Tsuga in the snow. (Mar. 8, 2009)

Sunday I headed out for a spur of the moment ride with my dad at the Woodlot. I was nice and sunny out except for a big dark cloud that sat right on Blue mountain and the Woodlot. We hummed and hawed on our way out towards it. "Should we try Bear Mtn instead, or should we just risk the rain and push hard up the mountain and rip down." As we aproached the Woodlot we realised that it wasnt raining at all but snowing and snowing hard.

Old man in the snow storm near Quick Hit.

We pulled our bikes out of the Silverado and trudged up the mountain on fresh crunchy snow. It snowed on us the whole way up and yet the sun was bright and still managed to shine on us at the same time, very weird conditions. We made our way up to Tsuga, a trail I have never ridden in the snow before. With our armor and fullfaced helmets on we descended in tothe trail, tires coated in snow. There was enough snow to cover any possibly frosty rocks or roots and made for a soft and almost silent ride. Snow covered bridges were a trat to ride over. We opted not to attempt the challenging rockfaces that are sketchy enough when dry.

Myself on the snow covered road near Toad.

We blasted our way down the last stretch of Tsuga towards Snakes & Ladders. I love riding all the log rides and ladder bridges on this trail in the snow and this day was perfect with nearly three inches of fresh snow covering everything.

Who's that coming out from the trees? That's my dad at the end of Snakes&Ladders.

The two of us finished of our snow-biking with Shotgun and left our bike tracks in the snow all the way back to the parking lot. Of course the sun was shining and it wasnt snowing anymore, but I have proof that it was snowing that day despite how sunny some people claim it was.