Originally Posted by rankin116
And cross country ski trails aren't bad to bike on, as long as there was enough traffic to make a nice wide trail
As long as it's a multi-use trail or an hors-piste type of thing. Classic XC trails that had tracks laid down are a no-no for bike riding. I don't know about skate-style skiing. I figured it would be less of an issue but not for classic-style trails.
Originally Posted by
rankin116
That normal for you guys up there? My parents live in Buffalo, and they've had a pretty mild year. Usually they get a couple big storms and random lake effect. This last week was really the only true storm of the season for them.
No, this is out of the ordinary. Our total cumulative snowfall far this year is about 3.7m. I looked up what our annual snowfall is, it's usually about 2.2m. We have had warm days so it's not like we have 12' snow everywhere but where the snow has a chance to accumulate it can get deep.
Originally Posted by dminor
Sled tracks are much nicer than ATV tracks, because they pack a flat track.
Yeah, the tracks they leave look like they will make a nice surface to ride on but I've seen those guys keeping up with me at highway speeds when the trail runs parallel to the highway. Wouldn't want to get in the way of that.