FR 924 to Big Creek Trailhead/Snowshoe Campground 11/28/16

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Location: FR 16 to 924



Road & Trail Conditions: 395 slush, County 65 packed slush, FR 15 plowed packed snow & ice, FR 16 plowed from 15 to senaca, not plowed 15 to summit prairie.

Snow Conditions: fresh powder overnite, 5" at FR 16, 12" at snowshoe campground.  ran into fairly intense snowstorm coming down Co. 62; turned to rain at prairie city limits.

Skis on & temperature: 10am  30°  (JD 36° )

Skis off & temperature: 2:30pm 31°

Distance: 11 miles, 800' elevation

Rating (1-10; 10 awesome): 9.5 (-.5 for mostly cloudy & occasional 20mph sideways blowing crusty sno)

Comments: basically flat from 16 to 1648, very gentle rise up to snowshoe campground. drove up and skied down & up tire tracks.

1648 & 021(to left)  jct

cattleguards not covered:



 




 

fa la la la la................

Ski Thanksgiving - First Ski of Season

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Location: Logan Valley FR 16 to 924 to 1648 to 021 to 039 Meadow Fork Trailhead

Road & Trail Conditions: FR 15 & 16 generally clear, lesser roads 1-5"

Snow Conditions: first accumulation of season, not quite powder

Skis on & temperature: 9am 26°

Skis off & temperature: noon 33°

Distance: 3 miles hiking, 2 miles skiing

Rating (1-10; 10 awesome): 8, good conditioning day

Comments: couldn't resist the first significant snow at elevation. barely enough snow to ski, if you drive to elevation ~6000'.  traded the subaru this summer for this:

can now get to & back from many more places, like today. wouldn't do this without 4wd. first trip out with new rig. did not get stuck! yipee

hiked a few miles up meadow fork trail, probably too steep to ski.

skied down & up the 039:

scouted big creek trail, looks more promising with another inch or 2.

scouted 1648/1649 up to 125: 6800'

plenty of snow on these roads & 101 back to county 62/ huddleston. until grooming begins, tire tracks work.

Why Ski Grant County? 3/17/16

strawberry mtn. dawn

Groomed Trails - Logan Valley 3/15/16

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from glen johnston:

> Todays Grooming in Pink :-)

Sheep Mtn. FR 1665 - Huddleston 3/13/16

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Location: Co. 62 rd to Huddleston snopark

Road & Trail Conditions: 62 clear to forest then 1-2" powder in am, slush in pm.
snopark FR 296 to 1665 to 548 to Sheep Mtn.

Snow Conditions: continual lt. to mod. snow throughout day - +1-2"
 3-4' packed base with 1-4" new powder, moist lower, dry powder higher.
FR 296 & 1665 groomed last week, snomobile tracks a few days ago, with 2-4" new powder on top. pretty darn good

Skis on & temperature: 9:30am - silly time change - 32°  lt. snow (JD 37° rain)

Skis off & temperature: 3pm 37° lt. snow/sleet (JD 48° rain)

Distance: 15 miles; 2400' elevation climb

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Rating (1-10; 10 awesome): 10

Comments: lovely march skiing. up until last 30 mins. felt like a return to winter conditions.  20- 40mph wind kept temp cold above trees & along ridgeline. great powder at higher elev. a little moist at huddleston.





climb was pretty easy with powder, as was descent.



FR 548 no groom, no tracks, pristine & perfect powder on solid base.  took off trail along ridge east near kooney spring to explore a shortcut down to 433/435. decided to backtrack.



finding a windbreak for lunch :

Groomed Trails - Summit Prairie 3/10/16

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from glen johnston:

>
> March 10 grooming is the pink line, March 11 is the orange line.  Pretty wet the last few days but trails are grooming well. Blue line is Monday the 7th (refer to that report for the entire path), it is still in good shape as well.

Sometimes it is not about skiing....

driving up county 62, sunrise over fresh snow on dixie in the background, seeing a mated pair of bald eagles perched on bare branches overlooking valley pasture, new calves prancing about...

sometimes it is not about skiing.

i love this place