Val Des Bois 2017
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:04 pm
Mother nature gave us a window for a small run last weekend. She sandwiched in three days of -22C/-8F between days of heavy rain at 8C/46F. The fast freeze after the first period of rain turned the snow into concrete, but with an inch or so of powder on top for those hus-ski slides. You could walk anywhere in the woods without breaking through. It made for some challenging driving conditions...advantage hus-ski. I was the lone diablo rider. Barrie joined me with his son Gordon and grandson Finnigan riding two hus-skis. I prepared myself for the usual ribbing on the diablo vs hus-ski cold starts. However the 400 refused to start out of the trailer. I lost count of the number of pulls. Thank goodness the recoil had been repaired the night before. We coaxed the 400 to life with a squirt bottle of fuel. Same issue the next morning. At the same time, I also had to change the plug in the diablo to fire it up. However , I think I had the lower number of pulls. Later that afternoon the diablo quit on me. Ooops! The plug wire wouldn't stay on. Into the tool box for a new end for the plug wire. Did I mention that the squirt bottle was mine?
All in all, another great weekend. Lots of food and nice and warm in the camp. Note... the hus-ski riders had to rest after lunch. Not used to those tiring cold starts. Little Finnigan wasn't feeling well all weekend, but carried on like a trooper.
All in all, another great weekend. Lots of food and nice and warm in the camp. Note... the hus-ski riders had to rest after lunch. Not used to those tiring cold starts. Little Finnigan wasn't feeling well all weekend, but carried on like a trooper.