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Fromme 2012 Conditions

Oct. 26, 2012, 9:46 p.m.
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Road to the 7th is clear as is the trail down. (as of about 930pm last night)

there was not continous coverage up at the 7th.

I was just working with the photo evidence, haven't been up there in a couple weeks myself. Must have snowed early/overnight then melted off?

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Oct. 27, 2012, 4:44 p.m.
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There was snow a few days ago but it's warmed up and been washed away.

Thinking tomorrow might be a good day for a 7th lap.

Oct. 27, 2012, 11:22 p.m.
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Rode up to 7th on Friday. No snow worth mentioning, and a perfect riding day, too.

Oct. 29, 2012, 11:09 a.m.
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Tree down at bar height across Dreamweaver just after the Executioner intersection. Tried to move it but it was too tangled in the brush to budge.

Oct. 29, 2012, 11:11 a.m.
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Tree down at bar height across Dreamweaver just after the Executioner intersection. Tried to move it but it was too tangled in the brush to budge.

Hopefully you didn't get to that intersection by riding Executioner!

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Oct. 29, 2012, 11:53 a.m.
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Hopefully you didn't get to that intersection by riding Executioner!

There's no closed sign there….At least I didn't see one last week.

Oct. 29, 2012, 11:56 a.m.
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Chris Barker and BMO have TAP'd Executioner… nothing like it was this time last year, or in the spring.

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Oct. 29, 2012, 11:59 a.m.
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So is Executioner now rideable in the winter? Last winter I avoided it.

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Oct. 29, 2012, 12:46 p.m.
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The new top half of Expresso is packed well and draining fantastic in all but one or two spots - awesome design job by Digger and others involved! I suggest keeping the shralping to a minimum though while it's wet still. The remaining un-touched Expresso is basically a creek.

Oct. 29, 2012, 1:47 p.m.
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So is Executioner now rideable in the winter? Last winter I avoided it.

There were probably a half dozen small muddy areas about 3 ft wide in some of the low lying areas, all on straight flat sections, but overall it was in really good shape.

Are there any Fromme trails that are an absolute no-go in the wet?

Oct. 30, 2012, 1:49 p.m.
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^^ Grannies. not because of mud, just crazy slickness.

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Oct. 30, 2012, 1:51 p.m.
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There were probably a half dozen small muddy areas about 3 ft wide in some of the low lying areas, all on straight flat sections, but overall it was in really good shape.

Are there any Fromme trails that are an absolute no-go in the wet?

I'm also not a big fan of Lower Oilcan.

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Oct. 30, 2012, 5:48 p.m.
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There were probably a half dozen small muddy areas about 3 ft wide in some of the low lying areas, all on straight flat sections, but overall it was in really good shape.

That's pretty exciting if it's now winter friendly. Love that trail.

Oct. 30, 2012, 9:09 p.m.
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I enjoy how expresso is in its building stage right now. Half flow and half fast rocky stuff, its alot of fun and its only had one puddle when I rode it yesterday.

Oct. 31, 2012, 2:17 p.m.
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The ground is still absorbing a lot of this water. The mud and puddles will likely return soon.

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