Kitchen Party Friday
Night Snowshoe 8:00 and KP at 9:00
I chatted with Dave Joseph this
evening and he says he's keen on belting out a few tunes at tomorrow night's
Kitchen Party. Now there is no doubt that Dave likes to sing, but he also likes
to have fellow musicians to share the bench with and the odd person to
scuff 'er whenever the urge arises. The 2.5 km Snowshoe tour starts at
8:00 and we will do the Snowshoe trail in a clockwise direction and arrive back
for the gathering at 9:00ish. Now you don't have to be stylish for this as
it is a very casual event ... bring your own whatever ... if you want to
roast a pig ... do it! But chips, veggie trays, crackers, low alcohol
beer, Gatorade, tea, high alcohol beer, water, or any other refreshments
that you wish may be thrown in a Coleman's bag and brought along. We
would really like to have people bring friends as this is not an exclusive
event .... it's about friendship, chatter, refreshments, snowshoeing and
song. The more the merrier! Spread the word ... I put it
on CBC and CFSX today and invited everyone!
Conditions Feb. 1st,,
2008 .... What's Up?
Tomorrow morning Kenny will be
grooming (using the blade and tiller) the Foxtrot and Raven's Ridge for classic
and skating. He will begin in the morning by doing the Foxtrot and he will
then proceed to Raven's Ridge (5.4) km. The changeover from mild to
cold temperatures did not leave the trails in very good shape as ruts were
formed in the trails after the freeze up. There are also sections of
trail washed out on the upper Raven's Ridge trail. After finishing
Foxtrot he will work on levelling and filling in holes on Raven's Ridge
with the BR250. It may have been possible to start that work earlier
today, however there was still a lot of open water running up until late
afternoon. Until the water table goes down and the overflow runs out the
brook in the valley, it is hard to do anything with the trails. By
the time Kenny finishes Raven's Ridge tomorrow, it should be in good shape and
ready for a good freeze up. The good news about all the other trails
is that they have faired off very well. Oliver's Twist has no water
problems, Snowy Owl will have some but they are fixable with the BR250,
Braveheart is in excellent condition. I was not on Beaver Tail Flat,
however it was reported late yesterday afternoon that trail was in great
shape. With a little levelling and some help from the BR250,
everything should be fine. Skiers should note that until Bernie comes
out and fixes the "float function" on the BR250, we will be concentrating
our grooming on the main, wider trails. Hopefully we will have a
snowmobile up and runnign tomorrow.
New Gang on the Block -
Watch Out!
Hi Graham,
You better tell the
Tool Box Gang to move over, there�s a new gang on the road these days. Maybe not
as busy as the Toolbox Gang but working in the background just the same. I
have just been corresponding with Jill Benoit the last couple of days and
she has devoted her time into making a blog for the website (now you really have
to watch what you say) . And what a super job she is doing !. I have it under a
new heading � Stories, Lies and Oliver�s emails� (name subject to change ,
of course) . Jill will have to be known as Chief Blogger, with Dan Rumbolt as
photographer and script writer, Brian Alexander as Head Technical Supervisor,
Graham Oliver as Managing Editor, Clarence Pelley as Technical Supervisor from
up-a-long, Diane Lamond as Chief Editor in Hiding , Bruce Legrow as
Submissions Editor, Jack
Lamond as the On Site Technician along with Doug Fowlow as
Chief Controller . With a gang like that , the Downhomer had better watch out,
it could lose it circulation in no time. Hope I didn�t forget anybody. Just a
note as well, anybody who has something to contribute to the website is more
than welcome to let the � Website Gang� know. We�ll find a place for it. Just
wanted to let everybody know that the website is a Team
sorry Gang effort!
Jacko
Machines!
Machines! Machines!
Don't get me start ... will
abbreviate this and say that our 3 snowmobiles are in various states of
disrepair and the workorders on all three may be completed simultaneously.
We are still trying to solve the float problem on the BR250 and when we do that,
our mobility on the trails will be greatly improved as the groomer drag will be
articulating and following smoothly behind the BR250. Bernie will be
out from Marble any day and he is confident that he can solve the problem
He is a man of his word and we have great confidence in him. We are also
keeping our fingers crossed that the u-joints on each end of the tiller section
of the BR250 hold out until later in March or otherwise we will have to go to
plan "B' and as of yet ... we haven't figured Plan "B"
out.
Masters Only a Week
Away
The masters will be held next
weekend so get ready to go ... Howard Skinner is our new poster boy for the
Masters so stay tuned for some great posters. Of course the posters will
only be released to potential Masters participants. Howard
epitomizes a Master's racer as he will be participating in the event with the
objective of establishing his personal best and that is indeed a
noble objective. The cost to join the masters association is
$20. and $10 per race. Check out details on
the webpage.
Free Skiing at Blow-Me-Down in
Effect
I was chatting online with Ian Hutchinson of BMD a few times
over the past few days and the agreement to ski for free on each other's trails
is in effect. Show your membership card and that should be
fine. Proof of being a resident of Bay St. George may also
required. A driver's license or other id card should look after
this. 'Nough said.
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