Island Park Snow Conditions for 22-23 season.

[christopher]

excellent, I will be out there on Tuesday for 5 days

Be ready for some WARM TEMPS!!

 

[christopher]

Coming on the 18th for a week, we'll keep praying to the snow gods, forecast is looking ok. Last year we came in February during the dry spell, which sucked for powder. Two Tops and Blacks Canyon looked like a parking lot. It was hard to find any areas that weren't tracked out. We have a new couple coming with us so we won't be doing anything extreme this year, never ridden sleds before so we'll see.....

We are heading into our yearly WARM UP right now.
The snow is good, and there is more coming, but be prepared for WARM temps.
Probably just a little bit below freezing up on top of the mountains.
Yesterday was an OPEN ALL THE VENTS on the suit kinda day!

Thank God for POWERED GOGGLES!

 

[christopher]

Be careful around lion head the avy forecast isn’t great!

I just don't do Lion Head, too many riders lost there over the years.
I made a promise to my wife and kids to always come home after a day of riding.
I do all I can to keep that promise.
Riding Lion Head generally just isn't worth the risk.
Its so damn unstable over there.

I'll save that risk for a trip up to Cooke City.

 

[christopher]

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[christopher]

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[jlombard]

I bet … it’s deep enough out by the lake for a new rider to actually have fun doing powder turns but not so hard to side hill and balance like the mountains? I actually haven’t been do n this year cause it’s good up here too but I bet? Be careful around lion head the avy forecast isn’t great!

I think your right, we have been coming up annually for the last 7 years except one for COIVD.... We always do the horse butte loop and madison trail the first morning we ride so everyone can get used to the sled. When we have a group we stay away from loinshead. My wife and I are planning a trip to Revelstoke for next year, just us so we can really enjoy the powder!!!

 

[christopher]

After Friday, looks like winter is finally returning to Island Park!
Hope to be out riding all day Thursday!

 

[christopher]

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[revrider07]

riding both lionhead and Cooke city I would pick lionhead every time if they were rated the same from avy center.

 

[christopher]

riding both lionhead and Cooke city I would pick lionhead every time if they were rated the same from avy center.

I suppose it GREATLY depends on exactly WHERE you go riding at either site.
There is plenty of VERY safe riding to be had in Cooke, if you pick and chose.
Same goes for Lionhead.

 

[christopher]

BLACKBEAR

 

[brantd]

Christopher,was thinking of coming out solo friday leaving monday,is it worth the trip from ND?

 

[ryanjeri]

Hoping the forecast keeps getting better

 

[christopher]

Christopher,was thinking of coming out solo friday leaving monday,is it worth the trip from ND?

Do you have someone out here to ride with?
Was on the backside of Sawtell all day and found pretty decent snow. Will get pics and vid posted later on..


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[brantd]

not as of now,was hoping to meet up with a sled or two.i would like to meet up with local that knows the area well.nothing wild,or extreme,i like boondocking and the more open tree lines that arent super steep.

 

[christopher]

 

[christopher]

Relive 'Sawtell'

View my skiing tour: Sawtell

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[brantd]

damn,that looks like a nice area Christoper. i wana ride that ha

 

[christopher]

damn,that looks like a nice area Christoper. i wana ride that ha

Visibility today was CRAP.
Fresh snow was probably 6 inches in most places we rode.
Absolute HERO SNOW underneath.
It was a challenge to get stuck.

This is pretty indicative of what we saw most of the day

 

[christopher]

SnoTel is now reading 83" at Black bear.
Pretty sure that is our season HIGH so far.