Lewis Morris Conditions

[pygmypony]

hey folks, if by some miracle of conference call star alignment i am able to escape my desk today...i might be in the LewMo neighborhood around 3pm today (july 26)...

any chance anyone has a conditions update? i'm not that familiar with the trails/how they drain/etc....

thanks!

joe c

 

[Xler8]

Conditions were spot on yesterday. A couple wet spots here and there. Aside from that, it was nice and tacky... hero dirt as some would call it.

 

[stilluf]

Rode here Sunday morning. Conditions were damp but overall rideable; should be really good tomorrow.
Fun police were back, and removed another log over by the main fire road (which looks like they "plowed" to prep for some gravel). This one was off the trail and wasn't even bothering anybody. On the other hand, a few new log overs have organically appeared in other places. Still, I don't like the overall trend here.

 

[stilluf]

Back for another great morning ride here Sunday. Conditions were overall very good and tacky, with some muddy areas.
Also, fun police were once again back at it, removing newly formed log overs. Negative trend continues.

 

[stilluf]

Evening ride at Lew Mo yesterday. Dirt is in good tacky shape. But trails are a bit slick from leaf coverage.
Looks like fun police have completely sanitized the trails, except for the big log roll at intersection of orange and teal. Saad.

 

[jerzey111]

Any reports?

 

[OverThatHill]

Rode it all yesterday, great shape with usual November leaves. Teal is getting a little hard to find under the leaves but that just makes it more fun.

 

[jerzey111]

Thanks

 

[Aresab310]

Lots of folks out today and conditions were great.

 

[Rocksrgood4u]

Stellar snow riding right now... if you can tolerate the cold. Seems the snow is so dry that traction isn't a problem. I'm on f: 2.25" racing ralph @17psi / r: 2.1" hutch taipan @12psi. In a couple days these unique conditions will be over...

 

[shrpshtr325]

Riding is good if you can find clean snow without tracks. Otherwise you just slip right off line. climbing is difficult at best and impossible in other spots. This on 27.5+ tires.

I rode yellow to red short loop cc about 4miles took an hour. I saw up the 3other tire tracks through most of the loop. Fire road was much more rideable

This is as of 1400 today

 

[MissJR]

Event/traffic alert for this weekend:

There's a trail series race in the park on Saturday in the morning as well as a women's march in Morristown... Getting thru Morristown might be an issue.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1510277659053350/?ti=cl

EDIT: list of road closures in the area for the march: https://morristowngreen.com/2018/01/18/morristown-road-closures-for-womens-march-on-jan-20/

 

[Aresab310]

I'm curious to how much snow is in the area? Was thinking of going here Sunday with the fat bike.

 

[gmb3]

3ish inches right now but 50s Sat and Sun. There will be no snow by Sunday, only mud.

 

[Rocksrgood4u]

It's gonna be a mess by Sunday. The ground is still frozen now but two 50 degree days... hmmm

 

[Aresab310]

Glad I asked!

 

[Aresab310]

Pretty good today, a few spots soft and muddy but no puddles, a mix of frozen & dry leaves. Nowhere near as bad as Hartshorne was Thursday which was a frozen rutfeast from last weekend.

 

[stilluf]

Agree, south facing slopes were getting pretty soft, but mostly ok.

 

[Rocksrgood4u]

Lots of folks out today. Rode the 26er for maximum jibbing...

 

[Aresab310]

Wanted to see if there was any intel on Lewis Morris for tomorrow AM before the rain in the afternoon? How much snow is in the area? Clark NJ is all green...