McCall area grooming

[westsledin]

Hi, Doug, yes, my understanding is there are 2 operators at Smith's Ferry, 2 at Cascade, and 4 at Donnelly/McCall. Fully staffed. There are 3 volunteers drug tested and on the country payroll and 2 more in the process as back up for illness, etc. for the McCall area. (some training required)

They just need to keep the machines running now.

Spud.

Glad to hear things are moving along!

Rich

 

[snoballssnoglory]

The commissioner in charge is Gordon Cruickshank and his email is gcruickshank@co.valley.id.us The other one to contact is Todd Wernex at the State Parks and Recreation at Todd.Wernex@idpr.idaho.gov Todd is the one that can put pressure on the county to get things done.

Still Sucks.

Call Gordon at 1-208-382-7100 office which he is never in or his
home phone 1-208-634-2490.

What a joke from the top to the bottom can not get there act together.

 

[Bear Creek Lodge]

A group of us from the snowmobile club went out today, with the forest service, and put up the signs from N to I. Poles and flags were put up for the groomers. Most of the trails were in good shape. Trail map www.snowmobilemccall.net

www.BearcreekLodgeMcCall.com

 

[PowderGirl]

Warren, Coppet creek to Brundage and from that intersection south along Brundage Reservoir were corrteroy today. Much nicer to head out on and come home on after a hard day of boondocking tons of sweet snow on a beautiful sunny day!

 

[idaspud]

Work party

On the flagging run up Red Ridge yesterday I found that the limb trimming we did a couple of years ago is completely gone. The branches are hanging out into the groomers windows area and we could break another $$$ window. We need to make a serious run along the ridge to trim it and out on Blue bunch a ways too. If anyone wants to come up this weekend, I can get two extendo chain saws for us to take out for a timming run. They take someone with a little bit of arm strength and someone to pile the limbs back off the trail. Need 4 to 6 riders.

Best way would be to meet at West Face lot, (been groomed), at say 10:30am.

Sunday works best for me or I can get the saws for you to take out on Saturday. Of course, any riding for the fun of it is forbidden.

Any week end volunteers???

Spud

 

[drmiller100]

Free beer!

Ok you whiney riders!!!!!

Last minute, but aren't we all anyway????

Mel is a great guy, doing the absolute best he can, and if you want the trails groomed frequently, the trails need brushed out!

What you are committing to:
Meet Mel at Westface parking lot saturday at 10:30 am.
Learn how to use the pole saws (really easy).
Spend half a day BSing, wandering around on trails, and even stopping occasionally to cut a branch or two.

This is NOT rocket science, and it is not hard work, but it is really important. The more branches you get cut away, the faster the groomer can run safely, and the more trails will get groomed. If memory serves, it was 2,000 bucks last time we broke a rear mirror.

I talked to Jared at Lardos. He is one of the owners. For any of the tourists who come up from the valley and spend part of their day brushing the trails, he'll buy them a Draft Beer in appreciation.

 

[suitcase]

I find it interesting that your area has payed employes to groom? Our grooming is done by volunteers, and our free time. We do get a little for mileage, nothing you can count on. IMO onething is for sure the grooming good or bad, serves a great purpose to the local public and the traveling public, as said above, for the $$$$$. So any help from us (the snowmobliers) should be used by the people in charge of the grooming. Because if you lose the grooming not only do we lose the $$$ we give a big door to the greenies to come in and start the closers, and we all have enough of that going on with out giving them a bigger door to use. Our trails are groomed (may not be the best in the country) for just this reason. I do my part and volunteer as much as I can, and I don't mind getting ideas from the riders that use the trails, I sure don't use them.

Just my two penny's