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[Closed] Am i mad to want to go riding tomorrow @ cannock?

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Are the trails gonna be lethal ?

Anyone been today ? Much snow?


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 7:01 pm
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Just got in from an hours walk on Cannock - live just beside it. An inch to two of snow on frozen ground, and the forecast is for more to land during the night.


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 7:06 pm
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Can't wait to go riding tomorrow in the snow. Most excited. Not sure i'd be trying anything too gnarrrr though.


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 7:18 pm
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Might make cannock a bit more fun 🙂 and keep the numbers down. Win win!


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 7:24 pm
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It's better in the snow, so no you aren't mad. Clever if anything.


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 7:52 pm
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it was fantastic today on the frozen ground, taking the fat front out tomorrow for a play 😀


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 7:55 pm
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It's only snow


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 8:02 pm
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I would take an ice axe and crampons just to be safe. Those breaking bumps are likely to have some nasty crevasses.


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 8:13 pm
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Trails were riding great today,did some of the munkee,little bit of FTD & rather a lot of some bits I won't be telling you about.....But all were riding great....


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 8:14 pm
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I would take an ice axe and crampons just to be safe. Those breaking bumps are likely to have some nasty crevasses.

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Posted : 04/02/2012 8:15 pm
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lot of some bits I won't be telling you about.....But all were riding great....

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and some new lines are appearing after the forestry chimps have finished mangling stuff as well, which is nice


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 8:20 pm
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some bits I won't be telling you about....

..Be like that then , i'll go on my own Off Piste Route 😛 LOL

Last week the Goat & Ewok's where - er interesting... Especially the nice big STEEP decent just inside the chase by Mammoth @ Milton! the ford at the bottom was shall we say a little chilly! 🙂

That's it then If I can get out of the house, as its really falling here and is already hiding the curbs on the roads, I'm there. With my trusty mate Mr Go-Pro HdH2 🙂


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 8:53 pm
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I will be over the chase tomorrow, but with my two girls and a sledge 🙂


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 8:56 pm
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Just tried to lave the house in the car (I live at one of the highest points in the city) and when I got to the top of the road, and saw the mass of headlights at the bottom of the hill.... i turned round, maybe I wont be going to Cannock Tomorrow !

Booooo TOO MUCH SNOW, still if it stays like this I will be sledging at the park next to me 🙂


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 9:20 pm
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Rode Cannock last year in the snow, it was ace.


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 9:50 pm
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It's only snow

It's probably the driving there which is the issue.

...if not, then OP is a ponce 😉


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 9:59 pm
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It's probably the driving there which is the issue.

Jamie, its the getting there for sure! I live a hours drive away... and I'm not convinced that I'll get onto the main roads away from my house, let alone all the way to Cannock ! 🙂

I REALLY WANNA GET OUT THO, SO I MIGHT HAVE TOW THE KIDS SLEDGE BEHIND ME TOMORROW!


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 10:04 pm
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Not a local, but I reckon sack it off till next weekend.*

*From a [url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/stoke/trafficcameras/ ]snowmageddon on the roads[/url] perspective.


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 10:07 pm
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It should be a hoot in the snow. The monkey dh sections will be great fun especially if you try to hit them at the same speed as normal.


 
Posted : 04/02/2012 10:08 pm

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