Does anybody have any info on snow depth in the highlands? Did the rain hurt riding for this weekend? Any info would be great! :div20:

yeh some info would b nice heading down saturday if everything goes well :beerchug: :banana:

It's hard to say, I just came brack from the island and there was lots of fog down that way, so if that hits the mountain for the night, I don't think i'd be going but weather is different up there, tommorow night they might get 20 more cms. You know how it is up there. Yesterday sunny on bottom, 15kms up snowing like hell. I would say it should make a little base as long as they don't get any heavy rain and depending on how quick it freezes up again. The worst thing is no frost and it is melting from the bottom too.

So should I take the sled to CB this weekend or is it a lost cause.

might as well take ur chance on it i'm heading down saturday morning i think

Snow is sure taking a sad beating in Baddeck :banghead: It is raining right now along with the + temps all day. Everything is back to green.....I dare say the highlands took a sad beating today.

Just left Whycocomagh -The rain was starting to pickup. Lots of snow in the ditches on the way home.....was 5 degrees driving back to the mainland. Who knows?? Guess someone will have to take a rip up to see what the story is gonna be for the weekend?? :celebrating:

Ya guys with the warm winds here today blowing right over the Highlands and it was recently pouring rain here my guess is all that powder is probably gone or almost gone.
The mountains here and the highland trails leading up there are all brown now with no snow.
Here's a couple of pics from yesterday as we ATV'd the 104 looking for windfalls and erected some signs along the way. There was over a foot of snow but no base and still many unfrozen water holes buried under the snow.

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I'd take a drive up tomorrow but I got my rear axle pulled out to replace a outer CV Boot :banghead:

Well boys I think she be done for now. I can't even see a lick of snow at my place anymore and it appears to sill be misting out. Here is an updated forcast but not really worth anything....

Baddeck: Issued 5.00 AM AST Friday 8 December 2006

Today Periods of rain except periods of snow over higher terrain late this afternoon. Amount 10 mm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming north 30 km/h this morning then increasing to 50 gusting to 70 late this afternoon. Temperature falling to minus 1 by evening. Tonight Periods of rain changing to a few flurries or snow squalls this evening. Periods of snow over higher terrain early this evening. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm except locally 10 cm in snow squalls. Local blowing snow this evening. Wind north 50 km/h gusting to 70 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 late this evening. Low minus 3.

Saturday Flurries or snow squalls. Local amount 5 cm. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near minus 3.

Sunday A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. Windy. Low minus 6. High plus 4.


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Well, at least we got a few good days in !!! Like scratcher said though, it's a whole different place up there, so ya never know, there could be 2 or 3 feet of powder that just suddenly appears overnight, I've seen it happen many times. At least there will be somewhat of a base now instead of the bottomless conditions the past few days.... I'm sure someone will take a drive up and look-see :cn:

There is still some snow here in Dingwall, but not as much as there was.

any take a drive up the highlands 2day 2 see how the conditions were?

Ok fellas...I just took a drive out and I was suprised in a 5min drive the difference. Sorry no pictures. As of 3:45ish it is currently a 50/50 mix of rain and wet snow at the Red Barn. Once up further it became more wet snow than ran and once I hit the main gate entrance the road was still covered in snow. It hasn't been plowed and there are some dark spots. There are some marks from couple trucks it looks like but I'm not sure it was made today. I drove out about 1km but with a 2wd I was getting a little cautious but it was pure white stuff falling down, it was pretty cool. Visiability was maybe at best 1/2 mile, it was coming down nicely. So with the given forcast I don't see any reason why a run isn't possible tomorrow :beerchug:

Baddeck: Issued 4.00 PM AST Friday 8 December 2006

Tonight Periods of rain mixed with snow changing to flurries or a few snow squalls early this evening. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm except locally 10 cm in snow squalls. Local blowing snow this evening. Wind north 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 late this evening. Low minus 3.

Saturday Flurries or snow squalls. Local amount 5 cm. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near minus 3. Saturday night Flurries or a few snow squalls ending overnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind west 30 km/h. Temperature rising to zero by morning

Sounds good to me. Anybody want to meet up sometime tomorrow. Let me know. Tima and place doesn't matter.

hey were heading down 2morrow and it want to join n/p we'll probally be leaving antigonish int the early morning if u want to come with us look 4 a 2007 machz 1000 or mine a 2006 900 fusion racing graphics #15 wearing a all black suit with polaris writtin on the back and sleves..hopfully see you around

Where will you be going in at?

red barn but i don't kno when i'll be down now can't get down 2 antigonish till 2morrow morning early stromin like a bastard up here, strom moving down that way but dad will b up in the morning, should b down to the highlands around dinner time er so

yeh even better dude leaving around 7 moms driving me down because shes going 2 see my grandmother thats in a nursing home, she has alztimers

