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Favorite Fall and Winter Trails

Oct. 17, 2011, 4:48 p.m.
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It's that time of year again when the rain and snow starts to fall, and it's got me thinking about what my favorite wet trails are. For fromme it has to be bookwus to oilcan to crippler, bobsled and ladies to lower ladies. Cypress it's mystery dh and sex girl to nfl. Seymour it's Ned's. I used to like some dark side trails too but those got shut down I heard. Woodlot it's platinum and blood donor to giant killer to heckle and Jekyll. Ssc it's mach chicken. Sqaumpton, I don't really have one. Psedotsuga is a little easy, 19th is snowy, I guess it's half Nelson. Vedder it's that jump trail that exits just above the start of dilemma. Galbraith its evolution to u line. Guess that's it, I didn't think I'd have so many favorites!

Did I miss anything? What's good on eagle these days?

Oct. 17, 2011, 4:49 p.m.
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cbc ftmfw!

We don't know what our limits are, so to start something with the idea of being limited actually ends up limiting us.
Ellen Langer

Oct. 17, 2011, 4:53 p.m.
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No trolls allowed.

Oct. 17, 2011, 4:58 p.m.
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No trolls allowed.

then how about staying off of bookwus when it's wet.

We don't know what our limits are, so to start something with the idea of being limited actually ends up limiting us.
Ellen Langer

Oct. 17, 2011, 5:03 p.m.
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Really? I guess I'll be riding Upper oilcan instead then. Too bad that bookwus can't handle wet traffic, it's one of my fromme faves.

Oct. 17, 2011, 5:04 p.m.
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Haven't ridden arduum in a few years, is that a winter fave of anyone on here?

Oct. 17, 2011, 5:25 p.m.
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try to stick to the the more well drained zones when its uber wet

riding habits stay pretty much the same come winter except for the maybe the deepest loam lines

Oct. 17, 2011, 5:36 p.m.
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Really? I guess I'll be riding Upper oilcan instead then. Too bad that bookwus can't handle wet traffic, it's one of my fromme faves.

it's one of my fav fromme rips too, but a lot of that trail doesn't do well in the wet. 7th/leopard/kirkford/crinkum is a decent lap when it's wet tho.

We don't know what our limits are, so to start something with the idea of being limited actually ends up limiting us.
Ellen Langer

Oct. 17, 2011, 5:45 p.m.
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a few years ago during an extended cold snap i discovered the south side of ledgeview in abbotsford. if you can handle extremely challenging cross country, xcellerator is worth checking out when all else is teh suck: very wet, covered in snow, etc.

"Nobody really gives a shit that you don't like the thing that you have no firsthand experience with." Dave

Oct. 17, 2011, 6:39 p.m.
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it's one of my fav fromme rips too, but a lot of that trail doesn't do well in the wet. 7th/leopard/kirkford/crinkum is a decent lap when it's wet tho.

Been a while since I've done that one, since the big washout actually. I seem to remember it being fun and slightly more flowy than other trail linkups. You can go top to bottom without any uphill, which I like.

I've been meaning to check out ledge view for years now, it just seems like a long drive for some average riding though.

Oct. 17, 2011, 6:41 p.m.
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Been a while since I've done that one, since the big washout actually. I seem to remember it being fun and slightly more flowy than other trail linkups. You can go top to bottom without any uphill, which I like.

I've been meaning to check out ledge view for years now, it just seems like a long drive for some average riding though.

well leopard is definitely pedally, and there's a couple very short punchy climbs that can actually trip you up b/c the lines are fairly tight.

We don't know what our limits are, so to start something with the idea of being limited actually ends up limiting us.
Ellen Langer

Oct. 18, 2011, 1:16 p.m.
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Pipeline is a good choice for winter - almost all hard surfaces

WTB Frequency i23 rim, 650b NEW - $40

Oct. 18, 2011, 3:56 p.m.
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anything in pemberton until the snow flies

Oct. 24, 2011, 11:10 p.m.
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The new Executioner is not a good option it turns out. Dreamweaver is though.

Oct. 25, 2011, 12:29 p.m.
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Pipeline…not gud in the wets.

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