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Ski trails at Chief Joseph Pass are being groomed this morning. This will be our final weekend of grooming for the season.
This Thursday, and every Thursday this season is sponsored by Triple Creek Ranch.

Last weekend we were not able to keep up with the snowfall, but today all the ski trails at Chief Joseph Pass should be groomed, and the parking lot is plowed. Temperatures are forecasted to get into the 50s today and tomorrow, so get out early and enjoy the best cross country skiing in Montana.

Ski trails at Chief Joseph Pass were groomed Thursday morning. Trails will be groomed as needed through the weekend. Grooming will continue throughout the month of March, ending on March 29.

This Thursday, and every Thursday this winter is sponsored by Triple Creek Ranch.

Ski trails at Chief Joseph pass were groomed this morning.

Our volunteer grooming crew was out working on Joseph Creek and Banshee today. They have had logs cut, and are packed down, but skiing them is not advised, there are many downed logs that need to be pushed out of the way with a cat, and the surface is very uneven. Now the only trail remaining to be cleared from last weeks wind storm is Middle Fork.

I’m sure we were all a little worried last week, but now I guess winter is really here. Tony started grooming at Chief Joseph Pass last week with the lowest amount of snow we have tried to groom in recent memory. It was pretty rough, but got a base setup. Since then we have received over a foot of snow, and currently we are planning on being back up there grooming Tuesday. There will be quite a bit of equipment traffic on the trails this week as we get trails groomed, sleds and benches out, and get things setup. The goal is to have the trails ready to go next Saturday for the Rust Buster Classic Race. Race signups are still open, and we are looking for several volunteers. See bellow for more info on that.

We are tentatively planning on grooming the multi use trails Thursday.

There is currently very little snow at Lake Como, but we will start grooming trails there as soon as we have adequate snow.

📅 Saturday, December 13
⏰ Adults at 10:00 am, Kids at 11:15
📍 Chief Joseph Pass

Work out that rusty classic technique and stretch your lungs at the 10KM Rust Buster to get you prepped for ski season. Race it out or just come have a good time looping through the Chief Joseph Trails with old and new friends. This is a family friendly event, with an adult race at 10 am, and a 3km skate or classic race at 11:15 for 12 and under.

Signups are still open at https://www.skisignup.com/Race/MT/Sula/ChiefJoseph

If you are not participating would you be willing to support the race?

We are looking for:
— Baked goods and other delicious race day treats. You can drop them off ahead of time if you are unable to make it to the event. 
— One volunteer to switch the flags at the intersection of Broadway and Lost Trail Loop / Sunny Meadow. This is close to the parking lot. Please arrive by 9:15am and plan to stay on course until approximately 10:30am.
— One volunteer directing traffic at the end of Broadway.  Please arrive by 9:15am and plan to stay on course until approximately 11:00am.
— One volunteer to lead the kid’s race. Kids will be skating or classic, so this could be a quick pace! Please arrive by 10:45am and ski the 3k course ahead of the kids at 11:15.

If you are interested please get in touch with Marisa at sowlesm@gmail.com. 

Ski trails at Chief Joseph Pass are being groomed this morning.
Today is the first of our 2 lesson days, so expect the parking lot to be crowded. Please carpool if possible, and if you are not taking a lesson you may want to ski later in the day.

Como was groomed last night. Up to the upper road/middle road split it is pretty well groomed. Beyond there upper road and middle road are just snowmobile packed. Lower road and wolf track were not groomed.
It has snowed 6 more inches since grooming finished.

I got out early this morning and groomed Upper Road and Middle Road at Como while the temperatures were still cool enough. They definitely aren’t perfect, but are a lot better than they were. Expect firm Icy conditions. – Jesse