Several inches of snow fell since we packed it last week, last couple of days have been warm, followed by warm temps yesterday and a hard rain last night. Froze hard overnight, conditions were very unskiable when we got there this morning.
Spent most of the day with the leveler compaction drags. We were able to get most of the main trails quite smooth given the conditions. It is still pre-season so we are just packing everything and not setting any tracks. There will be ruts, soft spots etc. due to the snow pack conditions so be aware and careful.
Best not to rush right out in the morning, before 10:00 a.m. it will be quite firm and icy, best skiing will be around mid-day, by then it will be getting soft.
Conditions for Skating are excellent, we worked hard on the Timber Trail and several others to get them as flat and smooth as we could. Some trails like Lost Trail View and Vista View are good but not quite as smooth, we stayed off of most of the Broadway trail due to ash and smoke from the slash piles, snow is quite dirty around the cabin right now. Cabin is not open yet, will be open starting Dec 1st.
After Dec. 1st. Chief Joe will not be open to dogs or walking on the trails but you can ski with your dog now, just please clean up after them so we don’t smear it all over the trail with the grooming equipment. Andersen Mountain and all of the multi use trails will be open all winter for your pups! Tony
Category: Trail Report
Ski season has begun!
The trails received the first grooming of the season. All of the main trails, but not the lower trails or the multi use trails, were snowmobile groomed today, and all have complete snow coverage, but are still pretty soft. Timber trail received more grooming passes than the rest of the trails and will likely be firm enough for skate skiing tomorrow.
The USFS was burning slash piles left over from last years logging along Broadway today, and they will likely be smoking though the weekend. There is ash on some parts of broadway, so if your on good skis, you may want to avoid broadway until it snows again.
Reminder: The Gordon Reese Cabin is not yet open for the season, so don’t plan on going inside to warm up. But the porch is still a great place to eat lunch.
The trails received the first grooming of the season. All of the main trails, but not the lower trails or the multi use trails, were snowmobile groomed today, and all have complete snow coverage, but are still pretty soft. Timber trail received more grooming passes than the rest of the trails and will likely be firm enough for skate skiing tomorrow.
The USFS was burning slash piles left over from last years logging along Broadway today, and they will likely be smoking though the weekend. There is ash on some parts of broadway, so if your on good skis, you may want to avoid broadway until it snows again.
Reminder: The Gordon Reese Cabin is not yet open for the season, so don’t plan on going inside to warm up. But the porch is still a great place to eat lunch.
Pile burning along the trails
Starting this week, and through the end of November the forest service will be burning slash piles left over from last years logging project along some of the trails. For more information see this press release from the forest service.
Grooming finished for the season
There is still plenty of snow on the ground, but we have concluded grooming for the season. See you next winter!
Grooming Report 3/31/2017
Grooming report; 5+” of snow last night. Gave me lots to work with, Trails all came out nice today. Groomed everything except Middle fork and Lower Loop, it was cool and foggy all day but no new snow. No snow predicted overnight so it should be really good tomorrow, nice weather is predicted for most of the day.
That was it for grooming this year, come up and enjoy it for the last time. Pond Skim over at LT begins at 2:30. Head over after skiing for a Burger and great humor watching the crazies try and make it over the pond. Tony
3/23/17 Grooming report
Spring conditions, need to time your skiing for the rest of the season between the ice & the slop or 11:00 to 3:00.
The crust cruising in the morning is really good right now!
Groomed the multi-use trails today, will be great skiing tomorrow.
Not grooming the Chief Joe till Sat.. With the firm conditions we are going to wait till the new snow expected on Friday night falls.
This will give us some better snow to work with, other wise if I groom it tomorrow it will be frozen corduroy with 3″ of wet snow on top of it. Should be really good conditions right after its groomed on Sat. Tony
Spring conditions, need to time your skiing for the rest of the season between the ice & the slop or 11:00 to 3:00.
The crust cruising in the morning is really good right now!
Groomed the multi-use trails today, will be great skiing tomorrow.
Not grooming the Chief Joe till Sat.. With the firm conditions we are going to wait till the new snow expected on Friday night falls.
This will give us some better snow to work with, other wise if I groom it tomorrow it will be frozen corduroy with 3″ of wet snow on top of it. Should be really good conditions right after its groomed on Sat. Tony
Grooming Report 3/9/2017
Grooming Report 3/2/2017
Cabin Update – 3/1/2017
There is a leak in the propane system at the Gordon Reese Cabin. The Forest Service has completely shut down the system, so there will be no propane lights or stove the rest of this week and this weekend. They did say the solar system is working well with the warmer weather, and longer days. The Forest Service has a certified propane repairman scheduled to come out next Tuesday, March 7th. He will replace all three of the shut-off valves below the propane fixtures. He’ll have to snowmobile in from the Gibbons Pass Rd. side into the cabin, guided by USFS personnel, so don’t be surprised if you see snowmobile traffic on the trail on those days.
Grooming Report 2/26/17
