FS 333 to 4920 Loop - Starr Ridge 1/3/16

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Location: Hwy 395, Canyon City to Starr Ridge Snow Park

Road & Trail Conditions: 395 patchy ice, worse in morning

FS 333 rd looking west from windfall creek meadow

start at FS 333 rd from sno park west to 350 then 352 north to 4920 to starr ridge campground, cross 395 to pick up 987 back to sno park

Snow Conditions: 2+' - no grooming, packed snowmobile tracks with 1+" powder

Skis on & temperature: noon 28° gusty winds on ridges, hardly any in gulleys

Skis off & temperature: 3:30 pm 34° (44° JD)

Distance: 8+ miles

Rating (1-10; 10 awesome): 9

Jan Mead skiing the 333 rd west

Comments: beautiful snow, great temp. skied with Jan Mead, met Peggy Murphy, Glen Johnston & Aria on the 4920.  A little elevation going up the 352.  good views of the burn area north of the 4920.  a longer loop could be made going further west on 333 & up the 4920. could also go west on the 4920 back around to the 333 to return to sno park. other loop variations would be dependent on which roads have been traveled.