If anyone rides Saturday 3/18 could you post the parking and road up to the cabin conditions please? Thanks
GW parking & road up conditions for the weekend of 3/18 & 3/19?
- Thread starter heep70
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Going to be riding up there on Monday and would also like to know if the lower gate is open?
Parking is still down at 28 Mile Creek. We have cleared the road of snow and with the warm rain it has been melting the ice off of the road quickly. It is mostly a sheet of ice all the way up to the up to the Pyramid Sno-Park. Waiting on FS approval to open the road to vehicle traffic.
Thank you for chiming in and the great info. If you could let us know about the FS decision about the gate that would be awesome. Thanks
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blk9038
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I might add also sheet of ice is slippery like you wouldn't believe, would have to chain up any wheeled vehickle in fact the groomer is riding a sled to the grooming machine, fresh snow starts at a little past y, and snowed 2 to 3 in before we returned, went to r.roost and whistling jacks , but raining there , snowing on west side, super slippery ice make sure to use ice scratchers if you got them.
How was Ice Hill?
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blk9038
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ice hill was ok a little bare in just a few spots but the lwr elev's going down to w.j's was running out of snow , my guess is about 2 more weeks and you will be running on gravel unless it starts snowing again over there soon.
Greenwater Update?
Does anyone know if they have opened the gate?
Does anyone know if they have opened the gate?
Gate is open.....
Gate is open at 28 Mile Creek. Road is pretty good all the way to the Pyramid snowpark, patches of slush and ice in places, USE CAUTION!!
GO RIDE>>>>>>
Gate is open at 28 Mile Creek. Road is pretty good all the way to the Pyramid snowpark, patches of slush and ice in places, USE CAUTION!!
GO RIDE>>>>>>
Can anyone give me a rough idea of the distance between the lower snowpark and pyramid? Could I park at the lower lot and ride the sled from there? I haven't been up there before and was hoping to take the wife on a little trail ride tomorrow. Dont want to chance the road with her in the vehicle unless I'm confident I can make it. Ive got plenty of experience driving in winter conditions, and do have winter tires, but no chains.
The road is almost bare...I would not recommend riding a sled up the 5 miles to the upper lot. You would be fine driving up.
Thanks for the reply. You are right..no issues driving up and very bare. I actually wasn't even sure where the lower lot is because no one was parked there...is it where guys typically shoot their firearms? There was a good group at the pit today. Anyway, glad we went. Trails were good and the snow was great (great job on the trails snowrider) Good scouting for future trips, looks like plenty of fun to be had in some of those cuts! I was the single machine riding 2-up on the mountain sled if you passed me...gotta keep the wife happy..
When the snow was low/is low the first (28 Mile Creek) parking area is before the small bridge in front of the first restroom parking lot. There is a gate right before the climb up the Matterhorn hill.
Get chains if you plan on going there! Everyone will thank you when it is bad, and if you don't have them the FS WILL fine you.
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