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All joking aside, we got 32" and There were towns north of my that got 39". Now its freezing rain. Pics...?
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Oh, lucky, lucky you! I guess I would prefer to endure the fog that we are dealing with this evening. I'm not quite ready for lots of snow.
Jordan . . . I realize you probably don't sled, but how are the conditions up there now snow-wise? Did you guys get much rain . . . I may be going out on a limb here, but with that much snow I assume that even if it rained it couldn't have washed all the snow away.
that's it??? geeeze the way everyone hyped up the storm i thought you would be holding the camera up over you head to get a picture over top of the snow.... unless.... YOU"RE ALL GIANTS!! AND THE SNOW ON THE GROUND IS REALLY 10' HIGH!!!! AAAAAAGGGGGG!!!! THEY"RES GIANTS IN MAINE!!! THEY"RE GOING TO EAT US FOR BREAKFAST!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Headed up that way this morning. I sure hope there's snow left by the time I get there!
Ya.... Giants.... That must be it.
We got ice and snow today. Careful Tat, roads are slippery. Calling for these conditions all day.
And yes, I do sled and trails are groomed.
Thanks Jordan . . . appreciate the info. I may see if there's some room in the inn . . . or at least at the Budget Traveler. I suspect it may fill up quickly though.Quote:
Originally Posted by J_Cyr
When you planning on comming up?
Some trails are still not marked well. They are working on it. But the main trails are done and done well.
Looking just for a cheap place to stay or a nice indoor pool hotel?
I can give you a list of hotel names and phone numbers in Caribou/PI if you like.
All I ask for is a place that has a bed (well actually two since I wouldn't particularly like to cuddle up next to my brother-in-law), is clean and inexpensive.Quote:
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If you have the names of hotels and numbers that would be much appreciated. I stayed at the PI Budget Traveler once when my wife was interviewing a PI Firefighter -- Fred Parsons -- you might know him. That was a decent place . . . the place across the way was wicked expensive.
Hopefully I'm coming up this weekend -- Saturday and possibly Sunday.
I'm looking to go xc skiing at the nwsc, and probably a visit to big bump. I hadn't thought that the motels would be full, but I bet that is a real posibility. Of course, if the going gets too bad, I have lots of alternate plans.
J: PM me any infor you have, I should be able to get online in Orono when I get there.
Crown Park Inn - 1.1 miles E - 30 Access Hwy - (207) 493-3311
Caribou Cabins - 1.1 miles W - 263 Lombard Rd - (207) 498-2800
Northeastland Hotel - 0.3 miles SW - 436 Main St - (800) 244-5321
Northern Lights Motel - 2.3 miles S - 72 Houlton Rd - (207) 764-4441
NWSC...Quote:
Originally Posted by tat
I am not a skier, where is this?
Only thing I could think of was the
Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition
LOL... you ski there?
JCyr . . . thank you. I found a cheap room at the Budget Traveller in PI. I'm planning on making my way up there tomorrow with my brother-in-law to do some riding on Saturday and Sunday and then head home on Monday.Quote:
Originally Posted by J_Cyr
Have fun! Just take it easy. Due to the rain and mix we had today, watch for washouts. All trails are not marked yet, they are still working on it. Have a great ride.
Still have plenty of snow though I assume . . . even with the rain? I kind of figured this to be early season riding with trails not so well marked, wash outs, blow downs, etc. Was there much of an issue with frozen limbs hanging into trails? In a way I'm more worried about all of the other folks who will be ascending into the area as this is one of the few places with snow and folks know all about it . . . there are few things scarier than lots of sledders who have a lot of pent up energy and are on the snow for the first time in a season. Thankfully the County has lots of space to spread out.Quote:
Originally Posted by J_Cyr
2200 miles of it! :)
Yes, still enough snow and if anything positive came from the rain, it harden up the snow and packed it down for better ridding.
From some of my other "sources" . . . Sledmaine.com's members (and in particular Caribou Cabins' owner VMAXLADY) and an Aroostook County ATV BBS I've heard reports that groomers have been out and about yesterday and tonight. I also understand that heading north seems to be the thing to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by J_Cyr
I've only been out a few miles, been busy with all the work to be done with the snow. But yes, alot of sledders and alot of people traveling up here this weekend.
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Wow, you've never heard of the Northern Water Ski Club? :)
Actually, I meant the Maine Winter Sports Center. Check it out when it's on OLN.
And, "big bump" is Bigrock Ski (um) hill.
I got a room at the Buget Traveler!
Me too . . . I wasn't the guy who took a hot shower and set off the alarm at 6 a.m. on Sunday morning for the hotel-wide wake-up call by the way . . . or the guy who shortly afterwards started his sled and roared off into the dawn. :D I was the guy in room 230 however who was snoring pretty loudly.Quote:
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Well I'm back and you were right. The trails were great. Rode 336 miles in 1 1/2 days of riding. Arrived around Saturday afternoon in PI . . . spent an hour or so looking for a place to do out-of-state registrations since the Maine website listed four places -- one place was closed for the day, two places no longer did registrations and the final place did do them, but he went out of business. Eventually we found a place that did them. Rode off for dinner at Portage. Returned.Quote:
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On Sunday we did some exploring. Rode down to Monticello for breakfast at the Blue Moose. Eventually worked our way up through Fort Fairfield and into Caribou before heading south to PI and doing some more local riding.
My only regret . . . my brother-in-law had a long ride home so we didn't get any riding in on Monday morning (today.) That and it was pretty depressing when we were traveling south and the snow cover just kept getting thinner and thinner.
Glad to hear! Glad you had fun too.
What a great time! There is more than enough snow. The Nordic Ski Center is a real "destination" resort for geo-skiers. There are a lot of caches, even a night cache and a letter box. But, bring your snow shoes, some are not ski-able.
Round 2 definately goes to the north, but I still think we won round 1.
P.s., FirefighterJake, I was in 231! and, no I did not set it off either.n I asked if "Jake" had checked in, but they did not know who Jake was. I guess that was before your 5 minutes of fame!
No kidding . . . in that case I apologize if my snoring kept you up or woke you up! :) . . . when traveling I usually use my real name . . . since folks seem to get a little worried when my pseudonym doesn't match up to the name on the credit card. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tat
it's mostly the camera angle, but the guy IS shoveling the
roof!
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You guys don't shovel your roofs down there?Quote:
Originally Posted by tat
All kidding aside, It took me awhile to shovel of my roof using a scoop, shovel, and a 20' roof rake :eek:
I did four roofs last week. Every year people up here have to shovel thier roofs, atleast once.
I keep the snow on mine, it makes for good insulation!Quote:
Originally Posted by blevesque
Yes it does, but 4 feet of snow and ice buildup make your houses a pile of wood if you wait too long.
:)Quote:
Originally Posted by J_Cyr
Kodak moment #1: Freshly-fallen snow on a roof with smoke curling out of a chimney.
Kodak moment #2: Freshly-fallen snow on a collapsed roof with home owners staggering out of the rubble wondering why they are now the proud owners of a pile of kindling.
I rent!Quote:
Originally Posted by firefighterjake
But when I did own, I owned a very steep roofed cape. Snow just slid off.
heck i'd be happy with a pile of kindling... cant be much worse than my apartment :DQuote:
Originally Posted by firefighterjake
Don't look now, but we're catching up!! :)
don't look now but it's about to rain on thursday!! :(