Moultonboro SMC Trail Conditions

hazelnut · 03-06-2009, 04:58 PM

Today Friday March 6th.

Conditions vary widely from place to place. Locally the lake is actually in pretty good condition as of today. Minimal slush as most of the snow has compacted down to make a decent ride. Whatever slush was there before has hardened up under the snow pack so it can get quite bumpy sometimes. Pretty minor inconvenience though. The tracks from Southdown shores to Meredith were in excellent shape. The 15N Meredith to Center Harbor to Kanasatka varies widely. Meredith to the farm was like a B- From the farm to Route 25B around a D and from Route 25B to Kanasatka was like an A-. The Red Hill trail from Kanasatka went from an F quickly up to an A as you approached the summit. The 201 to the Village kitchen was good until you hit the Village Kitchen then the quality dropped a bit but it wasn't all that bad. From Moultonboro Neck to Kanasatka was good. So the word of the day is VARIED. All in all a good day on the local trails.

WINNOCTURN · 03-06-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by hazelnut

Today Friday March 6th.

Conditions vary widely from place to place. Locally the lake is actually in pretty good condition as of today. Minimal slush as most of the snow has compacted down to make a decent ride. Whatever slush was there before has hardened up under the snow pack so it can get quite bumpy sometimes. Pretty minor inconvenience though. The tracks from Southdown shores to Meredith were in excellent shape. The 15N Meredith to Center Harbor to Kanasatka varies widely. Meredith to the farm was like a B- From the farm to Route 25B around a D and from Route 25B to Kanasatka was like an A-. The Red Hill trail from Kanasatka went from an F quickly up to an A as you approached the summit. The 201 to the Village kitchen was good until you hit the Village Kitchen then the quality dropped a bit but it wasn't all that bad. From Moultonboro Neck to Kanasatka was good. So the word of the day is VARIED. All in all a good day on the local trails.

Our biggest problem tonight and the rest of the weekend will be the night time temps. They do not appear to going down low enough to be able to get the groomers out. Next week looks better as for the night time temps but there is more Rain forcast.

As you say the Lake may be the place to go if you can get to it?

hazelnut · 03-07-2009, 04:56 PM

The warm, Late Spring temps really killed the trails today. The sun was the biggest enemy. Once the temps got up and exposed areas melted down to plain old mud. We took the castle trail to the top of Mt Shaw. While it was beautiful up there today the trails from the Castle on down were 50/50. 50% snow 50 % mud. With the rain tonight any trail riding tomorrow would be ill advised. I'm parking the sled til the next snow storm. If there is one

Hopefully not the last ride of the season around here........

WINNOCTURN · 03-08-2009, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by hazelnut

The warm, Late Spring temps really killed the trails today. The sun was the biggest enemy. Once the temps got up and exposed areas melted down to plain old mud. We took the castle trail to the top of Mt Shaw. While it was beautiful up there today the trails from the Castle on down were 50/50. 50% snow 50 % mud. With the rain tonight any trail riding tomorrow would be ill advised. I'm parking the sled til the next snow storm. If there is one

Hopefully not the last ride of the season around here........

50/50. 50% snow 50 % mud.

The technical term for this is called SNIRT

EricP · 03-08-2009, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by WINNOCTURN

50/50. 50% snow 50 % mud.

The technical term for this is called SNERT

I though it is SNIRT?

BlackCatIslander · 03-08-2009, 11:48 AM

I thought it was SNUD.

WINNOCTURN · 03-17-2009, 07:00 PM

From Our Trail Master Leo Lemoine:

Leo has Officially Closed the Trails as of today March 17th 2009. Most of the Gates have been closed and locked. We hope every one has enjoyed riding the Moultonboro Trail System this season. We would like to thank the Groomers that made the Trails some of the best in the Lakes region. The New Tucker made a big difference this year on several of the trails that were previously groomed with the Scandicks. With his said we would like to again thank all those who donated to the Tucker groomer Fund.
We are now busy planning our work projects for next season. Next SEASON Officially Starts NOW! It really never STOPS.

George

03-07-2009, 04:56 PM	#3
hazelnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,348 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 508 Thanked 462 Times in 162 Posts	From decent to bad in one short hour The warm, Late Spring temps really killed the trails today. The sun was the biggest enemy. Once the temps got up and exposed areas melted down to plain old mud. We took the castle trail to the top of Mt Shaw. While it was beautiful up there today the trails from the Castle on down were 50/50. 50% snow 50 % mud. With the rain tonight any trail riding tomorrow would be ill advised. I'm parking the sled til the next snow storm. If there is one Hopefully not the last ride of the season around here........

03-17-2009, 07:00 PM	#7
WINNOCTURN Deceased Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 849 Thanks: 350 Thanked 351 Times in 193 Posts	Kate Smith has SUNG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From Our Trail Master Leo Lemoine: Leo has Officially Closed the Trails as of today March 17th 2009. Most of the Gates have been closed and locked. We hope every one has enjoyed riding the Moultonboro Trail System this season. We would like to thank the Groomers that made the Trails some of the best in the Lakes region. The New Tucker made a big difference this year on several of the trails that were previously groomed with the Scandicks. With his said we would like to again thank all those who donated to the Tucker groomer Fund. We are now busy planning our work projects for next season. Next SEASON Officially Starts NOW! It really never STOPS. George

03-06-2009, 04:58 PM	#1
hazelnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,348 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 508 Thanked 462 Times in 162 Posts	Today Friday March 6th. Conditions vary widely from place to place. Locally the lake is actually in pretty good condition as of today. Minimal slush as most of the snow has compacted down to make a decent ride. Whatever slush was there before has hardened up under the snow pack so it can get quite bumpy sometimes. Pretty minor inconvenience though. The tracks from Southdown shores to Meredith were in excellent shape. The 15N Meredith to Center Harbor to Kanasatka varies widely. Meredith to the farm was like a B- From the farm to Route 25B around a D and from Route 25B to Kanasatka was like an A-. The Red Hill trail from Kanasatka went from an F quickly up to an A as you approached the summit. The 201 to the Village kitchen was good until you hit the Village Kitchen then the quality dropped a bit but it wasn't all that bad. From Moultonboro Neck to Kanasatka was good. So the word of the day is VARIED. All in all a good day on the local trails.

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BlackCatIslander Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 201 Thanks: 52 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	I thought it was SNUD.

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