2012/13 Snowy Range snow conditions

Iowaplowboy · Jan 2, 2013

I can't report on the snow conditions for riding - I drove out yesterday and saw a LOT of sleds being trailered out of here. Today I took the kidos up and went skiing, we drove up to green rock and there was only 2 rigs in the parking lot and a skif of fresh snow.

Dan - if you want to do some practice ILS approaches and need a safety pilot, I would be more than happy to oblige! (I need to get out of the house

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dansyl159 · Jan 2, 2013

Iowaplowboy said:
I can't report on the snow conditions for riding - I drove out yesterday and saw a LOT of sleds being trailered out of here. Today I took the kidos up and went skiing, we drove up to green rock and there was only 2 rigs in the parking lot and a skif of fresh snow.

Dan - if you want to do some practice ILS approaches and need a safety pilot, I would be more than happy to oblige! (I need to get out of the house )

Funny you should ask, I was thinking about exercising the plane on Friday, wanna go?
Also dinner at BT tomorrow night?

odiermk · Jan 2, 2013

Rode this weekend and you definately need to get off the beaten paths to find good snow. It is there, but everything is getting used, so those planning trips may want to reschedule until new dumps happen.

drypowder · Jan 2, 2013

tmk50 said:
I am not feeling well today, so I don't have the time/energy to edit the video we took - but here is a short clip of the stuff we rode in on New Years Day. We had a nasty bug go around the cabin as a special New Years gift to all of us - so we did not get in as much riding as we would have liked to during the 4 days we were up there.

Yes there were tracks in some of these areas (as I mentioned above), but still plenty of fresh snow to tear up and we had a good NYD ride. (Stock Nytro and Doo 800 w/can in the video)

gosh , that yamaha sure does sound silky smooth. Thanks for the vid

Iowaplowboy · Jan 2, 2013

dansyl159 said:
Funny you should ask, I was thinking about exercising the plane on Friday, wanna go?
Also dinner at BT tomorrow night?

Hell yes! And yes!

See ya

Steelman · Jan 4, 2013

Hope this is wrong

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/centennial-wy/82055/january-weather/346552

PC800SP · Jan 4, 2013

That don't look good at all. I hope that is wrong to

powerstroke 350700 · Jan 4, 2013

Steelman said:
Hope this is wrong

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/centennial-wy/82055/january-weather/346552

Dont use Cenntenial use Ryan Park Wy :yo:

Steelman · Jan 4, 2013

powerstroke 350 said:
Dont use Cenntenial use Ryan Park Wy

That looks better :bounce:

Thanks

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/ryan-park-wy/82331/january-weather/2084809

ultra51684 · Jan 5, 2013

Found some fresh powder today, but did some damage getting out. It is iffy up there but if your coming from Iowa and you want to know if its worth it I would say if you want to pay to play, then yes. If your on a budget, stay home. I'm in at least $600 on bent stuff and one more day to go. We bent 3 a-arms in our group today, mine took out shock and ski as well. I put a new arm on and hoping the rest will hold threw the day. I will post picks soon! Be safe!

newmy1 · Jan 5, 2013

ultra51684 said:
Found some fresh powder today, but did some damage getting out. It is iffy up there but if your coming from Iowa and you want to know if its worth it I would say if you want to pay to play, then yes. If your on a budget, stay home. I'm in at least $600 on bent stuff and one more day to go. We bent 3 a-arms in our group today, mine took out shock and ski as well. I put a new arm on and hoping the rest will hold threw the day. I will post picks soon! Be safe!

Stop boondocking in the gap

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97exc · Jan 5, 2013

How is the riding out of Albany looking? I'm planning on taking a first time rider out tomorrow, deciding between the Snowies or Grand Lake...

togwotee9 · Jan 6, 2013

Rode yesterday, found some untracked snow, but most everything has been tracked all to hell. It needs to snow soon.

newmy1 · Jan 6, 2013

togwotee9 said:
Rode yesterday, found some untracked snow, but most everything has been tracked all to hell. It needs to snow soon.

Hate it when the trails are like that

togwotee9 · Jan 6, 2013

newmy1 said:
Hate it when the trails are like that

Says the guy that sat at home this weekend

coyoteman · Jan 6, 2013

newmy1 said:
Hate it when the trails are like that

Darn kid we rode untouched all weekend

ultra51684 · Jan 6, 2013

We found some good snow as well, but you have to be careful!

moonshiner · Jan 6, 2013

After reading lots of threads on here and seeing all the pics from the Snowies, I finally got to experience it first hand this weekend on the trip with Ultra.

Yea, the snow was pretty tracked up but we did find some decent areas and nobody got hurt so it was a good trip. I now know what the "gap" is, and yes that area really needs some snow, rocks everywhere!

I am in the Lincoln, NE area so I might be looking to go on some more trips in the future if anyone has room.

Here is a few pics: