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The First and the Last Snow Ride in 2016

nikos

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12-30-2016
From one of the coldest place in Nothern Greece.
I have to make an announcement.

My Snow Trac is no longer in the Big Garage.
I decide to make the first Test Drive in a mountain road.
Everything works perfect, except the brakes. I had a small problem and, It was necessary to change the fluids, (because of the uphill and downhill turns) and thats why, my ride it was only 15 km. The consumption of the fuels was about 3,5 - 4 litres. 1 litre every 3,5 or 4km.

The total amount of snowfall, falling in the Agean Sea, in the island of Crete, 700 km far away. ( 4,5 Feet)

Nikos
 

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nikos

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On the road ....again.
 

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nikos

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My Snow Adventure.........with no brakes, only the hand brake.
 

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nikos

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Thats all folks. Next time. The mountain is Waiting.

Nikos.
 

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nikos

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Snowfalls in the island of Crete. Close to Libyan Sea

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nikos

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Amazing pics Nikos. I had no idea Greece got that much snow.

Amazing pics Nikos. I had no idea Greece got that much snow.

The morphology of the landscape in Greece has small peninsulas connected in the mainland and small islands in Aegean Sea. (Mediteranian climate)
But the micro - climate has different effect in the mountain areas in the mainland. Οur region is surrounded by a range of mountains, and we have Alpine climate.
The winter in my place is very cold, Snowfalls, Sunny and Cold wether. The last three years, i dont (know why) there is no snowfalls. (The same phenomenon, only two years without snowfalls, since the sixties)
Also significant amount of snow, falls in South region in Mediteranian sea, in the mountain areas of Turkey, in Lebanon, and sometimes in Cyprus.
The cold climate of the Siberia effect our region.

One of the three Ski Center close to my town 50km
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWYNRnvuogM


SOUTH AREAS

Ski Center close to ATHENS - Parnasos MT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoS5hKrzeaU

Saklikent Ski Center in Turkey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_E2pClUvoU

Snow center MZAAR in Lebanon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo0xlJa0XZ8

Nikos
 

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KT3survivor

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always thought crete would be an interesting place to visit but i never would have imagined they get that much snow!
 

PJL

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My wife has distant relatives in Greece. She spent a summer there when she was in her teens. I would love to visit there sometime.
 

nikos

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always thought crete would be an interesting place to visit but i never would have imagined they get that much snow!

As we talking about Crete. Its the Zorbas Island and the international - European Walking Path E4, starts from CRETE.
I have visited Crete two times in the past, olny in summer - vocation with my wife. Amazing place. Nice people. I love Crete.

The morhology of the island.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure...logy-of-the-island-and-the-major-agricultural

https://crete.wordpress.com/tag/snow-in-crete/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17-6qsXzYh0

nikos
 

nikos

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My wife has distant relatives in Greece. She spent a summer there when she was in her teens. I would love to visit there sometime.

Every Day in Junuary its like, the New Year's Day, so PJL make a wish.:biggrin::biggrin:

Nikos
 

nikos

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Bear footprints on Ice. Front and back foots. I left my Snow Tracprint on the road also. What a beautiful feeling.
Nikos
 

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nikos

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New fresh Bear Tracks. The Bears, Walk on the same mountain road. (Mother and two small bears). Only this time, the running tracks, were on the Mud.

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nikos

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Waiting for the NEW Snowstorm ( ARIADNE 2017) to come.

Nikos.
 

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nikos

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1-07-2017
The First Ride in 2017. Location on of the three Dams in the area. 6 km. This Dam serve the main reason of retaining water and to support the activities such as Human Consumption, irrigation, and for the Industrial use (Electricity power) for the area.

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nikos

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The condition, the cold is about -12 Celsius, but the water of the Dam, isnt frozen, because of the depth.

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nikos

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It was a nice adventures. The first in 2017. .....to be continued
(Videos and photo)

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Beartooth

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That is awesome Nikos. All I got to do the weekend was tow a Thiokol 1301 back to the shop. I was actually impressed the ST4 got it done. Where is your exhaust exiting. I am torn on where to run mine. I have my hood off right now till I decide!

Doug
 

nikos

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That is awesome Nikos. All I got to do the weekend was tow a Thiokol 1301 back to the shop. I was actually impressed the ST4 got it done. Where is your exhaust exiting. I am torn on where to run mine. I have my hood off right now till I decide!

Doug

Hey Beartooth
How are you?.
I am glad to hear about your progress.
As for the "Where is the exhaust exiting" in my ST4.

In the left Side in a way to the back. An extra add, a side Extend on the main pipe Exhaust.
More details and fotos in my thread ok

Nikos
 

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