2010/11 Big Horns North/South snow conditions
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About the same report at JHB had. We went south and a lot of the area has been wind blown. Some of the hills are bare and the snow is setting up in some of the places where we usually play. The snow is forming a "base" in some areas where the wind has not got to it as bad. But it was warm up there yesterday and was lightly snowing when we left the top. Have to search pretty hard to find a good spot, hope the south end is not as wind blown tomorrow!
Good vids! I'd like to get one of those, cool to have some footage for when I'm old and grey and can't ride anymore! Wait, thats now! LOL Good work steph. Sup Mtn snow advt?!?! 
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oneal30
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We rode today west of bear lodge. The visibility was awful and the snow is just on the edge of not being ready yet. Snotel has baldy at 40" . I think you need 55+" for it to be ready for off trail riding. We had one of our guys limp out with a busted a-arm in an area that should've had plenty of snow. I believe they are close, but we wont be returning until they have 55+" of snow. You can ride off trail, just tread lightly.
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redbull660
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Hate to hijack the tread but some people lost a couple of sleds and gear up by Arrowhead lodge. We were loading out sleds at the arrowhead parking lot this morning when a vehicle came by with the trailer door open. My son seen some stuff fall out of it so we went to investigate. It was a gas can, we then drove up the highway towards bear lodge to see if more stuff fell out. Sure enough, we found all there luggage, leather riding gear, boots, coats, a snowboard and other stuff. So we took it all over to Bear lodge and left it with the lodge. We then started down the highway heading toward Ranchester and about 2 miles from Arrow head lodge we found 2 of there snowmobiles that also fell out of there trailer and more riding gear and luggage. I had a trailer behind me so I couldnt turn around so I hopped on one of the sleds and drove it over the arrowhead. I then got a ride back to the other sled and drove it over to arrowhead also.
Both sleds have Wisconsin tags on them, one is a polaris and the other is an arctic cat. So if anyone knows these people there sleds are parked at arrowhead and most of there other stuff is at Bear lodge. I let Rick the owner of Bear know about it and they are trying to contact the owners of the stuff. As far as I know we dont know who they are. The way I figure it they lost darn near $20000 dollars worth of stuff not to mention the trailer door that must have been dragging down the highway. As far as we can tell they were heading over towards Greybull or possible the Granite peak parking lot cause they never stopped at any of the lodges.
Both sleds have Wisconsin tags on them, one is a polaris and the other is an arctic cat. So if anyone knows these people there sleds are parked at arrowhead and most of there other stuff is at Bear lodge. I let Rick the owner of Bear know about it and they are trying to contact the owners of the stuff. As far as I know we dont know who they are. The way I figure it they lost darn near $20000 dollars worth of stuff not to mention the trailer door that must have been dragging down the highway. As far as we can tell they were heading over towards Greybull or possible the Granite peak parking lot cause they never stopped at any of the lodges.
They must have been driving pretty hard to lose all of that stuff that quick. I have trailered sleds unstrapped for many miles on an open trailer and not had them come off the trailer.
Doesn't seem likely all of that stuff should come out of an enclosed trailer. When we move stuff in cubes and van bodies, we don't strap everything cause it just doesn't move back if it's enclosed. The loads always tend to move forward under braking, but unlikely that you would accelerate that hard that many times.
could be convenient though.....
Doesn't seem likely all of that stuff should come out of an enclosed trailer. When we move stuff in cubes and van bodies, we don't strap everything cause it just doesn't move back if it's enclosed. The loads always tend to move forward under braking, but unlikely that you would accelerate that hard that many times.
could be convenient though.....
Weird the way they were going i think it is down hill anyway why would the sleds come out maybe the bags and gas but not the sleds. We've traveled many miles never seen a sled hardly shift little come out the back. Maybe someone was in the trailer gave this stuff a little help.
here are pics from out trip.. everyone came home in one piece and found some pretty good snow.. wish i would have taken more pics.. but camera broke. so this is all that my buddy took..
some more
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ultra51684
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Can anyone tell me what the next few days are supposed to bring for snow and temp? Heading up tomorrow from IA and just wanting to know.
Bear Lodge Forecast!
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...=BYZ&textField1=44.77&textField2=-107.519&e=0
looks like you could have it pretty good, if you can get up there!
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...=BYZ&textField1=44.77&textField2=-107.519&e=0
looks like you could have it pretty good, if you can get up there!
Nice pics XC looks like fun, I will be up in a week. Cant wait!
Over the next few days its rcasted to dump a foot and a half atleast up in the high country. If the wind doesnt blow, this weekend is going to be awesome! Chance of snow pretty much all week but with the heavy accumulation coming today and tomorrow.
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mtntopper
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gotthefever
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We just got back on Monday and the Riding was amazing! Snow over the hood all day long. We only road south of bear!
How far south were ya? Just off of P or what?
Just got off the hill today. Rode down 14a from Bear and and jumped off to the left at willow creek. Awesome snow. Was nice till about noon then started snowing pretty hard again on us. Snow again saturday will make for an awesome ride on sunday.
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