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Archived Trail Conditions from 2006-2007 season

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The following is a trail report for 3/20/07

All trails in the Bruhawachet Sno-Trackers trail system remain open and in
very good condition.

On Saturday about a foot of snow fell in this area and allowed us to resume
grooming operations and they continue as of this writing.

Care should be used when crossing rivers, streams, and brooks where bridges
are not present due to warm temperatures last week. These warm temperatures
have caused some thawing of "ice bridges" that cross many of the trails that
we use.

The lake still has a reported 2 foot ice coverage but water and slush has
been present in some areas.
Caution should be used when on any lake or body of water.

If anyone has any questions or comments on trail conditions, please feel
free to email me at drewnutting@hotmail.com

Drew/Trail Master

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The following is a trail report for 3/12/07

All trails are still open in the Bruhawachet trail system.

Warm weather has made the snow soft and slushy but many on the trails still
have plenty of snow coverage. Rocks and stumps that are close to the
surface are exposed, but there is plenty of room to avoid them.

Hopefully the weather will turn colder and grooming will continue and we
will be able to salvage at least another week-end of riding on the snow we
have.

Riding off mountain will be questionable as lower elevations will not hold
snow as we have up here.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at
drewnutting@hotmail.com.

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The following is a trail report for 3/5/07

Friday 3/2/07 brought a snowfall of about 6 to 8 inches. This additional
snowfall did well to add needed coverage to our trail system. Warm
temperatures following the storm made grooming the new snow very difficult
and most grooming took place on Sunday morning.

All trails remain open and in very good condition. During the week the
weather forecast predicts colder temperatures and grooming will go into full
swing insuring great riding for the upcoming week-end. Snow continues to
fall and this additional coverage will add to the base we already enjoy.

It was great to see everyone at the cookout this past Saturday at Three
Ponds. A quick head count came up with over 50 people attending. It was
also good to see the members of CNHSC join us as they play a big part in grooming some of our major trails.

On Sunday I was joined by Laurie and Rachel and Keith Ingham for a ride to
Dorchester. Although getting there and back was difficult with slush and
bare spots along Rt 25, the riding up in that area was great. There was
plenty of snow on the trails and the condition of the trails were good.

We attempted to return up the Doe Town trail and were unable to make it up
the hill out of the Rumney Village area. This trail continues to be a
source of problems for all riders in the area and I'm hoping to address
these issues in the upcoming off season.

If anyone has any questions of suggestions on improvements to the trail
system, please feel free to email me at drewnutting@hotmail.com.

Thanks, Drew/Trail Master

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The following is a trail report for 2/26/07

All trails in the Bruhawachet Sno-Trackers trail system are now open and
available for use.

The Eagle Cliff Trail has been opened and groomed once this week-end and
should be groomed again during the week.

There are a few bare spots on the inclines leaving the lake of the Wheaton
Trail and the South Trail in the Condo beach area.

All other trails have very good snow coverage and grooming continues on a
daily basis.

Reports have come in of several downed trees on the Doe Town trail to
Rumney. Work is ongoing to correct this problem.

As many of you know, lack of snow last year did not allow us to get to many
areas of our trail system and work is ongoing to catch up with two years of
tree cutting and maintenance. If anyone has any reports of downed trees or
obstructions, they may contact me at drewnutting@hotmail.com and every
effort will be made to correct these problems as soon as possible.

On a personal note: Went for a ride on Sunday with Laurie, Paul Ladd, and
Keith Ingham to Warren and rode the new Corridor 14 trail from Warren to
Lincoln. This was a great ride and the trail was in very good condition.
The first quarter mile from Warren has a steep incline which was a little
light on snow, but once past this area the rest of the trail was in good
shape. Better in the Lincoln territory.

We rode the rail road tracks from Lincoln to Thornton, and as usual they
were in tough shape. From Thornton we took the West Branch trail back to
the lake and it was excellent.

Hope to see you all at Three Ponds on Saturday.

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The following is a trail report for 2/19/07

As of this date the only trail not opened is Eagle Cliff.

The following trails are opened and groomed in the following conditions.

Mead Swamp, Stinson Mtn, Camp Seven, Lenny's Loop, West Branch, and Watts Trail, North Trail, Happy T Trail, Three Ponds Trail, and the South Trail in very good to excellent condition.

Annie's Loop, Buzzel Valley, Brown Brook, Wheaton Trail, and Donkey Hill Cutoff in good to very good condition.

