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Location: Hwy 395 to Starr Ridge Summit; east on 196, 1mile on 3920 to Dry Soda Lookout
Road & Trail Conditions: Hwy 395 clear; patchy ice on curves toward summit
Snow Conditions: 3+' base, groomed sunday, skate ski tracks for 2 miles, snomo for 1; pristine groom thereafter
Skis on & temperature: 9:30am 20° (JD 26° )
Skis off & temperature: 4:30pm 29° (JD 34° )
Distance: 17 miles; maybe 1500' elevation with lots of up & down
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Rating (1-10; 10 awesome): 9.5 (-.5 for sticky sno in aftn.)
Comments: groomed on sunday, super fresh & smooth, thanks to bill prophet. on the edge of sticky until about 2:30 & maxiglide wax applied then helped; also sno firmed up within 30 mins. snotel showed 36 at 3 & dropped steadily thereafter. there is the line....
solid base allowed venturing off trail, only dropping 1-2"
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skied to this same lookout from other direction 12/31. entire road, 395 to FR 15 was plowed in dec. for logging; some activity started, looking like on pause for the moment. more on the way.
you can also start at FR15 & ski west to lookout, a few miles shorter, less elevation up & down.
this road is the southern edge of the canyon burn & it is very educational to watch the process each year.
lots of good views, north to strawberry range & south to antelope & bear valley. great views from lookout; today was overcast.
on return trip saw clouds started to break up through a gap with some great light on strawberry toward sunset.
forecast has chance of 1-2" at elevation each day this week. great time to get out.....
