Comments for Ride the Range with Dave Karpik http://dave.ironrange.org/blog An Iron Range Snowmobiling Blog by Dave Karpik Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:11:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 Comment on Ride the Range…On a Sled…In April! I’m Serious! by Chad http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/04/08/ride-the-rangeon-a-sledin-april-im-serious/#comment-78 Chad Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:26:16 +0000 http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/04/08/ride-the-rangeon-a-sledin-april-im-serious/#comment-78 yup! made it up, stayed at the Eveleth Super 8. Class act place, nice hotel and great price. We rode some of the trails on Saturday, along with quite a few logging roads and the power alleys. Amazing how deep the snow was, step off your sled, and you were over knee deep. Best trail we were on was the expressway, worst were the low lying areas with huge slush puddles. Some of the off trail areas were so deep, we had to keep it pinned so we didn't get stuck, which happened a few times. All in all, very glad we made the trip, nothing broke too! yup! made it up, stayed at the Eveleth Super 8. Class act place, nice hotel and great price.

We rode some of the trails on Saturday, along with quite a few logging roads and the power alleys. Amazing how deep the snow was, step off your sled, and you were over knee deep. Best trail we were on was the expressway, worst were the low lying areas with huge slush puddles.

Some of the off trail areas were so deep, we had to keep it pinned so we didn’t get stuck, which happened a few times.

All in all, very glad we made the trip, nothing broke too!

]]> Comment on Ride the Range…On a Sled…In April! I’m Serious! by Dave Karpik http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/04/08/ride-the-rangeon-a-sledin-april-im-serious/#comment-77 Dave Karpik Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:45:36 +0000 http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/04/08/ride-the-rangeon-a-sledin-april-im-serious/#comment-77 Did you ever make it up here? The weather was pretty insane! The melt has now begun! Did you ever make it up here? The weather was pretty insane! The melt has now begun!

]]> Comment on Ride the Range…On a Sled…In April! I’m Serious! by Chad http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/04/08/ride-the-rangeon-a-sledin-april-im-serious/#comment-68 Chad Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:57:45 +0000 http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/04/08/ride-the-rangeon-a-sledin-april-im-serious/#comment-68 sounds good! we'll be up in your neck of the woods Friday - Sunday...possibly staying at the super 8, all depending on how this upcoming storm does... so the trails are accessible...i sure hope so :D sounds good! we’ll be up in your neck of the woods Friday - Sunday…possibly staying at the super 8, all depending on how this upcoming storm does…

so the trails are accessible…i sure hope so :D

]]> Comment on Blade Tour and Trail Ride by Mark Theisen http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/03/07/blade-tour-and-trail-ride/#comment-67 Mark Theisen Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:28:10 +0000 http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/03/07/blade-tour-and-trail-ride/#comment-67 Hello, Looking for a place to sled. Are conditions still good? Are there any trails open yet? Hello,

Looking for a place to sled. Are conditions still good? Are there any trails open yet?

]]> Comment on Fresh April Snow! by Mark Aulie http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/04/07/fresh-april-snow/#comment-66 Mark Aulie Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:23:47 +0000 http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/04/07/fresh-april-snow/#comment-66 Just a little correction to that story. The Star Tribune today says Virginia Minnesota set the record this morning with 32 new inches of snow and it's still snowing downtown at 2:23 pm! Just a little correction to that story. The Star Tribune today says Virginia Minnesota set the record this morning with 32 new inches of snow and it’s still snowing downtown at 2:23 pm!

]]> Comment on Blade Tour and Trail Ride by David Karpik http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/03/07/blade-tour-and-trail-ride/#comment-65 David Karpik Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:06:34 +0000 http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/03/07/blade-tour-and-trail-ride/#comment-65 Hello fellow riders... so you were already packing away your sleds- well not so fast. We just rec'd 18-24" of fresh stuff over the last 48 hours- and its heavy snow- not going to blow away. In mid winter this might of been 36-48" of snow. Deep snow conditions exist eveywhere up here in the Range country. So, if you have a "Personal day" left on the books use it up. As an FYI, I have no indications of grooming of trails at this moment but who cares- lets ride. I will be out every day this week until the snow is gone. Ride safe, ride right. Regards David K. Hello fellow riders… so you were already packing away your sleds- well not so fast. We just rec’d 18-24″ of fresh stuff over the last 48 hours- and its heavy snow- not going to blow away. In mid winter this might of been 36-48″ of snow. Deep snow conditions exist eveywhere up here in the Range country.

So, if you have a “Personal day” left on the books use it up. As an FYI, I have no indications of grooming of trails at this moment but who cares- lets ride.

I will be out every day this week until the snow is gone.

Ride safe, ride right.
Regards
David K.

]]> Comment on Snowmobiling on the Iron Range by david karpik http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2007/10/31/snowmobiling-on-the-iron-range/#comment-58 david karpik Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:47:18 +0000 http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2007/10/31/snowmobiling-on-the-iron-range/#comment-58 Hello Porter my man: Somehow I lost and couldn't find this response of yours until just now.... just not that savvy withg the ole black box here. So, sorry for the late reply. But, how are the conditions in your area today (3-28-08) or other areas in the arrowhead region. I have a few people from the Indiana area that want to come up and test ride the 09' BLADE snowmobiles. I can find some 1-2 mile runs around here and/or jump on any of the lakes but thats not enough to get the full feel of what BLADEs are about. I would like to make an afternoon of riding if possible Let me know Pal. David K. Hello Porter my man:

Somehow I lost and couldn’t find this response of yours until just now…. just not that savvy withg the ole black box here. So, sorry for the late reply.

