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anyone know snow conditions near Waip. Falls?

#1: anyone know snow conditions near Waip. Falls? Author: RedRon, Location: Calgary, AB

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:51 pm
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Looking for current info on whether the trail near the Falls and Margaret Lake are snowy or icy.
Thanks
Ron

#2: Re: anyone know snow conditions near Waip. Falls? Author: Red90,

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:59 pm
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Waiparous falls is closed to motorized users for September and October, so nobody would be able to know....

#3: Re: anyone know snow conditions near Waip. Falls? Author: RedRon, Location: Calgary, AB

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:28 pm
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what part of the trail is closed?
From the margaret lake turnoff west?
Is margaret lake trail closed too?
I know people rode to the Falls on labour day weekend. Is is closed only after that?
thanks

#4: Re: anyone know snow conditions near Waip. Falls? Author: Geotech1, Location: Calgary, AB

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:43 pm
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Red90 wrote:

Waiparous falls is closed to motorized users for September and October, so nobody would be able to know....

The map actually stated that the trail is closed to 4X4's from Sept. 1 - Oct 31 not quads. Yellow-biggrin

Sorry Ron, no ones from the clubs been up there since Sept long.

#5: Re: anyone know snow conditions near Waip. Falls? Author: Red90,

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:16 pm
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No, you are reading it wrong. The trail is closed to all motorized users. Trust me, or phone SRD and ask......

#6: Re: anyone know snow conditions near Waip. Falls? Author: Geotech1, Location: Calgary, AB

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:42 pm
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If you call SRD they do say that the trail is closed to all motorized vehicles, but the map only states closed to 4X4 use from Sept 1 - Oct 30. SRD needs to update the map. We looked into this issue at the meeting last night and the map is wrong...unfortunatley not all will phone SRD for an update.

#7: Re: anyone know snow conditions near Waip. Falls? Author: Mr.Stealth, Location: Airdrie, Alberta

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:52 pm
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So here is the section of the map with the legend on it. Purple dashed line is the one in question and it does say that it is closed to 4x4s but just above that it defines 4x4s as trucks , jeeps, quads, snowmobiles. So has this map been corrected then or is it still wrong? I thought we could always go there on quads all year long...

srd.alberta.ca/MapsFor...nel_A4.pdf

#8: Re: anyone know snow conditions near Waip. Falls? Author: Geotech1, Location: Calgary, AB

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:44 pm
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Your right John. Thanks for clarifying that, guess I should read a bit closer. Waiparous Falls are closed until Sunday. LOL

#9: Re: anyone know snow conditions near Waip. Falls? Author: RedRon, Location: Calgary, AB

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:13 pm
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thanks for the clarifications. I will be careful next year not to plan any trips to the Falls in the Fall.

If someone is out there on Sunday, could they advise on ice conditions on the hills please

#10: Re: anyone know snow conditions near Waip. Falls? Author: Red90,

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:30 pm
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Like I said... It is just confusing the way they wrote it.

It is a 4x4 trail (Trucks, quads, bikes, snowmobiles) and it [strike]is [/strike] was closed.....

#11: Re: anyone know snow conditions near Waip. Falls? Author: RedRon, Location: Calgary, AB

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:13 am
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Road to Margaret Lake and W. Falls from camp howard on nov 3.
ice on east and north slopes of hills to Margaret lake from WP 129
about 8 or 9 inches of snow on the last 1 km into the Falls
Skiboats old 589 studded tires worked great on the ice.

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