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[lotus_dbh]

I am hoping to get some good riding in this weekend, but the webcams seem to snow snow melt at the snowstake and on the OVSC cam at Canoe King. How are the trails holding up? I see some possible snow in the forecast for Friday....

[Tim]

lotus_dbh, on Jan 30 2008, 10:26 AM, said:

I am hoping to get some good riding in this weekend, but the webcams seem to snow snow melt at the snowstake and on the OVSC cam at Canoe King. How are the trails holding up? I see some possible snow in the forecast for Friday....

SOS groomed last night, packed everything hard.. It's a waiting game now. Temps are warm, rain is light. Real cold tonight, more snow for Friday... Maybe. We'll be OK!! OVSC should be a ditto, I'll let them chime in..

[lotus_dbh]

Tim, on Jan 30 2008, 10:58 AM, said:

SOS groomed last night, packed everything hard.. It's a waiting game now. Temps are warm, rain is light. Real cold tonight, more snow for Friday... Maybe. We'll be OK!! OVSC should be a ditto, I'll let them chime in..

Cool. I'll pop an extra fifty bucks in the mail to the SOSSC groomers fund today in the hopes that it will bring good luck for this weekend! :-)
- david

[Tim]

lotus_dbh, on Jan 30 2008, 11:00 AM, said:

Cool. I'll pop an extra fifty bucks in the mail to the SOSSC groomers fund today in the hopes that it will bring good luck for this weekend! :-)
- david

Much appreciated!! Thank You!!

[Oldtimer]

OVSC will be grooming tonight starting when the temps get to 29*F or so....I imagine I'll do a turn..

[Tim]

SOS survived another onslaught of warm weather and rain, more snow on the way, we are on the line of 2-4 or 4-8, more than likely wet! Trails are flat and fast right now be careful on corners!

[lotus_dbh]

Tim, on Feb 1 2008, 07:57 AM, said:

SOS survived another onslaught of warm weather and rain, more snow on the way, we are on the line of 2-4 or 4-8, more than likely wet! Trails are flat and fast right now be careful on corners!

excellent - we'll be riding this weekend. is the trail to mt. shaw still closed? i have a new sledder that will be riding with me from freedom and I'd like to take him on a trip with a nice view at the end. i am going to head to the fire tower on OVSC trails as one destination, but i am looking for some others. any suggestions?

[ckf]

lotus_dbh, on Feb 1 2008, 09:53 AM, said:

excellent - we'll be riding this weekend. is the trail to mt. shaw still closed? i have a new sledder that will be riding with me from freedom and I'd like to take him on a trip with a nice view at the end. i am going to head to the fire tower on OVSC trails as one destination, but i am looking for some others. any suggestions?

After you hit the fire tower head out the Whiteface trail to Whiteface Intervale. I love the view of the Mountains from those fields.

[Legend700]

ckf, on Feb 1 2008, 10:03 AM, said:

After you hit the fire tower head out the Whiteface trail to Whiteface Intervale. I love the view of the Mountains from those fields.

and while your out there go out through sandwich to Squam Lake, head out to the middle and the view back towards the Sandwich Range is one of the best out there, then you can ride up the backside of castle to get those views before heading back. Could also hike to the top of red hill as well for more views.
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Edited by Legend700, 01 February 2008 - 10:38 AM.

[lotus_dbh]

Legend700, on Feb 1 2008, 10:37 AM, said:

and while your out there go out through sandwich to Squam Lake, head out to the middle and the view back towards the Sandwich Range is one of the best out there, then you can ride up the backside of castle to get those views before heading back. Could also hike to the top of red hill as well for more views.
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great suggestions. are the trails to squam on the sandwich sidehillers maps or are they covered by OVSC? what is the trail name leading to the backside of castle? sorry to ask for so much detail, but i'd like to plan out the trip tonight so we can just get up and go tomorrow am....thanks!

[Legend700]

lotus_dbh, on Feb 1 2008, 10:42 AM, said:

great suggestions. are the trails to squam on the sandwich sidehillers maps or are they covered by OVSC? what is the trail name leading to the backside of castle? sorry to ask for so much detail, but i'd like to plan out the trip tonight so we can just get up and go tomorrow am....thanks!

You will want a sandwich sidehillers map, I think you can get one at watsons. If you follow the OVSC system to Great Hill then leave there and head out south connector towards Intervale you will come to the end of the OVSC system then cross into the Sandwich system and the national forest. The sandwich system is marked and during the day you can find your way to Squam without a map most likely but better to be safe and have one.

You will come onto Squam Lake on the Northeast corner(you will go across another small pond before Squam itself) and if you head out a few hundred yards then head to the left as you came onto the ice and follow the tracks it will take you to the red hill trail. I would do that first so you can see it as a reference point then head down the lake to check out the view. My favorite lake when it comes to views of all of them in the area.

Corridor 15 comes over the top of the Castle in the clouds from Moultonboro, if you get onto their system at Red Hill(primary 201) it's pretty well marked to go that direction but there is a section of Winnipesaukee you need to go on where you'll want to be careful.

[Tim]

Recieved 18" in the last two days. Trails have plenty of snow on them. Just got back from grooming the entire system, Dave is doing the chimney right now and is also going to hit towards Foss Mtn.. Should be great riding this weekend, and plenty of snow for the winter carnival next weekend!!