turch
February 1st, 2003, 09:56 AM
I know that BG and others have basically declared all south of i95 as clear and ridable, save the potential for mud, but can anyone help determine just where across the state the demarcation of snowchoked and ridable trails might exist?
For starters, we haven't seen noteworth snowfall (for the most part) in the state since the beginning of the year. Here are my observations. I rode a somewhat soggy Tyler Mill (Wallingford) on New Years day. Not much snow. Certainly ridable without studs. Though those certain regularly wet spots were as suspects wet and goppy.
While I haven't seen the Res (West Hartford) I would imagine that local riders have by now opened up corridors allowing at least studded use if not regular treads. I might also expect some snow clear trail sections but also soggy sections where seasonly expected.
My haunt, Penwood (Bloomfield) is choked, both with snow and storm damage (from Nov./Dec.).
I suspect that Nepaug (New Hartford) is throughly snow packed.
No idea of the state of Case mtn (Manchester). I might presume that it's elevation have kept it cold and snow packed, though dire-hards may have made progress in opening up the trails with some success (probably a studded ture excursion).
So, does anyone have anything to say about these places or others like: Middlesex, Cockaponset, and Westwoods down the center of the state; Trumbull, Mianus, Huntington, and Trout Brook Valley toward the west; and Shenipsit, Salmon Brook SF, Miller's Pond, Bluff Point, to the east?
What say ye?
For starters, we haven't seen noteworth snowfall (for the most part) in the state since the beginning of the year. Here are my observations. I rode a somewhat soggy Tyler Mill (Wallingford) on New Years day. Not much snow. Certainly ridable without studs. Though those certain regularly wet spots were as suspects wet and goppy.
While I haven't seen the Res (West Hartford) I would imagine that local riders have by now opened up corridors allowing at least studded use if not regular treads. I might also expect some snow clear trail sections but also soggy sections where seasonly expected.
My haunt, Penwood (Bloomfield) is choked, both with snow and storm damage (from Nov./Dec.).
I suspect that Nepaug (New Hartford) is throughly snow packed.
No idea of the state of Case mtn (Manchester). I might presume that it's elevation have kept it cold and snow packed, though dire-hards may have made progress in opening up the trails with some success (probably a studded ture excursion).
So, does anyone have anything to say about these places or others like: Middlesex, Cockaponset, and Westwoods down the center of the state; Trumbull, Mianus, Huntington, and Trout Brook Valley toward the west; and Shenipsit, Salmon Brook SF, Miller's Pond, Bluff Point, to the east?
What say ye?