Is this snow comparable to around Seeley? Heading out there March 5th and am worried about there not being any good snow. Looks like it's going to be very warm there for the next 10 days or so.
This area is the south end of the Seeley riding area which extends from Hiway 200 at Gold Creek, North to the Mission wilderness boundry North West of Seely lake. Up behind the warming hut at Seeley you get to the base of some Alpine riding.
AT Gold Creek there are 5 canyon of Alpine riding, we never go there due to Avalanche danger. 20years ago we lived there everyday on our chute climbers, some have died, we got lucky, but all ride able. Alpine skiers there every day.
From Gold Creek turn off of hiway 200 it is 30 air miles to Marshall Lake North West of Seeley Lake, at Marshall lake and back to Placid area the riding area is roughtly 9 miles wide East to West.
In the BOLES MEADOW area which most would consider the South end of Seeley and North End of Gold Creek, the riding area is 20 miles wide and 15 miles North to South. Now, 80% of that never gets rid.
No groomed trails at Gold Creek. Small parking area thats' empty. No groomed trails to ride to riding area.
This end of the area, like Seeley is a Montana snow belt ( check snotel sites STUART PEAK/NORTH FORK OF THE JOKO, not the epic fluff dumps down low, but twice this year fluff dumps where the latest 174 sleds had to turn around and find lower elevation riding.
You can ride from Gold Creek to the town of Seeley lake. You can ride from Gold Creek to the riding areas North West of Seeley, without a guide some days you won't have enough gas to get there, with a guide you don't have enough gas to get there and back.
March 5 , the start of the fourth quarter of riding, more sun, max snow widely varied snow conditions.
