A couple of weekends ago I had the opportunity to meet the new grooming boss in the area. He was showing off the new grooming equipment.
I think his name is Dan. (was slightly intoxicated) He was showing off the new grooming sled from Doobie brothers or some thing. I know doobie was in the name on the thing. For some reason that stuck with me. The new sled is 14ft wide! it has wings that drop down. Brand new fancy John Deere tractor with those plastic tracks. A really nice looking rig.
We chatted a bit and the groomer boss explained how he was brought in to make things right in the area. I am sure we filled his head with our drunken recommendations. Our group has always felt that $$ best spent would be to bulldoze or grade the trails in the fall before snow. If you have ever been in the area in the summer and rode any of the trails you would know what we are talking about. They could even pull funds from the ATV side. The trails are horrible. Moguls and ruts are plentiful. It takes so many snows at the beginning of the season for them to groom the snow in to all of the dirt holes. Not to mention it is hard on the skid they drag for grooming if they are cutting and hitting the frozen dirt.
In the last 2 weeks I have been hearing nothing but excellent reports on trail conditions. Even the infamous trail 8 that every one complains about.
This might be due to lower traffic because there is snow to ride to the South. Also the extreme cold temps.
Post your experiences good or bad. I am very hopeful that this new guy is going to make a change for the better. I wish I could remember his name. I know he gave out business cards. He asked people to inform him of bad conditions. He seems to care.
(note: it is the same company with the grooming contract. They brought in an experienced trail boss to run things this year because of all the complaints in recent years.
I think his name is Dan. (was slightly intoxicated) He was showing off the new grooming sled from Doobie brothers or some thing. I know doobie was in the name on the thing. For some reason that stuck with me. The new sled is 14ft wide! it has wings that drop down. Brand new fancy John Deere tractor with those plastic tracks. A really nice looking rig.
We chatted a bit and the groomer boss explained how he was brought in to make things right in the area. I am sure we filled his head with our drunken recommendations. Our group has always felt that $$ best spent would be to bulldoze or grade the trails in the fall before snow. If you have ever been in the area in the summer and rode any of the trails you would know what we are talking about. They could even pull funds from the ATV side. The trails are horrible. Moguls and ruts are plentiful. It takes so many snows at the beginning of the season for them to groom the snow in to all of the dirt holes. Not to mention it is hard on the skid they drag for grooming if they are cutting and hitting the frozen dirt.
In the last 2 weeks I have been hearing nothing but excellent reports on trail conditions. Even the infamous trail 8 that every one complains about.
This might be due to lower traffic because there is snow to ride to the South. Also the extreme cold temps.
Post your experiences good or bad. I am very hopeful that this new guy is going to make a change for the better. I wish I could remember his name. I know he gave out business cards. He asked people to inform him of bad conditions. He seems to care.
(note: it is the same company with the grooming contract. They brought in an experienced trail boss to run things this year because of all the complaints in recent years.
