Heil Snow Ride

Cletus · Feb 11, 2012

Went to Heil this morning to get a ride in. Fortunately there were a couple of runners who had packed down the trail after last night's snowfall. I made sure to thank them when I met them on the trail. I don't think I could have made it as far as I did if I were breaking trail.

The sun was out the whole ride and there was no wind. It really turned out to be a beautiful morning. I only wish my legs could have taken me farther than the homestead. The ride back down was a blast.

The fattest bike I own

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Just past the bench

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Rounding the first corner

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Obligatory homestead shot

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Moo!

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The creek

I saw a couple other bikers coming up as I was passing the bench back down. Closer to the trailhead I passed about 10 people hiking up. So I think the trail will be nicely packed down for the rest of the weekend.

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alshead · Feb 11, 2012

Nice shots and looks like a great ride!

danaco · Feb 12, 2012

Bike rack on an Element ? That's kinda like an oxymoron

Cletus · Feb 12, 2012

Went to Heil again this morning. The conditions were almost identical to yesterday's except the sun was hiding a bit more. The effort of riding was greatly improved since the trail had been packed down nicely. There was about a foot-wide section of packed down trail for all of Wapiti. There were a few sections of mud but since the temp was in the low 20s I wasn't rutting it out. It was nearly perfect snow riding conditions.

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jonny boy · Feb 13, 2012

Heil is a great snow ride. Not too steep so you can climb most of it.

I remember riding it once in 0 degree weather. I was desperate for a bike ride. That was the most clothing I have worn riding, I had my ski jacket on, fleece pants over tights, 2 pairs of gloves, booties, face mask. It was hard to move.

Funrover · Feb 13, 2012

Very cool, thanks for the pics!

Heil Snow Ride

Cletus

alshead

danaco

Cletus

jonny boy

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