Archive for March 2019

March 11, 2019 -3º Looks like a milder week ahead, big thanks to Jeff for fixing the blade on the new BR180 last night, looks like he pulled an all nighter, great to have folks dedicated to helping the club. We will get at the trails after this little mess today. Our next and last…

March 10th, 2019 -13º We had a great turnout for the Weenie Roast and Cory Tucker Memorial Run. Big Thank You goes out to those who helped out, Carroll’s Bakery, Sobeys in Douglastown, Mark MacDonald as always for the BBQ and last but not least (this will be their 17th year) father and son duo…

March 9th, 2019 -14º Please come join us at our Annual Weenie Roast today from Noon til 4pm at the Barren shelter, for some free burgers and dogs. In conjunction with this there will be a 50/50 draw in support of a Memorial Warming Shelter honouring Cory Tucker, this shelter will be erected on trail…

March 8th, 2019 -22º Yesterday Connor groomed all Douglastown trails, 521, 522, 523, 512 and 515, he reported things are still a bit rough in the drifted areas but its starting to take shape. Last night Jamie groomed 52 North to the headpond and is still on trail at post, so if you are venturing…

March 7th, 2019 -18º Yesterday Jamie arrived back late afternoon from the headpond after an approximately 22 hour run, the Kendall jumped aboard and groomed Newcastle trails 52 South to the Miramichi Bridge, 525 to Curtis Corner Irving then 42 South to the Anderson Bridge and back to home base. We are steadily making progress,…

March 6th, 2019 -18º We are finally making some progress with our trail system. Yesterday Alan tramped and then groomed trail 21 to the junction of 52, then south to Barnaby River turned and back on 52 North to the Miramichi Bridge then back to home base at Kingston’s Petro, great progress. Yesterday Bobby and…

March 5th, 2019 -8º Note that the Bridge on 515 that crosses the Bartibog River is closed and at this point we do not have an alternate route. Well yesterday Gary, Daniel and Ron got the Lamtrac back up and running, so hopefully the Southside trails will start to get back in shape over the…

March 4th, 2019 -8º Looks like we will be getting about 15cm this time around. Yesterday Gary and Bobby had a look at the groomers and came up with a plan to get the fleet moving again. With any luck by the end of the day we will have a groomer back on the trail,…

March 3rd, 2019 -7º We now officially have no groomers operational, Kendall started out last night with the old BR180 but noticed it wasn’t working properly, it has the rubber off one wheel that keeps the track in place plus there is something wrong with the computer, so he tried the new BR180, which already…

March 2, 2019 -16º Just can’t seem to catch a break, yesterday Gary, Daniel and Ron fixed the Lamtrac and sent it back to get some trails on the Southside groomed up. Well Alan did trail 21 to Black River and then 510 and 511, went back to Kingston’s to fuel up and (nobody will…