So, my wife Mallory Newton and I left here at 8pm last night, traveled down the rail bed of ITS 87 to the Frank Savage Rd ITS 84 intersection and followed ITS 84 all the way through Athens and into Canaan to Morrill Pond to visit a friend whose garage roof caved in!
After that we back tracked on ITS 84 to Athens where we picked up ITS 113 that connects back to ITS 87 just south of Solon. We back tracked as we had heard that the Burrill Woods and Notch area roads were all plowed. Once we hit ITS 87 from there we are only about 5 miles from our homes just outside of the Solon Snowhawks Club where they turn around @ Rt 43.
Riders Jeni Dwyer Mather and George Mather reported taking the Breakneck Ridge trail yesterday from the Wind Mill trail over to Monson to have lunch with the kids a Spring Creek BBQ Pit also known as the Blind Dog Saloon and having excellent trail conditions.
I'M TELLING YOU THE TRAILS ARE STILL IN VERY GOOD SHAPE!!! WE STILL HAVE AT LEAST 2 WEEKS OF RIDING! Yes, grooming has been spotty with these warmer temps, but the only rough parts of the trail was from settlement. There was still very good coverage with only 1 bare spot. Water is starting to run and could play havoc if warm temps continue past Saturday.
My thoughts are, get through the weekend and enjoy the warm riding. Next week the temps will drop back down allowing for more grooming helping extend the running out budgets of the clubs. With more snow on the way we urge you to donate to a local club that you ride in. Please feel free to stop in the shop to make donations for the Valley Riders Club.
Be safe and we will see you out there!