No water

[JohnE]

I rarely go out there , but I did free ski there in late August. Right where the first pic I posted is.

Just wow.

[scott023]

We have a small lake here (CO) that was drained this fall for dam repairs. A friend of mine was thinking and went on a treasure hunt. He gas found over 100 rings and has been able to return some (Class Rings mostly). Has found a lot of junk, but a fair amount of coins and like I said rings.

That's pretty cool that he's been able to returm some of his findings. Very classy.

[JohnE]

Wow that's staggering to see!
Could be worse though.
My boat has been packed away since Sept 2012 and won't see the light of day until 2015.
This is my view for 6 months out of the year for the next 2 winters.
Just gettin the ice roads built in prep for the construction season. Pic taken about 3pm btw. Haha
On the upside once the Colville River brakes up end of May its about 900' wide and you can play with the narwhales and polar bears! (N Slope, AK)
On the upside the food is good. It's paid rehab. No booze on the Slope and the summers in AK are breath taking. Fishin ain't bad either if you like salmon, halibut and trout that are the size of salmon!

Wow. What exactly do you do?

[craig3972]

Seriously?

I've been snowboarding to AB and BC ,(Banff, Panorama, Red, Fernie, Big White Whistler) the first two weeks of Jan. the last seven years straight and I can only remember one year that was nearly so low on snow.

If you want to see the untouched snow in canada rent a snowmobile on your next visit, I dont snowboard anymore because of all the deep, blower snow you can get on a sled.

Its all that snow up high in the alpine that melts and runs down causing the spring flooding, filling the lakes with cold water and debris - the snowpack can be 30 to 40 feet deep in some spots.

I see the picks of low water on this post and wish we could sell some of ours to the californians - extra special low price in the spring!

[scott023]

If you want to see the untouched snow in canada rent a snowmobile on your next visit, I dont snowboard anymore because of all the deep, blower snow you can get on a sled.

Its all that snow up high in the alpine that melts and runs down causing the spring flooding, filling the lakes with cold water and debris - the snowpack can be 30 to 40 feet deep in some spots.

I see the picks of low water on this post and wish we could sell some of ours to the californians - extra special low price in the spring!

Craig, have you heli-boarded?

[craig3972]

Craig, have you heli-boarded?

Yes I went in Terrace BC with Northern Escape.

[scott023]

Yes I went in Terrace BC with Northern Escape.

Freaking amazing, IMO.

[Thrall]

Wow. What exactly do you do?

I'm a project superintendent for PCL construction.
Mainly heavy highway and heavy civil background, with a couple years of commercial mid rise high end resort condos.
Civil work has ranged from water/ waste water treatment plants, pipelines, roadway/bridges/ light rail construction, moveable bridges and now I'm overseeing a bridge project up on the North Slope for Conoco Phillips as part of their expansion into the western reaches of the North Slope oilfields. Design build job in which one structure will be built by conventional means and the longer bridge will be completed by launching the superstructure from one abutment 1400 ft across the river without any water access. No cranes on barges and no ice access.
Very interesting project but nontheless it doesn't help with days out on the boat!
The company I work for is just completing the Moses Wheeler and Q bridges up in your neck of the woods.
Once we get going Ill post up some pics of the job. Lotsa big cranes, drills deep foundation work in the permafrost. Composite steel girder/ precast superstructure. 600T hydraulic launch system for the big bridge.

[JohnE]

I'm a project superintendent for PCL construction.
Mainly heavy highway and heavy civil background, with a couple years of commercial mid rise high end resort condos.
Civil work has ranged from water/ waste water treatment plants, pipelines, roadway/bridges/ light rail construction, moveable bridges and now I'm overseeing a bridge project up on the North Slope for Conoco Phillips as part of their expansion into the western reaches of the North Slope oilfields. Design build job in which one structure will be built by conventional means and the longer bridge will be completed by launching the superstructure from one abutment 1400 ft across the river without any water access. No cranes on barges and no ice access.
Very interesting project but nontheless it doesn't help with days out on the boat!
The company I work for is just completing the Moses Wheeler and Q bridges up in your neck of the woods.
Once we get going Ill post up some pics of the job. Lotsa big cranes, drills deep foundation work in the permafrost. Composite steel girder/ precast superstructure. 600T hydraulic launch system for the big bridge.

Well that's a bit interesting. Love to see some pictures when you get going.

[scott023]

Sounds like something they'd have a show on Discovery for. Very interesting.

[Kyle]

10-12 foot deep canal!

Looks like you may wanna come join metroplex and ski at our club.

We never run out of water. (Spring fed) and pretty nice wind protection. Now the downfall is that I don't have a brand new expensive wake boat, but it's a good place to get wet vs staying on a weed infested beach.

[MC25]

Looks like you may wanna come join metroplex and ski at our club.

We never run out of water. (Spring fed) and pretty nice wind protection. Now the downfall is that I don't have a brand new expensive wake boat, but it's a good place to get wet vs staying on a weed infested beach.

i don't have an expensive wake boat either! where do you guys ski normally? that cove off 820 where they used to do the old wakeboard tour?

[Thrall]

Sounds like something they'd have a show on Discovery for. Very interesting.

Conoco was actually approached about it, but oil companies don't really want any publicity other than signs on gas stations.
I've become buddies with the VP of Carlile trucking (Ice Road Truckers) in AK and he said when they were on the show they had to sign agreements not to film any CP or BP loads on the Haul Road.
Would be interesting though. We have many heavy haul loads on 80 to 100ton trailers with triple tractors. 1 pulling, 2 pushing!
Here on the slope, they/we haul crawler cranes fully assembled. Drive a 300T crawler onto what is essentially 2 low boy trailers welded together and drive it, fully loaded with counterweight, boom up, across the oilfield!
Make you think you're hallucinating the first time you see a lattice boom crawler doin 30 mph down the road!

[Traxx822]

This thread is insane. Arics photo looks like a scene from an end of the world movie.

Boats still on the racks. HA!!

I bet you would come ride our filthy Chicago water now won't you !!!

[Kyle]

i don't have an expensive wake boat either! where do you guys ski normally? that cove off 820 where they used to do the old wakeboard tour?

That's the place. It has a jump ramp out in the water now.