holland lake back route cassidy to chemanius in the snow.

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holland lake back route cassidy to chemanius in the snow.

we found sun on family day. we also found ice slush snow and wind. these are logging roads and it is limited access especially when its dry. its a nice drive. many lakes: silver holland coronation etc. there was alot of traffic. playing in the snow. :) theres lots of great view spots and places to hike. not a lot of wheeling. haslam is open. but gate is locked. ;) we stayed to the main lines. trails are to deadly for any machine. its early in the year. even guys with lockers shouldnt be playing in the hills when theres snow and sub freezing weather. i came across two trucks from earlier this week who slid off the road. solid ice in spots. all they did was touch their brakes. bigger the truck the more gravity likes it. one 06 ford was a right off. lockers dont help u stop. lol! its the island weather. its too close to melting to be safe. at -5 to plus 5 hypothermia will set in 15 minutes. so camping and hanging out in the slush is just stupid. its the water. if it was dry snow u can play all day. near zero means ice on the roads in the hills.

trail runs is how we share the trails. also to make it safe. try to find one of my trails after a year of growth or after the fire blockade guys dig em out. they change at least once a year. it takes time and resources to know whats open. i scout before i post a run. i dont wheel in the snow. i ski or tobagan. i must say the truck is handy to get back up the hill.

we also new it was supposed to warm up to 6c by 1pm. we also thought the snow would have been low. we did this run cause we hoped the roads would have been bare up high. only fools play in the slush n ice. the ones that raise our Medicare and taxes cause of search n rescue. if u really want to play join search n rescue. the risk goes up 1000% that u will need help at low temps on the island. its colder n 100 x more dangerous at 2c here than -20c. every hill will change.

u miss out on the trail runs. u will have to wait till we do another. weather, scouting, time, permission, and help is what it takes to make a run that rolls. ur welcome to post ur own.

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