Bancroft Area Ice

Yesterday I had the tractor (4000 lbs) down by our "launch ramp" and pressed down on the ice with the bucket but couldn't break it. I then drove out so the front wheels were on the ice and tried again with the same result so I pulled further out. When the rear wheels got out to about one foot of depth they broke thru.....3" of ice AT THAT SPOT.
Just lowered the bucket and pushed myself out....
We have had about 4-6" of dry powdery snow come down but it's going to warm up by Sunday so the snow will be slippery. At this point you can drive pretty well any trail in 4wd with no problem. I will probably put the chains on my bike today...

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Some of the stocked speck lakes are good

Nice haul

how is the snow in the bush and on the trails. i have a trail i want to go up with a snowmobile, not too far, just to get to my place. I'm thinking this coming weekend...are the conditions ok for a snowmobile?

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Originally Posted by fishslayer

how is the snow in the bush and on the trails. i have a trail i want to go up with a snowmobile, not too far, just to get to my place. I'm thinking this coming weekend...are the conditions ok for a snowmobile?

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About 4-6 inches of wet packed snow in the haliburtons. And it's been melting followed by a frost. Should make things a bit icy, or a crust.

Loosing snow right now with rain coming, but it will turn cold again We'd night and stay cold over the weekend. Probably drive a 1/2 ton easier than a sled.

Some lakes are what i would call "okay" while most are open or a no go wait till after christmas they aint going no where :)

There was 6" of ice in front of my cottage yesterday.

I saw guys out on Robinson lake just south of bancroft. Didn't go out myself as I was trying to fill a tag.

there was snow in the bush but I wouldn't run my snowmobile through it. Atv was good in the bush this past weekend.

We saw a bunch of people on Robinson lake on Saturday.

Roe+