail like this. The trail maintenance entity ( TME ) are all going to get a big raise this year. Two years ago Arietta got $42,000 to maintain trails that included doing a little work on them. Just look at Morehouse. They are always working on their trails during the off season.
RonWE are heading up to camp today and plan to ride through Sheriff Lake to head for the Salisbury Club on Saturday. I called the town highway super. and had to leave a message. He does not answer the official phone at the town garage. I will let everyone know how bad or if its really passable as I have heard from some other riders .
RonTalked to the Highway Super. just a few minutes ago and complimented him ands the town boys for all the work they did in Sheriff Lake and getting off Piseco on the west end. He chewed on me a little for listening to people that love to complain and do not know the circumstances of maintaining a trail.
We rode thru Sheriff lake this past Saturday and it was all fixed and really for what snow we got that will not pack it was pretty darn good. Clicking off the usual rocks that can not get covered so I loved it. It was not that smooth that I had to worry about some idiot going to fast with the snow on every bush. The dips that we found were from hot spots that will not fill in until we get some snow that will pack and stay before sleds blow it out. He said he is going in this summer with some equipment and fix all that bad spots properly.
The Powley was a 10 and even the trail at the south end was good. ( C8A ) No mud holes any where. Salisbury was out the day before and all their trails were great up to Stratford from the club. The rock garden ( C4 ) north of Stratford was not that bad but again clicking off the rocks that can not get covered.
Blew down Piseco and found some short slush spots that were only a few inches deep. Should not be a problem for any body. On the way back to Piseco the trails got a little chewed up but still not that bad.
Looking forward to this coming week end for another great ride.
RonWe got to Mosq. Hill Monday. Tracks going on to Buck Pt. Lg. and Ohio. Trail was in great shape, all cut out and groomed. Thanks Randy & Larry for running that last couple miles in.
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