I had to quit smoking that stuff! ?
2018/19 Snowy Range Snow Conditions
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I had to quit smoking that stuff! ?
Be there Friday!
Rode the Madres sunday. Great snow west of the divide. 2ft plus pow on top of a good base. East of the divide was 6" of fluff then crust, then pure sugar. Stuck fest!!
It was warm and wet on Sunday. Probably gonna set up pretty quick?
It was warm and wet on Sunday. Probably gonna set up pretty quick?
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Did any pits in the madres ?with sugar I can't imagine it being very safe.
We dug one pit and were surprised at the results. Snow pack was steady, even though there were obvious weak layers and sugar. Only the top 6-8" of fluff broke. It was on the east side of the divide and a south west aspect. We didn't trust our results and took it very easy.....never got a chance to dig any others. Long story of a screwed up weekend....lol
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We will see how that 174 works out, huh
Laramie Boomerang wrote a good story about the 4 guys that were stranded in the Snowies over Christmas. Link below
https://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/local_news/missing-snowmobilers-prompt-widespread-search-during-christmas-weekend/article_b18db3ee-9413-5616-bc15-cb9b961f8e9b.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR3AQq70V2G_hp3h7KJxqRyBsO3BYrd9ZOPck_UkqgR9r1QUCKu-7HrXGvE
https://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/local_news/missing-snowmobilers-prompt-widespread-search-during-christmas-weekend/article_b18db3ee-9413-5616-bc15-cb9b961f8e9b.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR3AQq70V2G_hp3h7KJxqRyBsO3BYrd9ZOPck_UkqgR9r1QUCKu-7HrXGvE
Good on the paper to remove the paywall. For those of us that have been riding in Snowies, it still makes no sense how they ended up there. Glad they all made it out safely.
One of our local TV stations interviewed 3 of them and will be airing it tonight at 10:00 central time. KELO Sioux Falls, SD.
Here's a link to the story. Not much for details
https://www.keloland.com/news/eye-on-keloland/snowy-range-survivors/1737225617
https://www.keloland.com/news/eye-on-keloland/snowy-range-survivors/1737225617
snowies conditions
Just finished our trip to the Snowies, from Wednesday to Sunday. We were told that they received decent snow the weekend before. We had 3 blue bird days with little wind. Windblown snow in open areas. Decent to good snow in the trees. By the time we left, most everything was tracked up. Pretty good base where it isn't blown thin by the wind. Road from Green Rock to the Snowy Mtn. Lodge was totally bare pavement. Hopefully, they will get some snow towards the middle/end of this week. Although not on the trails too much, I tip my hat to the groomers. When we were on the trails, they were really nice. The groomers did a great job, with what little snow there was to work with.
Just finished our trip to the Snowies, from Wednesday to Sunday. We were told that they received decent snow the weekend before. We had 3 blue bird days with little wind. Windblown snow in open areas. Decent to good snow in the trees. By the time we left, most everything was tracked up. Pretty good base where it isn't blown thin by the wind. Road from Green Rock to the Snowy Mtn. Lodge was totally bare pavement. Hopefully, they will get some snow towards the middle/end of this week. Although not on the trails too much, I tip my hat to the groomers. When we were on the trails, they were really nice. The groomers did a great job, with what little snow there was to work with.
I rode the snowies out of centennial yesterday and Sunday and the conditions couldn’t have been better. There was about a foot of pow laying on top. Yesterday was especially good and there weren’t many people up there. Don’t forget about the poker run next weekend!
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