Just got back, had a great ride. Didn't see anyone else up there, but there was one group parked in the lot.
The snow was good. There was more than I anticipated but still plenty of places to jack your sled and self up. We did spent a lot of time off the trail, just going slowwww.
I've seen 4 place trailers in the parking lot up there, but it seems like a bad idea to me. You would have a heck of a time every time you met someone coming the other way, and the pavement sections on the bottom of the canyon get really icy and nasty. Also, parking would be a joke if you were up there on a busy day.
Coming down tonight, I had the ABS fully kicked in and the truck was still accelerating down the lower asphalt section. I was as close as you can get to dropping my rig in the ditch before I had it all handles. There was only a half inch of snow, but it freezes to the road and acts like ice.
Utah search and rescue had a truck / enclosed two place and they parked at the bottom of the asphalt and rode their machines up. You could see their tracks where they tried to get up, but it was too slick. I have no idea how they got turned around and they were on their machines when we saw them and they didn't stop. One of the had a metal detector? Hope everything's OK.
Anyway, I'll let you know the next time we go out, we usually have room in the truck or trailer. Farmington is a fun place to ride, but almost everything is off camber and we ride a lot of thick thick trees. Your sort of land locked, so we don't really ride to get anywhere, we just ride and mess around the whole time. Its even more limited when you strickly stay off the steep slopes like we did today!
