Ron Rybicki
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Bad news for C4A and C4C here
Just got a e-mail from the DEC about making these trails safe for snowmobiling and it aint good. They are not going to do anything this season as I thought they should, like bring in material for the 21 years of promised bridges over the mud holes and cricks. They are going to wait until the snow melts and assess the conditions for building bridges then bring in material. Just another excused that we have heard for the past 21 years. Does’nt make any common sense to me but what do I know.
We have been lucky that the temps were low enough this season to freeze the mud holes and small cricks so the groomers could get in there without getting stuck s every time they they groomed.
I met one of them Sunday afternoon in the Ox Bow and almost shook his hand out of his shoulder thanking him for all the work they did.
My hat is off to the Ohio Club crew for this seasons great trails. Please send them a donation as my wife and I have done. What evr you can afford. They’re only fund raiser this year was a $100 a ticket raffle that probably only netted them 10K. There was no Snow Bash in 2020 and it doe not look good for this year either. Maybe King Coumo will allow them to have it if we can attain a good herd immunity. This is their main primary fund raiser.
Off for now
RonDarrin
And to all that have been riding Evergreen. This year the dam has been closed for the most part, but should the owner panic and open it, then forget to close it should we get to much rain can make the lake’s mud holes open up. I talked to him at the start of the season about this, that how dangerous the lake becomes and he said he would try to keep the lake at a safe level for us. Lets hope now we are coming into spring conditions.
My camp is on the water shed for the Panther Mtn. stream (main source of water) for the lake and it appears that the heavy snow pack absorbed the rain we had so far with out any run off. We missed the potential for a mess on the lake.
PS My roof finally slid, dumping probably 50 ton of snow in my yard.
RonWe rode down Piseco Sunday to the out house then to Fawn Lake and Sacandaga Lake to the OxBow for lunch and back down Piseco. Met the groomers and State Police on the trails and all was OK. Trails were great The trail from Sac to Oxbow was kind of beat but saw it worse. Figured there was a lot of sleds tearing it up both days, but the club will get it back.
Unfortunately on the way back down Piseco my 2016 E-Tec ate a piston. My Skidoo expert said it probably got a tear in the intake manifold boot, leaned it out and ate the piston. He wont know how bad the situation it till he tears it down. Hope the jug can be honed.
BOO RonI can not find anything about this on DooTalk web site but I talked to 2 dealers who said they know of the problem and have replace the roller with steel after market ones. Skidoo will not acknowlege this as they do not want to recall 2 million sleds and call it a wear problem. One dealer said he had a sled with 1200 miles on it. Not a wear problem.
RonRepeated the above this past week and only went to the Alamo in Poland. All trails were great and a big thanks again to Morehouse and Ohio.
RonIt shoul’nt be with the temps we have had. I rode it on Friday the 5th and it was OK and rode Piseco and Evergreen this past Friday and Saturday.
RonGrooming sleds at the west end of Piseco sat there covered in snow at 1PM this past Sunday. My friends who went thru Sheriff Lake Saturday said it was not good.
A lot of traffic both ways from Morehouse and the Powley Rd. I dont know whats going on here. This town (Arietta) gets $42,000 from our registrations and cant groom 12 miles of trails like Morehouse or Pleasant Riders do on their sections. The trails in a little town like Morehouse can keep their trails great all winter and Arietta cant or wont. I give up.. I have called the town supervisor so many times thru the years that I’m labeled a trouble maker by a few locals. I am giving his cell phone number out to any body that complains to me and tell them I’m the wrong person so complain to.
RonTook C4C thru the hill this past Saturday to Rocky’s on Hinkley. All trails were great. Big thanks to Ohio Club.
RonWe rode thru the Hill this past Saturday. Counted 15 sleds passing by or having a grog or two there. The trail to Buck Point was great and even better all the way to Ohio. Here they were able to use the big groomers. The club was supposed to cut out two blow downs going to Jeseyfield Lake Rd this past Saturday. and groom it I hope they did. I’ll find out from a friend who went this way Saturday.
We went on to find what we thought was the new Kayahora Resort but found out the restaurant part of it is called Rocky’s. We had a great lunch. It is right on Hinkley lake and to get to it you can ride the roads or take the Lake from the camp ground on the south side. You can ride along the shore line or brave a little slush on the ice to get to it. We took the lake so when you get to the shore in the camp ground bear left between a island and the point on the main shore and you come right to it.
The Ohio Club sez they are going to build a trail to it so you wont have to ride roads or use the lake before safe ice.
RonHey Skeeter. Any chance you can get Hugh Farber to flaten the bank on the French Road so we can get out of the bare tar mac and sand and salt. I thought the town boys were going to leave a little snow along the side till the detour is over. All he has to do is have the driver raise the wing.
Other wise your trails suck. They are so nice and smooth that you want to fall asleep. Ha Ha I wish Arietta could take a lesson from you guys. We always have a great ride thru Morehouse.
RonNot totaly happy with Arietta’s grooming on the west end of town so far. Cant complain to much though cause at least they are grooming. But, they groom once during the week and then not until Sunday morning. With all the traffic not wanting to brave the slush on Piseco they are going thru Sheriff Lake area from Morehouse and pounding it Friday and Saturday. Wish they could make a attempt on Friday night or Saturday morning so the riders can have a decent ride Saturday night.
On the other hand, More house trails suck. They are so nice and smooth you want to fall asleep. Ha,Ha The French road is bare bank to bank from the salt and sand and our temps were getting up there before we could get off. Not to mention the carbides sparking. The town boys are not leaving any snow on the side for us.
I guess we will have to live with it until the log job is over and the detour ends.
RonThanks Pete
I heard the club was going in to Mosquito Hill this past Saturday. I hope they got the blow downs out of the C4A part towards Jerseyfield Lake Rd.
RonI rode Evergreen this past week end and the west end is mostly frozen slush. Bad but passable so slow down or your going to dump it My friends came down Piseco and the same thing. She was scared to death of tipping over, the frozen ruts were so bad. Her husband tried to make his own track but the slush was so deep, he gave up and got back into the frozen ruts. I’m sure all of the lakes are like this.
Ron
