hi
i am hosting the annual fools ride
for the last weekend before and thru april1
we are still grooming trails and have permision from dnr to groom until april 15 if we have the snow and we do have the snow as of now
if you have been here before i take it you will be joining us if you havent try it out we have some of the best snow in the midwest
you can click on the link at top of the forum
rooms work best with 2 in each 1 bed and 1 fold out couch
i am doing a special for this ride $50. a night per room max 2 people
hope to see you for the ride
and dont be a fool and miss it

That sucks, I have to work that weekend. If you still have snow the weekend after, I may be interested. I have never rode in April before and would like to do so.

it is cool to ride that late in the year ridding in a t shirt is a trip
south boundry road has snow late into the season even later than us
but it is only 5 miles from here
but we are getting a little more every day i was told north of here got 12" today we only got about 1"

would love to come back and visit you but my sled is pretty much ready for storage!


will definetly get up by you for some fishing and atving this year though!!

thanks for the accomodations this winter pat! i had a blast!

so its ready to go we have about thesame amount of snow as last time you were up
by the way how are the boggy wheels?
last ride come on

yeah, losing bogey wheels 100 miles from the cabin sure does suck, LOL! it worked out, we were lucky that some other buddies were around to save the day.

my sled is put away and I am looking towards spring, otherwise i would be there for sure! good luck and have fun!

put your sled in storage, hell, I put on 60 descent miles from waunekee to lodi area today. Gotta ride while you can..............

yes and i groomed last night and will groom tonight then again on wed night thank god gerry grooms on tues
will try to ride this afternoon
dont understand how you think the ridding is done
int the red neck tradition

GET'ER DONE
by the way how was ridding on the big lake lake superior


p.s we get some of the biggest snow in the spring last year had 1 storm over 56" in 1 event
aint that right firecat youve ridden in spring snow

I'm probably going to come up for this ride. But I can't commit 100%, too many variable about work. If I do come up I'd like to spend most of the time off trail, if anyone else is interested in doing the same. I have a 136x1.75 track, usually enough for most UP snow, plus I carry a shovel and bunji when its not enough or when the rider makes an error

you won't need a shovel. There will be plenty of snow off trail, but it is pretty set, you won't go down to the bottom unless your a rookie. I remember back in the day riding with my t-shirt on in 46 degree weather jumpin banks behind white pine. That was a blast. I also seem to remember someones viper dropping 18 feet of a burm that same day.............. That's ok, that thing is so ugly, it looks better upside down.............lol

where were you riding....


Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 3:00 p.m.
Snowmobile Trails in the Southeast, Southwest and Northwest quadrants remain open at this time. Trails in the Northeast Quadrant, however, have been closed. This includes all trails east of Highway 51 and North of Interstate 94. Trails may be icy and sections may have water ponding on the trail. Please use caution when riding and let us know if you become aware of any unsafe conditions on the trails. Please check this website or the Parks 24/7 Information Line regularly for updates.
For updated conditions call the Parks Trails 24 Hour Information Line at (608) 242-4576

yeah i know, i was just trying to make a joke. I was up last week and was disappointed by how set up it is, could just pick my way thru the trees, not even on a trail and not sink in more than a few inches. Must have been too much warm weather. They really could use more new snow.

Take another look at my post, it says where i rode...................

John Dee says they are getting a good snow storm yet next week.......

If they actually got as much snow as John Dee predicts, the snow would be so deep we'd be riding over the trees instead of through them. Its nice to be optimistic, but come on.

so you were in fact riding on closed trails.

http://www.travelwisconsin.com/snow_report.aspx

You know guy, your a pain in the ass. No, the trails weren't closed. NW quadrant was open of dane county. Last time i checked, Waunakee has stayed on the same spot on the map, which puts it in the NW quadrant, which was open. Going north from that point puts you in Columbia County to Lodi; which was open............... So what part of that was on closed trails???

Also, this thread was for Baldy to get a ride going up north, not for you to stir the pot...........

if you ignore the crawling over all the ice shoves, it wasn;t bad. that is until we discovered that we were on thin ice. we had no business being out there. when you drive close to a local icefishing and he runs away, you know that we pushed our luck. nothing like driving over open water spots knowing that it is 245 feet to the bottom, LOL! i can honestly say that it will be the last time that i plan on doing that. 15 miles off shore on ice that formed within the last few days = could have been way worse.

