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
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 
