iceman Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Back in the US of A. Left Thursday afternoon for the annual gathering at Playhards in the Berkshires. Had a great run down and brought the cold with us. Spent Friday just relaxing and hanging out. Saturday morning in rolls NHMoose and Snohorse. We catch up and head out with the quads. Snohorse has brought his John Deere Gator and what a beast. We head for Pittsfield Forest and we are off on a few hour tour in weather more suited for sleds than quads but there is that one big issue. It’s cold but no snow. Anyway my sleds ain’t gonna be ever seeing these trails with snow. The tour is awesome we have a great time, near the end of our run. Playhard tests the limits on a beaver damned up area. We have decided to launch a new enterprise.... ice quad logging. Stay tuned for the first episode. nyskidooerinnewhampshire, PLAYHARD, Scranton1 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hparaptor Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Spent lots of time riding the trails of Pittsfield forest with my first raptor. Stopped riding when the state proposed limits on the number of riders per day. Will have to dig up a few shots from the archives and compare results. I'm considering renewing my registration just to see if any team stickers are left behind..... did you get to Jiminy peak? Trail climbs the back side of the mountain and if the slopes are open the restaurant will be open for snacks and warm beverages. Anyway, if you have a chance, ride beartown forest. Trails are more technical and less traveled (well, that was my impression 14 years ago). PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Last year they stopped requiring the daily reg/permits in the 4 remaining Mass forests. Thank goodness the current DCR crew are all motorheads, vs the previous tree-huggers. The Pittsfield Forest trailhead to Jiminy is kinda gnarly now, so momentum is your friend. Yeah Beartown like Tolland are still (sort of) open with "technical" stuff like you said. But trails aren't quite tied together so the only legit way to do it is by DP 2-wheelers. Savoy's closed to dirt wheels, so Pitt & Rock'tober Mtn are the go-tos for great quadding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Less than a minute on Potter Mtn Rd and Snow Hors pulls right up in the Deere limo and goes angry beaver on a blow down: Shane and groomer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 NH Moose always on the scene with friendly & supportive finger gestures: groomer and SnomoGary 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Hey fellers, can ya throw me a line?!... groomer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Fall foliage quadding gives me wood: All the twerking in the world wasn't gonna dislodge that mid log branch. groomer and nyskidooerinnewhampshire 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Good times Gents! Definitely takes the edge off! Just about 9 more weeks! Tic-toc... nyskidooerinnewhampshire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 bonsoir a tous !!! thx for sharing pics and video !!! looks like a nice place to ride !!! nice wheels on the 4w !!! -12c here this morning !!! jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH-Moose Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 A great time with a great Team Iceman crew, many thanks. There were frozen mudsickles forming on the machines as we arrived back at the trucks, a sure sign winter is near. And the most amazing part of the story......Playhards canvas shoes were completely dry after the extract. That’s experience! PLAYHARD and iceman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hparaptor Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 On 11/12/2017 at 12:55 PM, PLAYHARD said: Last year they stopped requiring the daily reg/permits in the 4 remaining Mass forests. Thank goodness the current DCR crew are all motorheads, vs the previous tree-huggers. The Pittsfield Forest trailhead to Jiminy is kinda gnarly now, so momentum is your friend. Yeah Beartown like Tolland are still (sort of) open with "technical" stuff like you said. But trails aren't quite tied together so the only legit way to do it is by DP 2-wheelers. Savoy's closed to dirt wheels, so Pitt & Rock'tober Mtn are the go-tos for great quadding. Tolland is still open? Wow. Had lots of fun and good memories riding there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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