But, how are the conditions in your area today (3-28-08) or other areas in the arrowhead region. I have a few people from the Indiana area that want to come up and test ride the 09′ BLADE snowmobiles. I can find some 1-2 mile runs around here and/or jump on any of the lakes but thats not enough to get the full feel of what BLADEs are about. I would like to make an afternoon of riding if possible

Let me know Pal.
David K.

]]> Comment on The Trails are Awesome! by David Karpik http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/02/15/the-trails-are-awesome/#comment-49 David Karpik Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:22:02 +0000 http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/02/15/the-trails-are-awesome/#comment-49 We rec'd some snow last night and it is still snowing albeit lightly, I estimate 2-3" as of now depending where you are on the Range. We were out yesterday and the trails heading east from Eveleth were excellent (abit dry here and there but fun) even without this new snow. We were as far east as Isabella yesterday. The snow received last night is fairly dense so I believe it will provide the much needed lubrication (did finish off a set of hyfax yesterday) for the hyfax and engine cooling and it should stick around for awhile. Chris, I would defintely bring your sleds north with you. Conditions can always be better but this time of year (my favorite riding time) with all the daylight sledding in the northland is hard to beat. So what trails are good... Moose trail, Taconite Spur, Stony Spur, Tomahawk, Hawk's trail. These we road yesterday. It was pretty good across the board with only a few rocks showing here and there but none to be concerned about. The sun was just cooking the surface a bit. I'll be out again today and over the weekend- I will be heading West towards Grand Rapids on Saturday, back in this area Sunday. So if you see me don't forget to mention this IronRange.org website as I have some nice gifts to dole out as our way of saying thanks for coming north. Ride safe, ride right, David K. We rec’d some snow last night and it is still snowing albeit lightly, I estimate 2-3″ as of now depending where you are on the Range. We were out yesterday and the trails heading east from Eveleth were excellent (abit dry here and there but fun) even without this new snow. We were as far east as Isabella yesterday. The snow received last night is fairly dense so I believe it will provide the much needed lubrication (did finish off a set of hyfax yesterday) for the hyfax and engine cooling and it should stick around for awhile.

Chris, I would defintely bring your sleds north with you. Conditions can always be better but this time of year (my favorite riding time) with all the daylight sledding in the northland is hard to beat.

So what trails are good…
Moose trail, Taconite Spur, Stony Spur, Tomahawk, Hawk’s trail. These we road yesterday. It was pretty good across the board with only a few rocks showing here and there but none to be concerned about. The sun was just cooking the surface a bit.

I’ll be out again today and over the weekend- I will be heading West towards Grand Rapids on Saturday, back in this area Sunday. So if you see me don’t forget to mention this IronRange.org website as I have some nice gifts to dole out as our way of saying thanks for coming north.

Ride safe, ride right,
David K.

]]> Comment on The Trails are Awesome! by Chris and the crew http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/02/15/the-trails-are-awesome/#comment-48 Chris and the crew Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:22:09 +0000 http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/02/15/the-trails-are-awesome/#comment-48 Looking for an update.... Did u get any snow on thursday? We are heading up on Sunday for a few days and would love to bring up the sleds.....Worth it?? and where would be the best riding?? Thanks!! Chris and the crew. Looking for an update….
Did u get any snow on thursday?
We are heading up on Sunday for a few days and would love to bring up the sleds…..Worth it?? and where would be the best riding??
Thanks!! Chris and the crew.

]]> Comment on The Trails are Awesome! by David Karpik http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/02/15/the-trails-are-awesome/#comment-44 David Karpik Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:04:25 +0000 http://dave.ironrange.org/blog/2008/02/15/the-trails-are-awesome/#comment-44 Hello Scott: OK, here's the skinny... last week end was warm and sunny so it has taken its toll in some areas, especially the unprotected areas. Wooded areas are good. The Taconite had some bald spots and a few rocks were exposed but it was rideable. Its sprinkling snow today with the prediction for more snow on Thursday so that should help. As whole the conditions are fair but again need to look out for exposed earth here and there and my thoughts are this is the way it is until you get further east towards Isabella. I should be out on the trails today and tomorrow testing and I'll give some feedback by Thursday. If you're in the Eveleth area look us up and we'll give you and your gang a tour of the BLADE and Teamfast facility. Ride safe, right right. David Karpik Hello Scott:

OK, here’s the skinny… last week end was warm and sunny so it has taken its toll in some areas, especially the unprotected areas. Wooded areas are good. The Taconite had some bald spots and a few rocks were exposed but it was rideable. Its sprinkling snow today with the prediction for more snow on Thursday so that should help.

As whole the conditions are fair but again need to look out for exposed earth here and there and my thoughts are this is the way it is until you get further east towards Isabella.

I should be out on the trails today and tomorrow testing and I’ll give some feedback by Thursday.

If you’re in the Eveleth area look us up and we’ll give you and your gang a tour of the BLADE and Teamfast facility.

Ride safe, right right.
David Karpik

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