[Closed] Going up Rivi this week

Went on Friday, not much snow, about 2-3" and all pretty much packed down now. Few icy patches to watch out for, but apart from that it was all good. Smoothes out some of the bumpier tracks! I didn't stay out for too long or go too high, because I was frozen, but even Winter Hill looked ok.

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Seemed to be less snow the higher you got, strangely..

Nice, just a case of getting well wrapped up then! should be chilly wednesday night!

We got a lot more snow on Friday night which then got rained on and Froze.

The whole place is like an ice rink.

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So no good then? 🙂

Sounds like I timed it quite well then 😀

We are up for a blast Wed night neil

you coming?

it sounds like it was last Chrimbo, safer riding than walking.

Yeah i was going to give you the weekly call 🙂

And i need some assistance with a tubeless 'issue' 🙄

Good excuse to show you the new bike in the daylight 😉

I only managed out for a walk yesterday, as I was tied up with 'baby stuff' all weekend.

There was a thaw, with rain that has since re-frozen hard. Some of the lesser well trodden/ridden trails will be ok, as the untouched surface will be pretty solid and grippy.

The bits that have been compacted, which have then frozen will be crazy! Watched as a bunch of guys rode past the kennels, as I was coming down from the Two Lads, and you could hear them from about 2-300 metres away - not from their ProII hubs, but from the ice/frost cracking under them! 😀

Was out on Sunday morning, lower down its like a skating ring due to the partial thaw on Saturday, up near the mast the snow is about 6 inches deep and frozen, I found it impossible to ride the path across smithills moor. Apart from that it was perfect 😀