No reports on Trail to Warren or Doe Town Trail to Rumney.

Anyone with information on these trails can email me at
drewnutting@hotmail.com

Grooming will continue throughout the week and conditions should improve on many of the trails by next week-end.

Thanks, Drew/Trail Master

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The following is a trail report for 2/16/07

Trail report for 2/14/07

The following is a trail report for 2/12/07. 

The following trails are open and in good condition;

Mead Swamp Trail, Camp Seven Trail, Three Ponds Trail, West Branch Trail, Lenny's Loop.

The following Trails are open and in fair condition;

North Trail, South Trail, Wheaton's Trail, Stinson Mtn. Trail, Quick Lunch Trail. 

The following trails are open and in poor condition;

Annie's Loop, Brown Brook, Buzzel Valley Trail (upper portion) Donkey Hill Cutoff.

By poor it means they've been ridden by skandic and trees removed but are very rocky and are in very rough condition. 

Eagle Cliff has not been checked. 

If anyone has any further information on these trails please email me at drewnutting@hotmail.com.

Remember the snow cover is still light, if we get any more snow before the weekend, I’ll update the report before the week-end. 

Use Caution while riding and don't ride alone.

Thanks, Drew/Trail Master

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The following is a trail report for 2/5/07 

Went for a ride to the Sunset Grill on Sunday with a group of nine and experienced the following conditions; 

  Buzzel Valley Road was good to very good till the right cut-off to the Campton cutoff.  From that point it was fair with some rocks and bear spots.

  Going over Rt. 3 to the field was kind of bare till you got about 300 yards in.  The rest of the trail through the field and the camp ground was good.

   We rode back through the "T" and it was good to fair to that point.  There were a few rough spots and rocks showing but overall not too bad if you went carefully.  Lenny's loop was good to the turn around but there are ongoing logging operations and care should be taken through that area.

  Camp Seven trail was good and as before logging continues at the lower section.  Mead Swamp to Doe Town Rd was very good.

  The South Trail and Wheaton trail are passable but have some exposed rocks and care should be used.

   The North trail and Happy T trail are passable but as with others with limited snow cover care should be taken.

   Three Ponds Trail is open and lightly groomed, there are some good spots and a few rough patches but it is passable to the main pond.

   Riders have reported that Quick Lunch is rough.

   Annies Loop, Buzzel Valley Trail, and Eagle Cliff have not been opened yet but they will be checked during the week and I'll have a report on these by the week-end.

   Riders have reported that they have been to the top of Stinson Mtn but there are some rough areas and some ice so use caution if you attempt this.

  If anyone has ridden in any areas that I have not reported on please feel free to email me at drewnutting@hotmail.com

Thanks, Drew/Trail Master

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The following is a trail report for 1/29/07. 

On Saturday 1/27/07 members Ed Healy, Sid Ferrel, George McQuillan, Ed Beaulieu, Keith Ingham, and Drew Nutting moved lumber up the Brown Brook trail for a bridge building project in the spring.  We'll keep you updated for the building date. 

    I did a little riding this week-end and can report on the following trails:

Stinson Mtn. has many rocks showing and hard ice under a light snow cover.

The North trail and Wheaton trail are ride able with thin cover. 

The Trail to Mead swamp and Camp Seven trails are good but, be aware that logging operations are continuing in that area and caution should be used when riding in the area.  From the Lenny Loop cutoff to Stinson Lake Road is used for log truck travel and is like riding on a sanded road. 

Happy T trail and North Trail are thin cover with some open water bars.

Three ponds trail to the pond was fair. 

Annie's Loop, Eagle Cliff, Quick Lunch, Buzzel Valley Trail, and Brown Brook trail have not been ridden and at this time should be considered closed. 

Thanks, Drew Nutting/Trail Master

The following is a trail report for 1/22/07

The lake is safe for riding.  There is some snow along the edges and the center of the lake has some wind blown bare areas. Some of the Government Road trails (Camp Seven, etc.) are able to be ridden but have limited snow cover.

Most of the trails still do not have enough snow to be able to negotiate the rocky terrain. If you choose to ride go slowly and watch for obstructions, (rocks, branches, logs, etc.) as with limited snow coverage these are more prevalent. There is currently between 6 and 12 inches of snow on the ground depending on what area you are in. As snow is supposed to fall through the week I'll try to update this report on Friday if the is any better news.

See Archived conditions for 2007-2008 season here.

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