Shade mountain Feb 4

[Skinny-J]

Just curious- what route do you south of the border types take up to Shade?

For me, its straight up 83, cut through Harrisburg to jump on 22/322 and on to McAlisterville.

If you want to drive over to York, J & I will be rolling through and could pick-u up, we gots room since WF bailed.....

[Boom Boom]

Nice large and safe park and ride at the Dauphin exit (Hardees exit) off 322....State boys roll thru often.

[Marylander]

I haven't gotten any of my planned work done on the bike so I'm out...

[Laoch]

Just curious- what route do you south of the border types take up to Shade?

For me, its straight up 83, cut through Harrisburg to jump on 22/322 and on to McAlisterville.

If you want to drive over to York, J & I will be rolling through and could pick-u up, we gots room since WF bailed.....

I'm good, thanks.

[Wingfixer]

Just curious- what route do you south of the border types take up to Shade?

For me, its straight up 83, cut through Harrisburg to jump on 22/322 and on to McAlisterville.

If you want to drive over to York, J & I will be rolling through and could pick-u up, we gots room since WF bailed.....

I blame ford..

[Laoch]

Snowmobiles would have been a better idea.

[Bucho]

Whoa! Snow ride go okay?

[juddspaintballs]

I imagine those rocks were well hidden and quite slick

[J&J]

The snow smoothes out the rocks Any exposed rocks were good for traction my new tire worked DAMN good even on hills. We stayed away from the really hard trails but it was a workout. Had good fun anyway

[Skinny-J]

Once north of Harrisburg and driving up 322 J & I could see a little white on top of the mountains but there was no snow anywhere else so we were still hopeful....

Coming into MacAlisterville, there was still no snow so we were still hopeful....

In the 5 miles from MacAlisterville up the mountain to the Shade parking lot, we arrived to this:


It was a whopping 18 degrees:


The snow was a good 3 to 4" deep


Who's fuking idea was this?!!!!!

Soon after Dirty pulled in so now there was a witness that we had been there so we couldn't leave....

Then Sam and new guy Jim rolled in; the five Shade-manicacs were now together and ready. We rode the green trail out and crossed Shade Mt. Road and eventually picked up the blue trail that runs along the ridge. We took that all the way to the end, rode the road back to the green trail and back to the parking lot. Even though some of the hills required a little pushing it was still great to be on 2 wheels with some good guys.

Looking forward to going back before it closes in early April when there is NO snow.

SJ