I need to get up and check on our cabin at Cooper Lake. Normally it's a mellow ride but with the unstable snowpack I can see where the open clearcut about halfway up to the lake could be a serious avy chute right now. Anyone been up there in the last 3-5 days?
Anybody ridden the Cooper Lake Rd.? (Just before S La Sac)
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You can't even get past the last resort!!
Wow... I haven't made it up there in awhile obviously. Usually my dad checks it but he drives a snowplow for the DOT. I think you all know their schedule lately. 
Unload at Safeway and go for it.
Well, made it up there. Looks like it had been cleared out just a few days prior. Last Resort is sure piled up.
The blower and grader were busy on the way up.
I've haven't seen the snow this high in years up there, if ever. I've been going up there since I was born almost 35 years ago. Our family has had the cabin since the early 60's and my dad was hard-pressed to remember a higher year as well. Here he is standing next to the bank and he's 6-2. This is right at the Cooper turnoff.
The nice thing about the high bank is it makes for the easiest loading/unloading ever.
This was a quick trip as I had to get back over to the west side as I flew out to Boise the next day for my 2Moto demo ride. As I don't have a sled now, I was on Mom's state-of-the-art '91 530 Powder Special. Needless to say, those test rides were looking good. We made it up to the cabin quick. Here's how it looks now. Wish I had a summer shot to compare it with.
Here's Dad coming down to the porch. The porch is normally a good 5' off the ground.
Beautiful view!
We came up to check that both the roof and deck were ok. The roof was pretty good. We left the heat on at the lowest level to hopefully break up the load. It worked. We needed to get the deck cleared off. The new cabin is now 15 years old. The deck has held up well, but a good rain on top of this load could spell doom for it. The weather was supposed to warm somewhat in the next forecast so we went to work.
We stopped there. The last foot was that grainy stuff that doesn't break off well so we stopped. I didn't want to kill myself anymore than I already had for the next day ride. At least we could see the lake now.
Quick up, quick down. Nice to see everything is good. I really need to use it more often in the winter. Great base camp for that area. Next year, I'll do it on a 2Moto!
The blower and grader were busy on the way up.
I've haven't seen the snow this high in years up there, if ever. I've been going up there since I was born almost 35 years ago. Our family has had the cabin since the early 60's and my dad was hard-pressed to remember a higher year as well. Here he is standing next to the bank and he's 6-2. This is right at the Cooper turnoff.
The nice thing about the high bank is it makes for the easiest loading/unloading ever.
This was a quick trip as I had to get back over to the west side as I flew out to Boise the next day for my 2Moto demo ride. As I don't have a sled now, I was on Mom's state-of-the-art '91 530 Powder Special. Needless to say, those test rides were looking good. We made it up to the cabin quick. Here's how it looks now. Wish I had a summer shot to compare it with.
Here's Dad coming down to the porch. The porch is normally a good 5' off the ground.
Beautiful view!
We came up to check that both the roof and deck were ok. The roof was pretty good. We left the heat on at the lowest level to hopefully break up the load. It worked. We needed to get the deck cleared off. The new cabin is now 15 years old. The deck has held up well, but a good rain on top of this load could spell doom for it. The weather was supposed to warm somewhat in the next forecast so we went to work.
We stopped there. The last foot was that grainy stuff that doesn't break off well so we stopped. I didn't want to kill myself anymore than I already had for the next day ride. At least we could see the lake now.
Quick up, quick down. Nice to see everything is good. I really need to use it more often in the winter. Great base camp for that area. Next year, I'll do it on a 2Moto!
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I would live there year round, screw the city
God's Country.......Change your Sno-west name to: COOPER LAKE
Thanks for the pic,s amazing how much snow is up there. Now if I could just get up there to ride
Right on! Me and my bro pulled up opposite your cabin on the other side of the lake the day you were there. Saw some people out on the deck then they went in. We were driving the Black Ford in Front of your truck......the only other vehicle there!
We punched trail up ton's of logging roads had a blast and stayed safe all day!!
We punched trail up ton's of logging roads had a blast and stayed safe all day!!
upon further review I can even see myself in your picture looking accross the lake
Right on! Me and my bro pulled up opposite your cabin on the other side of the lake the day you were there. Saw some people out on the deck then they went in. We were driving the Black Ford in Front of your truck......the only other vehicle there!
We punched trail up ton's of logging roads had a blast and stayed safe all day!!
Cool! The shoveling wasn't too bad. It certainly was a great day. Saw you guys had a sled deck. Did you ride back on from the bank? It was high enough.
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