Island Park / West Yellowstone Riding Conditions for 2024-2025

[IDspud]

Yikes

 

[ARICH]

Rained most of the morning in black canyon. It was a real pain in ass wiping the goggles every 30 seconds as it would freeze right away. There is about a half inch of crust over the snow to go with it unfortunately. The rain quit around 1 and turned into snow, its currently coming down good in IP tho. I had to use a hair dryer to thaw my buckles on avy pack to get it off when I got back.

 

[MTsled3]

My wife was covered in ice. Must have been a weird warm spot because the Black Bear snotel picked up 7 inches today.

 

[Turbo11T]

Hey look at that! I know that guy.

 

[christopher]

You don’t realize how truly rare it is for me to ride any trail anywhere.

Trails are my highway to destinations.
They get me to where I want to dive off and go ride.

 

[christopher]

My wife went with some people to Black Canyon area today. She just texted me saying it is currently raining

AT EIGHT THOUSAND FEET????????
Black Bear is reporting 73" snow depth and a temp of 26.8 degree2
Should not be seeing rain

 

[MTsled3]

AT EIGHT THOUSAND FEET????????
Black Bear is reporting 73" snow depth and a temp of 26.8 degree2
Should not be seeing rain

Yep, it was snow when they left from West Yellowstone, and turned to rain as they headed South/West. Rode in rain most of the morning and at some point early afternoon it finally turned to snow. She said there's an icy crust on top of everything.

 

[IDspud]

I prefer hidden logging roads, ridges, ravines to trails. Same purpose, less traveled, less scratchers down, less burnt hyfax in the air.

 

[christopher]

 

[christopher]

 

[christopher]

 

[christopher]

Yep, it was snow when they left from West Yellowstone, and turned to rain as they headed South/West. Rode in rain most of the morning and at some point early afternoon it finally turned to snow. She said there's an icy crust on top of everything.

I am REALLY surprised that the Snotel site didn't get HAMMERED from the rain??

 

[MTsled3]

I am REALLY surprised that the Snotel site didn't get HAMMERED from the rain??

Yeah i checked it last night and there was no sign of rain, got up to 30 degrees there.

 

[IDspud]

I run the snotel route for IGWA and my local canal company occasionally for our drainage when one of the regulars is unable. Likely the only readable sign would be the snow getting more dense, which is a monthly manual reading and that results in a lowering of snow level, which is offset by increase from new snowfall.
Meaning actual fresh is likely more than fresh reading at the sight.

 

[christopher]

I run the snotel route for IGWA and my local canal company occasionally for our drainage when one of the regulars is unable. Likely the only readable sign would be the snow getting more dense, which is a monthly manual reading and that results in a lowering of snow level, which is offset by increase from new snowfall.
Meaning actual fresh is likely more than fresh reading at the sight.

I would have thought that the moment it turned from Snowing to Raining, that we would see a DROP in over all depth.
Maybe not a big drop, but a drop as the upper surface of the snow condenses down from the direct moisture on it?

 

[IDspud]

Not if ground temps are below freezing.

 

[IDspud]

Surface….

 

[christopher]

 

[christopher]

 

[snow-doo]

Thanks for the video.We are coming to Island Park on Feb.22 for the first time with some people that supposedly know the area and hope to have a good time.Here in California the snow just isn’t happening so far.I would ride all day long in those conditions.Thanks again for video