HUS-SKI run 2010

[Barrie2777]

We are planning the next annaul HUS-SKI run for Saturday , January 30th. Anyone wishing the attend should contact me at HUSSKI@BELLNET.ca (Red machines are allowed because there are plenty of HUS-SKIs to tow them home)

[Barrie2777]

We drove and we returned....but not without adventure. Many thanks to Roy Teske for providing the stting for a great HUS-SKI & Diablo weekend. Val des Bois is located in rugged Quebec wilderness. This was an area of mountains cut with many steams and deep valleys, moose and deer are plenty but for some odd reason we were not able to sneek up on them. Our living accomodations was a hunting cabin located in the center of 450 acres of land. The cabin was only accessible by HUS-SKI and was 2 mile from the road. There was good snow coverage everywhere but there had just been a new covering of 6" of wet sticky snow. Our numbers were only four on the first day but climbed by 25% to 5 on the sencond day of riding. After unpacking our supplies and a great spagetti supper we decided that a night ride to the local bar to catch the hockey game would be the first official ride and certainly the longest night ride in history. Twenty miles round trip. On this ride there was a 444, 400 and two Diablo 502's. Thanks to a full moon, one of those red machines continued on the trip without headlights. We were able to drive on privincially maintained trails because of no snowmobile traffic and extreme isolation of the trail. The trail was still very challenging with many steep climbs and equally exciting downhills without brakes. The hill trails always snaked up the mountain since going straight up was much too steep. Besides the loss of headlights, the 444 thew one cleat and the 400 lost one ice cleat. I had included some spare cleats , bolts and a small battery powered drill in my tool box just for this possibility but I had forgotten the all important washers. Doug quickly gave me his 4 cents worth for this repair as he handed over four pennies. Promptly, holes were drilled and presto, we had washers. The fifth rider met us on the road at 8am and fired up a 200-A for the ride. Compared to the other machines this 200-A would be slow but slow and steady was its motto. Little did we know, disaster was about to strike on the trail....yes the dreaded trail rebuild of the JLO recoil!!!!!!....and complete dismantle of the carb....Along with these problems , my 400 started to spit cleats faster than a longshoreman spits teeth after a brawl. After nine years of driving and possibly 500 miles , the wood sliders were worn thin enough to allow the short metal sliders located on either side of the front sprocket to contact the heads of the bolts holding the ice cleats in place. This was the ride where they finally let go. I had to stop riding the 400 but fortunately this decision only had to be made when Doug was ready to go home and I could continue the ride on his machine. We capped the day off with a harty chicken casserole and the garlic bread Mike forgot to cook last night. Sunday morning was clean up the camp and head home partly because there was a rather important hockey game to watch. On the ride out from camp, a Diablo dropped its muffler and scared away the last wildlife in the area. I think even the fish in the lake swam for cover.

[Rock]

This is a very good story Barrie. Wish i could had made it. Maybe one day i'll go with my yellow machines.

Rock

[Roy Teske]

Great week-end. Great group. It was nice to see Hus-skis parked in front of the "C-MOR" club hunt camp once more. What we lacked in numbers, we made up for with enthusiasm. Let's find a few more riders and do it again next year. After all, the heavy wet snow conditions and high temperatures prevented us from making several good bush runs. There's the " Suicide Run" down the mountain to Africa lake and the steady climb up over " Old Baldy" to name a couple. Can't wait for the next run, where-ever it may be. Roy.

[Go Go Diablo]

Guys,

This get together sounds truly amazing. You set the standard for fun in the snow with Hus Skis and Diablos.

Bruce

[Kirklandkie]

Wish I could have tagged along but I'm afraid I'm new to the hus-ski community. I hope you do a trip next year

-Kirk

[Barrie2777]

We certainly plan to have another HUS-SKI weekend next year and you are invited.

[Roy Teske]

We had a good shake today in Ottawa. A 5 on the richter scale. Turns out the epicenter was near Val Des Bois Quebec. I wonder if the 2010 Run loosened up the fault line. Hmmmm?

[Barrie2777]

Hey ! Yes, It probably happened when Mike's muffler fell of his 502.

[Roy Teske]

I read on the weekend that the epicentre of the quake was at Echo lake. That's 3 miles east of the Blanchard road that we drove in to the camp on. Possibly that back-fire from Mike's diablo when he had that plug/fuel problem weakened the fault??????.