I've got a lend of a sled for the weekend, so i'm game for tomorrow.

alright cya around hopfully

snowing in CapeBreton?? :fluffy:

Snowing in Sydney right now. 8pm. Calling for 5cm. Hopefully the highlands will see 5 times that tonight and hopefuly more on Saturday. I'm heading down in the morning. Not sure what time. Hoping to meet up with a few to go for a rip.

thanks for the info ACT660

Text Forecast from Environment Canada
North East Margaree: Issued 4.00 PM AST Friday 8 December 2006

Tonight Periods of rain mixed with snow changing to flurries or a few snow squalls early this evening. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm except locally 10 cm in snow squalls. Local blowing snow this evening. Wind north 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 late this evening. Low minus 3.

Saturday Flurries or snow squalls. Local amount 5 cm. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near minus 3.

Saturday night Flurries or a few snow squalls ending overnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind west 30 km/h.

Reddeom and Downnorthedgefr were just there and their truck was covered in snow. They drove out a little ways and said there was at least 8'' down and still snowing. :fluffy:

so who's all in for tommorow?

Myself, REV 800 X, and killman will be there ! :div20:

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thers a few going sunday might go tomarrow wought time u gys leaving just got home from berdeck can leave from hunters gate slusy but minis 3 now should be alriht :div20: :celebrating: :beerchug:

May see you guys up there tomorrow.

Snowsquall warning for North East Margaree. 20 cm except 30 cm in higher terrain. Check it out at www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca. Looking good for this weekend. :fluffy:

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Well. its 6:45am and it's snowing out! Trans-Canada Hwy is all white and traffic seems to be hovering around the 80km/hr mark. :beerchug: :fluffy:

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Well..I may have not been completly awake. It looks more like a god dam heavy snowfall out there. Traffic is crawling at 50-60km/hr at best. I let the cat out half an hour ago and I cannot even see his tracks. I have a exam today in Sydney at 9am...Dosen't look like I'll be going.

we're headin up in an hour or so, will have updates later today.

Hey Kilman. What timw do you plan on leaving Sydney. I am going this morning as well. Looking to go riding with a few of you.

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Well..I may have not been completly awake. It looks more like a god dam heavy snowfall out there. Traffic is crawling at 50-60km/hr at best. I let the cat out half an hour ago and I cannot even see his tracks. I have a exam today in Sydney at 9am...Dosen't look like I'll be going.
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Fred making excuses so he don't have to go to school..He's thinking off all that snow up in the highlands.. now that's the place to be.. :div20:

:div20: u know it.. :div20: so when are u all goin to the highland .

Yep that's right Storm..highlands for us guys this winter..too much fricken around getting ready for ice than snow..going to have Walters 800 set up for the ice.

is it worth the drive up for sunday?

How long does it take to drive from antigonish to the highlands? cuz if i go im just wonderin if i should throw the sled in the old toyota or borrow a trailer and take the car?.....if its real long ill have to take the car hahah

somewhere around a hour or so depends on the way ya drive

I'd like to know what your driving to get from antigonish to the highlands in an hour. :beerchug:

Agreed! It'll take about 1.5 hours to get to the red barn from Antigonish, maybe a little longer if the roads are shit so by the time you take the turn and get up to Hunters and unload it'll be a little over 2 hrs before you're sleddin

thers a few going sunday :div20: :celebrating: :beerchug: :beer:

Fack..ended up going. Looked like it was going to clear up at about 8am so I said hell with it..get it over with. I was wrong when I started on my way. Still took me half hour just to get to the mountain. Amazing what its like on the other side..just like summer. Way back over you could still see the snow falling out the highlands. I was actually thinking about what the girl sitting in front of me today would do to me :beerchug: :tease:

Rookie :beerchug:

WHATS THE CONDITIONS OF THE HIGHLANDS RIGHT NOW?????ahhaa

Hey
Any word on snow conditions and is it worth driving 2hrs to the hunters Mtn?

was up there today, left from the gate at hunters mtn. there was about 4-6 inches of fresh stuff there and it got better as you went up the mountain. There was about a foot of fresh snow up top with some what of a bottom, more so then on tuesday and wednesday early in the week. all in all it was good conditions to go trailing on and put some miles on the sled. so go for'er boys and girls.

Was in the Highlands today. Definitely worth going. Snow got alot better the further you went up Hunters mountain. Lots of fresh powder. Sorry no pics- the camera would die every time I went to snap. Fuckin thing

Was that you guys I spoke to around 4:30 tonight. You guys were the last ones leaving with the Chev and the 2 REVS and the FUSION.