When I looked yesterday it was dated the 10th and the columbia cty trails were closed. Depending which trails you rode on you could have been riding on closed trails. I realize you went north. No need to get pissy, I was just asking.
Your the one that stated you rode down here on baldys thread. Anyways he is in MI not wi.

Dude, you weren't askin, you were assuming that i was riding closed trails. I don't ride closed trails. I call before i go out, and indeed, everything i rode was open on that day. End of story.

What's your point about about him being in MI, he's trying to organize a ride with some people in this forum that have been to his place already....... And more are always welcome.....Even you......

We are trying to get a small group together to come up for this. If there is room of course. Our only problem at this time may be finding a four place trailer. A two trailer won't haul three sleds unfortunately. But we are doing our best to be able to come. Looking forward to it. DJ

alright now you sound like my wife lol lol lol
1))) if you ride in southern wis you should be happy to riide even if the trails are closed untill last year i lived in madison area and for 5 years preiviose the trails seemd to be open 1-2 days per year so i understand some people dont have $$$ to come up north so they may or not violate i admit when i lived down there every time it snowed whether the trails were open or not i was riding and i lived in the madison city limits in fact now that i live in michigan i can fess up i was the one who did a hot lap around the capital 7-8 years ago with joe.m lol lol lol and would do it again !!!!(should have seen bus drivers faces)
2))) if you got 3 sleds most guys put one in the back of a pickup nose forward and close the gate looks goofy but works well we have plenty of banks to unload on
3)))yep jhon dee is correct we are to get a nice dump spring snows are the best cause they are always bigger than predicted and no trafic
4))) luv the mud looks like you will have to re winterize that sled RIDE ON MAN
5)))my viper was only upside down off the 18ft cliff to test the strength of the hood and handelbars lol lol(thank god i didnt get hurt)
6))) plenty of room for all i hope red 440 makes it up here as he has posted alot on this thread dont worry about firecat he is a bit whinny but a nice VIOLATOR lol
7)))back to luv the mud i got an extra wheel for your sled i can take it off my kids wagon lwe can make it fit
8))))if you are coming up private message me and will reserve you a room i understand if we melt away but it looks like we are to get a big dump before then so ride on man ride on

just an update we survived the warm weather
trails are a bit icey but are to get 2-4 by tues and snow is forcasted for the rest of the week and we are still to get a big dump week of the ride so keep them fingers crossed

hey now hope you didnt sumerize the sled
still time to ride
am riding this weekend and for the fools day ride as well

snow forcasted every day this week
looks to be a great final ride this year
got 4-6 this sunday and only had 4 sled in town all day
trails are looking to be in very good shape

so who is all in for this ride? It looks like there should be some good snowfall this week up there.

are you able to make it
i groomed last night we got 3-4 around here and are to get 3-4 tonight-tommorow are you coming up for ride?
see if we can get al from hiawatha
and by the way hope you dont change the name i would have no idea who you were

It is a strong possibility that I will be coming up. I will know for sure in the next few days. I am going to talk to Al and see what he is up to this weekend. Lets hope for the snow that is forcasted for thursday. I would be nice to have some fresh snow back in the woods and tailing ponds.

I see you are in White Pine, MI. I have plans this weekend. Can we still ride next weekend?

Great Pic on your avator...

I'll be there late Friday night and ready to ride Sat morning

Hey Pat,
Sent ya a PM...

Ill be up early friday a.m. with pleanty of time to spare to ride friday. Most likely staying through sunday. See yall up there.

cool and if ya want to ride next weekend i dont know if the snow will last on the trails i know the boonedockin in the wood and fire roads should still be ok
will see the rest of ya

thanks to all who came up to ride
i had a great time and hope everyone else did as well
always enjoy meeting new people
by the way looks like 3-5 tonight
and i wanted to put away thw sled and change the oil oh well
looks like a little longer for the atv season

I had a good time. We certainly tore up a lot snow (and a few little trees, a bit of carbide and at least one belt). I'll be back next winter. Thanks for the hospitality.

pics?? come on guys! make the losers like me that could not come jealous!

pat, we gonna get an atv ride together?

heck yes
i bet my apex will rule the atv trails
just kidding
i will be helping out with the atv trails the "mi-trail" to be specific
and yes it is official we are conected to the main system
but best of all logging roads and you can run county and local roads as long as you are on the shoulder
plan on a 4th of july ride up here if interested and all are invited to join me for the parade on the 4th and ride your atv in it
by the way i have a china made atv 200 need help with this one it is new but i am scared to ride it