Baller RichardDoane Posted December 22, 2008 Baller Share Posted December 22, 2008 Two Feet of Snow @ Herb's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted December 22, 2008 Baller_ Share Posted December 22, 2008 Ok, this was last year, but its freak'in Texas! Right now, its 25F outside. If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 If I post a picture of my lake right now you guys would think its the Mars rover. The ice is thick enough to drive on and we will haul rocks to the islands after the holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 MS- How thick does the ice have to be to safely drive a small backhoe loaded with rocks without fear of breaking through? We have to load up our islands as well, but have been doing it by pontoon boat in the past. Way too much work. Our ice doesn't get as thick as yours up in South Canada, but it might get as thick as 6" give or take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 We need 9 inches of clear ice to drive a Pick up truck. You cannot deal with it at 6 inches but sledding the rocks from shore to islands is eaiser then summer boat work. I wont take a loader full of rocks out until 12-14 inches. I sure would like to borrow you 12 inches from our lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted December 23, 2008 Administrators Share Posted December 23, 2008 Word to the wise. The western region lost a skier a few years a go who thought the ice was thick enough. Bummer way to die. Bummer for friends and family. Be freak'n carefull. BABE’S ★ California Ski Ranch ★ Connelly ★ Denali ★ Goode ★ KD Skis MasterCraft ★ MasterLine ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Rodics Innovation Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller RichardDoane Posted December 23, 2008 Author Baller Share Posted December 23, 2008 I don't think I'd drive a rock-loaded backhoe onto a frozen lake - better left to the Discovery Channel and the "Ice Road Truckers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller RichardDoane Posted December 23, 2008 Author Baller Share Posted December 23, 2008 This picture is actually from April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 All good advice. I think we will keep the equipment off the ice, but "sledding the rocks" is a great idea. We could even set up a winter Bocce tournament. Happy Holidays to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 We loose 5+ people each winter due to cars, snowsleds and ice fishers who just cant wait for it to thicken up. Our max depth inbetween the islands and shore is like 5 feet so at least a guy could stand for a few minutes before you pass out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamWally Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Here's Winlock Waters, between Seattle and Portland, as taken by M4 Jim Hammer. Bet Jim is wondering why he ever left sunny Calif about now.http://idisk.mac.com/js/web/images/file.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Good thing thats not a CC on the lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted December 24, 2008 Administrators Share Posted December 24, 2008 North Island at Horton Lake last week BABE’S ★ California Ski Ranch ★ Connelly ★ Denali ★ Goode ★ KD Skis MasterCraft ★ MasterLine ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Rodics Innovation Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted December 24, 2008 Administrators Share Posted December 24, 2008 Hard to beleive this was taken at Horton Lake BABE’S ★ California Ski Ranch ★ Connelly ★ Denali ★ Goode ★ KD Skis MasterCraft ★ MasterLine ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Rodics Innovation Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skibug Posted December 24, 2008 Baller Share Posted December 24, 2008 Not our lake; but, along the theme of this thread and funny as hell.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boody Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 That picture of Winlock Waters is amazing, thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted December 27, 2008 Administrators Share Posted December 27, 2008 I almost spit coffee all over my laptop BABE’S ★ California Ski Ranch ★ Connelly ★ Denali ★ Goode ★ KD Skis MasterCraft ★ MasterLine ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Rodics Innovation Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller RichardDoane Posted December 27, 2008 Author Baller Share Posted December 27, 2008 It's 46' today, so hopefully this won't last long. Super Basil the Wonderdog is testing the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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