Moultonboro SMC Saturday Club Ride

WINNOCTURN · 01-25-2011, 12:53 PM

Ride is being lead by Steve Janaitis.

The some group meets at the VK around 7:30am for breakfast.

Club ride will leave from VK at 8:30 and take Trail #15 to RR bed. Go to Woodstock to Warren. Lunch at Baker River Club house and return via Plymouth and Squam.

These Saturday rides will be a reoccurring event on most Saturdays.

Check the Moultonboro Snowmobile Club website for this and other Club activities.

http://www.moultonborosmc.org/

Formula · 01-30-2011, 08:15 PM

The trail conditions on both days were great thanks to al of the volunteers in Moultonborough. We took the trail off the lake at Braun Bay and ended up in Meredith via 15. Then the rails to Lincoln. I can tell you that the MSC had the best maintained trails on the entire trip.

Thanks again guys!

PS stay off the rails until we get at least 6 inches of cement snow. We saw one snowmobile that had a ski ripped off when it hit a switch. My son also had a problem, he got thrown off at low speeds hitting a rail connection plate causing about $1,000.00 of repairs.

Safe riding and pray for more snow.

SIKSUKR · 01-31-2011, 02:02 PM

Yup, my friend broke one of his struts on a switch last week.

hilltopper · 01-31-2011, 03:21 PM

How much more snow do you think it will take to make the rails (more) rideable. I've had experiences in the past and stay off them until I can no longer see rails...

hazelnut · 01-31-2011, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by hilltopper

How much more snow do you think it will take to make the rails (more) rideable. I've had experiences in the past and stay off them until I can no longer see rails...

It's the quality not the quantity.

Seriously though a heavy wet 12 inch blast of snow would be a great help to the tracks. Any less or anything with low water content won't do much.

The tracks from Weirs to Ashland were tough and a bit unnerving. Lots of rails exposed. We rode them without incident but we all had sore backs, necks and butts.

I bounced off a rail once or twice and we were taking it pretty easy. I saw a couple of guys blast past us and they were moving. I just don't get that kind of risk taking on the rails in those conditions. One wrong move and it could have been trouble for those guys.

VitaBene · 01-31-2011, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by hazelnut

It's the quality not the quantity.

Seriously though a heavy wet 12 inch blast of snow would be a great help to the tracks. Any less or anything with low water content won't do much.

The tracks from Weirs to Ashland were tough and a bit unnerving. Lots of rails exposed. We rode them without incident but we all had sore backs, necks and butts.

I bounced off a rail once or twice and we were taking it pretty easy. I saw a couple of guys blast past us and they were moving. I just don't get that kind of risk taking on the rails in those conditions. One wrong move and it could have been trouble for those guys.

Hnut is correct- It will take some high moisture content snow to cover the tracks so a groomer can go over it. RR tracks are tough on groomers!

hilltopper · 02-01-2011, 07:51 AM

Well, regardless of mositure content I've got to believe a foot and a half of snow would probably remedy the rail situation!

01-30-2011, 08:15 PM	#2
Formula Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 183 Thanks: 12 Thanked 28 Times in 16 Posts	Saturday and Sunday conditons The trail conditions on both days were great thanks to al of the volunteers in Moultonborough. We took the trail off the lake at Braun Bay and ended up in Meredith via 15. Then the rails to Lincoln. I can tell you that the MSC had the best maintained trails on the entire trip. Thanks again guys! PS stay off the rails until we get at least 6 inches of cement snow. We saw one snowmobile that had a ski ripped off when it hit a switch. My son also had a problem, he got thrown off at low speeds hitting a rail connection plate causing about $1,000.00 of repairs. Safe riding and pray for more snow.

01-31-2011, 02:02 PM	#3
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Yup, my friend broke one of his struts on a switch last week. __________________ SIKSUKR

01-25-2011, 12:53 PM	#1
WINNOCTURN Deceased Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 849 Thanks: 350 Thanked 351 Times in 193 Posts	Moultonboro SMC Saturday Club Ride Ride is being lead by Steve Janaitis. The some group meets at the VK around 7:30am for breakfast. Club ride will leave from VK at 8:30 and take Trail #15 to RR bed. Go to Woodstock to Warren. Lunch at Baker River Club house and return via Plymouth and Squam. These Saturday rides will be a reoccurring event on most Saturdays. Check the Moultonboro Snowmobile Club website for this and other Club activities. http://www.moultonborosmc.org/

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01-31-2011, 03:21 PM	#4
hilltopper Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 717 Thanks: 25 Thanked 105 Times in 66 Posts	How much more snow do you think it will take to make the rails (more) rideable. I've had experiences in the past and stay off them until I can no longer see rails...

02-01-2011, 07:51 AM	#7
hilltopper Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 717 Thanks: 25 Thanked 105 Times in 66 Posts	Well, regardless of mositure content I've got to believe a foot and a half of snow would probably remedy the rail situation!