909 report

bbianchi · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 141 Location: pleasant valley

11.26 8 am: 2 hunters, one hiker, one dog. Cold and damp.

bbianchi · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 141 Location: pleasant valley

11.28 8am: 1 hiker, 1 dog, no hunters, a lot of rain

Tim845 · Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 3684 Location: Poughkeepsie

About 2" of powder, with less under hemlocks as in Pond Gut. Excellent winter riding!
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TriassicDoc · Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:05 pm Post subject:

I ran the trails this afternoon, they were in great condition, certainly good for riding. The roads were icy and worthy of studs.

burtondogs · Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 633

Rip Chit,.........

ProfessorCracker · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 733 Location: Taghkanic ny

Did a sweet loop. Just barely able to do it on my singlespeed. It was slow grind but still fun. Was around 1-3:00 before the bigger snow hit.
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BillZekas · Joined: 15 Apr 2009 Posts: 61 Location: West Cornwall, CT

Any updated info on 909 conditions would be greatly appreciated, especially after today's thaw and hopefully tomorrow's. Suitable for fatbike, studded 26er, or plain old 29er? Thank you much...

ProfessorCracker · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 733 Location: Taghkanic ny

My bet is it will be too wet/soft...
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TriassicDoc · Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:08 am Post subject:

I was at 909 Fri evening to xc ski and the woods (bushwhack) were nice for skiing, the road was good, snowmobile was too ripped up and rocky for my tastes, and overall it was already losing snow and getting really wet.

I imagine it is quite muddy today! I ran at FDR yesterday on the trails and it was a great workout--about 4 in of thick wet snow on top of freezing water, perfect to cool me down because it was so warm outside. HP was too snowy yesterday for me to run, probably not enough snow for xc ski.

ProfessorCracker · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 733 Location: Taghkanic ny

909 might be great come Tuesday. If all the snow melts and it gets as cold as they say. The trails should be half frozen and frost "heavey" perfect for fatbikes!
Also wondering about Stewart?
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Jesse845 · Joined: 09 Nov 2013 Posts: 50 Location: 909

I drove through 909 on the fire road today. All of the snow is gone. Rain is in the forecast for tomorrow (Monday) but the rest of the week looks good. From what I saw, there will be muddy areas, but hard pack areas should be fine. Mud should be frozen on Tuesday and Wednesday based on the forecast. I'm going to ride it Tuesday on my 26er with velociraptor tires.

bbianchi · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 141 Location: pleasant valley

12/24 8am: a few hikers with dogs. all trails that were observed are free from snow and ground frozen. good to go.

chiefmatesam · Joined: 28 May 2011 Posts: 493 Location: Poughkeepsie

Wow...reading these reports is killing me. Seriously threw my back out Sunday....and I REALLY WANT TO RIDE. Have fun out there!
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TriassicDoc · Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:33 pm Post subject:

I let other people do my car work Razz

909 Trail Report 2pm: 5+ bikers, 2 labrador retrievers walking human.

The trails were surprisingly dry, no ice, some water flowing in the usual places on Timbuk2 and Mustang. The streams are deeper than they look.

Tim845 · Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 3684 Location: Poughkeepsie

Around noon yesterday it was above freezing on the "upper trails." Then I descended into Pond Gut where it was below freezing. Before I was aware of it my front derailleur had frozen to one ring... A lesson re-learned about water crossings.
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HVmtb · Joined: 04 Jan 2009 Posts: 147 Location: Pleasant Valley

Christmas Eve a quick snow squall blew thru the PV area and gave it crusty inch of snow/ice. The trails will def be covered & slippery now as my lawn and back woods are covered. I'm only 3 miles from 909 so i'm assuming the same for over there. Break out your new Xmas studded tires or fat bike!
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ProfessorCracker · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 733 Location: Taghkanic ny

Wow! Weird! I'm 27 miles up the taconic. We had some flurries but nothing stuck.
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TriassicDoc · Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 5:14 pm Post subject:

I did not heed the warnings about using studded tires and now I have a big fat elbow!!! I am going to go straight to bikeway and get the things I need to get the Soma (my winterbike) together. I just need brake pads and a powerlink and I will be good to go. Maybe it will snow more so I can ski again.