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Our "Product" is our Great Trails.... Our "Strength" is our Volunteers..
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Our "Product" is our Great Trails.... Our "Strength" is our Volunteers.. |
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News!!!January 2007 (by Geoff Scanlan) Cramadog Trail 605, also known as Gord's Trail, is our most popular trail. It winds from Whitestone Lake and the Dunchurch area, through 23 swamps to Wahwashkesh Lake connecting to the north/south Trail 600. Trail 605 affords the nature lover a look at beaver dams and bog areas that are accessible only in winter. But, it is the ride on 605 that keeps you coming back. This old trapper's trail is full of twists and turns and at times you'll think you're on a roller coaster. Trail 605 is being constantly improved for sledder enjoyment and safety. We are generally widening the trail as well as removing obstacles and softening sharp corners. More signage has been added and swamp crossings are more clearly marked. Consider taking Trail 605 just for the fun of it and end up at the Whitestone Lake Resort for lunch or a hot chocolate. September 2006 Well Fall is here and just the other morning it was -0.1 on my deck. It wont be long until we have the white fluffy stuff on the ground and the season will be underway. There is a lot of work that has to be completed prior to the snow arriving though. Virtually all of our trails have to be driven on with an ATV to clear the fallen and grown in trees. There may be sections that have to be re-routed due to the changing water levels and some other sections that have to be widened for better safety or groomer access perhaps. We have directors working practically every weekend from now until December to accomplish this but there is a way that you can help out. October 21st is the Cramadog Brush Cut day. A great opportunity to help the club and to meet some of the other club members with their helmets off! PERMITS are ready for purchase NOW and there are some great early bird prizes up for grabs. Either complete the application and e-mail, fax or Snail-mail it to our permit department and we will mail it to you. Stay tuned for what I hope will be at least monthly updated to this section. January 25th 2006 It was brought to our attention that we had been neglecting this portion of our site. That means two things. People are reading this section looking for updates and also, now I have to update it more frequently. We now have 85% of our trails open and they are setting up very nicely. There are some sections of our trails that run on creek beds and those have shown to be challenging with the warmer weather we have been experiencing. The club volunteers have been busy every day installing tree sections and then packing and grooming those sections to resolve these muddy areas. We have opened up a web chat section which can be accessed by clicking here. The chat area is a free speech section that allows our members to ask questions and provide feedback or just generally chat about sledding. Bell Mobility has turned on their towers. There is one in Mckellar, Dunchurch and Magnetawan. This has given us cell coverage for our trails which greatly increases safety and it is nice to call someone when you are running a bit late on your return trip. If you find you are having trouble getting signal proceed to point on the trail preferably not too treed and you will be able to make and receive calls. A reminder to "STAY ON THE TRAIL". There are many reasons we mark the trails and we ask that riders stay on these mark trails. When the trails cross frozen water we map out the safest route to cross and put the trail there. If the ice becomes too thin we close the trail. When we cross private property we work with the land owner to make sure we do not disrupt the land and have permission only to travel on that 15 metre path across their land only. Finally when we cross swampy areas meticulous attention is taken to remove all stumps, floating debris and obstacles. If you veer off course in these spots it could be costly for your suspension. Having said all this, the access to the OFSC trail system comes with the reading and understanding of inherent risks. See here for the full document. March 17th 2005 The 2004/2005 Cramadog AGM was held at the Ardbeg Community Centre and we are happy to welcome Gord Angus to the group of Directors. Gord brings to the club many years of volunteerism and also years of expertise in construction, dragging and trail development. Wilf Harrison has stepped aside as a director but promised to remain an active volunteer and we would be hard pressed to continue with out his technical expertise and dedication of hours of maintenance and repairs. Thank you for your time Wilf and we look forward to seeing you next year at all our functions.
What a Success Story:
January 05: Trails have been packed numerous times and the groomer has hit many or them on a preliminary run. Please remember that "Trails are still closed" We expect to open the C104D Trail in the very near future. The lakes are also expected to be staked this coming week. Please remain off the lakes until you see the OFSC Orange Stakes indicating the trail is OPEN! November 04: Young Driver training offered for all riders without a Ontario Drivers License and wishing to sled this year. Debbie offers a comprehensive 1 day course that can result in a license to ride the trail for youth less than 17. As of the 2004 / 2005 Season we are independent of the PSSD. (Parry Sound Snowmobile District) This was requested by the members of the Cramadog Snowmobile Snowriders Club at the 2004 AGM held March 20th 2004. If you would like to be informed of current Cramadog events please click here to be added to our mailing list. Since the revision we are proud to offer online and Toll Free permit ordering. Also, now more then ever, we rely on you continued support of our club with items such as clothing purchases. Please see our selection at Duck Rock and Whitestone Lake Resort and Loggers | |||||
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