polarisrider1
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Already packed. Who all will be out there at this time? (besides Revkev and I).
Cooke City 1/21 to 1/29
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echohunter
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We just got back from cooke new years day ... .. Snow is phenomenal right now. . .best I have ever ridden . ..so much for Al gores hoax!!!. . .yer gonna have fun!!
indy_500
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your killin me smalls!
Cooke just received over a foot of fresh Pow, with more in the 10 day forecast......but the Avy danger is High
Rick just got the Semi all tuned up, and had the ECM reprogramed, we will be rolling with 470 HP of pure Detroit Diesel Power!!! Meeting Rick at Noon Friday in RC, loading up the Knuckle heads there, then the GR Folks, and Later the Gang in South Bend, and a last stop in Minnesota. We will have 25 to 26 sleds in the trailer, a FULL Load.
Rick just got the Semi all tuned up, and had the ECM reprogramed, we will be rolling with 470 HP of pure Detroit Diesel Power!!! Meeting Rick at Noon Friday in RC, loading up the Knuckle heads there, then the GR Folks, and Later the Gang in South Bend, and a last stop in Minnesota. We will have 25 to 26 sleds in the trailer, a FULL Load.polarisrider1
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Cooke just received over a foot of fresh Pow, with more in the 10 day forecast......but the Avy danger is High
Heck, I am working in Indianapolis till fri. Am. Should of drug sled down here and met in south bend. I will be at regular Grand Rapids pickup location. Got my wife delivering sled and clothes. Gotta love her.
Audio file http://mtavalanche.com/audio/play/5950
Cooke City has received over 3 feet in the past 72 hours
Avalanche Danger is HIGH on wind loaded slopes over 35 degrees, Considerable on all other slopes.
Cooke City has received over 3 feet in the past 72 hours
Avalanche Danger is HIGH on wind loaded slopes over 35 degrees, Considerable on all other slopes.
Looking better
Winter Storm Warning for Cooke City Montana, Beartooth Range Montana
Issued by The National Weather Service
Billings, MT
4:09 am MST, Tue., Jan. 18, 2011
... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY BEFORE ENDING WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION: 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON WEST AND NORTH FACING SLOPES.
* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
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.PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN AREAS THIS MORNING... WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. COLD AIR WILL SURGE BACK INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY AFTER MAKING A BRIEF RETREAT EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS PUSH OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE ALL THE WAY INTO THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. AS THE COLD AIR MOVES BACK INTO THE AREA... PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE FROM RAIN TO FREEZING RAIN AND THEN SNOW. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS INTENSE THAN ON MONDAY... HOWEVER EVEN LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BEARTOOTH AND THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE 3 TO 6 INCHES. AREAS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAINS... FROM LIVINGSTON TO BILLINGS TO HARDIN WILL SEE AROUND 3 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT.
No Additional Weather Alerts for Cooke City, MT
Winter Storm Warning for Cooke City Montana, Beartooth Range Montana
Issued by The National Weather Service
Billings, MT
4:09 am MST, Tue., Jan. 18, 2011
... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY BEFORE ENDING WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION: 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON WEST AND NORTH FACING SLOPES.
* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
More Information
.PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN AREAS THIS MORNING... WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. COLD AIR WILL SURGE BACK INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY AFTER MAKING A BRIEF RETREAT EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS PUSH OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE ALL THE WAY INTO THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. AS THE COLD AIR MOVES BACK INTO THE AREA... PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE FROM RAIN TO FREEZING RAIN AND THEN SNOW. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS INTENSE THAN ON MONDAY... HOWEVER EVEN LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BEARTOOTH AND THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE 3 TO 6 INCHES. AREAS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAINS... FROM LIVINGSTON TO BILLINGS TO HARDIN WILL SEE AROUND 3 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT.
No Additional Weather Alerts for Cooke City, MT
polarisrider1
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20 hrs. till launch.
polarisrider1
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On the road again! Got a filming crew in the truck. We are doing 2 videos while at Cooke. Snowtrails TV episode and a video. They like shiny red Poos so I am in luck.
polarisrider1
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Hmmm shiny red poos well that includes me I guess
See ya soon Todd. We got a lot of Doos with wraps in the truck.
Out of Michigan, 6 guys in the extended motor coach and13 sleds on the top deck of the 53ft trailer. Loaded 7 more sleds and 1 guy in South Bend. Just grabbed 3 sleds and 2 bodies in Chicago. Headed north for pick ups in Wisconsin and the twin cities. Then west bound and down, we are truckin' to Cooke City.............updates and pics coming come soon
polarisrider1
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We will call you, so you will have time. InChitown right now. Had late start.
more horse power for pulling the hills, not speeding.........sorry, see ya soon though.
six guys in the bunks, four up front. just 2 of us stretching out in the back with lots of room, six bench seats and the captains chair. watching ts9.....sled videos all the way to cooke on two tvs in back.
six guys in the bunks, four up front. just 2 of us stretching out in the back with lots of room, six bench seats and the captains chair. watching ts9.....sled videos all the way to cooke on two tvs in back.
polarisrider1
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Got a great group going out. Rode with most of them on various rides in the past. One young gun with a good back on a yami. 3 on Poos and 12 Summits. And a filming crew for Snowtrails TV. Andy and Cuzz see you at the JDee ride in.
Firecatguy
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did ya go thru MN yet? pick me up.....im packin now
polarisrider1
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Sorry Pat, the truck is full. Serious bunch, they have extra motors in crates, spare skids, cases of Amsoil.