Feb 25/13 - Rain Gauge info

Sorry no pics today you guys - I was having too much fun climbing stuff, jumping over drifts and carving in thigh deep snow to stop and turn my phone on and take a photo. Wind up top was strong but it was snowing there, down on the Flathead and at our place a bit. We played for a couple of hours before Curt and I had to get home for appointments and our tracks were already being covered over. We only had a few cms down here at the lodge but up top in Rain Gauge there were a few inches in a few hours. Our trail is in pretty good shape but Curt going to groom it tomorrow. Got a bit warm this afternoon so we held off. The Flathead.....is the roughest I have seen it in a very long time. I thought the guys were coming out to groom this past weekend but I was wrong ...believe they are coming this weekend. Curt will confirm that tomorrow and I will let you know. It is rough past Heartbreak turn off - approx 7km and gets a wee bit better by Rain Gauge. I would not recommend riding it til it is groomed. We were in Fire Lake and it was excellent. Lots of deep snow and the consistency was perfect. Traction, coming up over the hood and easy to roll your machine to get unstuck. The back of Rain Gauge is blown to the rocks but the trees were fantastic! Complete opposite. Watch the cornices gang. They are ripe. Some of our guests were riding the Elkford area and said it was great - tons of snow at the Glacier/Misty Basin. Fernie Snowarama was excellent for turnout - congrats gang. They are cancelling the Snow Drags due to lack of man power this year and poor snow conditions at their regular venue. Next year they are planning to move the venue to cut down on the prep work so look for that to kickstart again next March likely. I am hoping March comes in like a Lion or goes out like one - just as long as its a Lion in snow. Cheers - V