Lost Lake

bgreen776 · Mar 14, 2008

Western Prince William Sound-
Including...whittier...seward...girdwood...moose Pass
440 Pm Adt Fri Mar 14 2008

...blizzard Watch In Effect From Saturday Afternoon Through Late
Saturday Night Through Portage Valley And Turnagain Arm...
.tonight...mostly Clear In The Evening...then Mostly Cloudy With A
Slight Chance Of Snow After Midnight. Lows In The 20s Except In The
Teens Inland. Variable Wind 10 Mph Except North And West Wind 15 To
30 Mph Near Seward And Whittier Becoming East 10 To 15 Mph After
Midnight.
.saturday...a Chance Of Snow In The Morning...then Snow In The
Afternoon. Snow Accumulation Up To 6 Inches. Highs In The 30s. East
Wind 15 To 30 Mph Except East 25 To 40 Mph With Gusts To 50 Mph
Through Portage Valley And Turnagain Arm. Snow And Blowing Snow
Through Portage Valley And Turnagain Arm Reducing Visibilities To One
Mile Or Less At Times In The Afternoon.
.saturday Night...snow. Snow Accumulation 4 To 8 Inches. Lows In The
Mid 20s To Lower 30s Except In The Upper Teens To Mid 20s Inland.
East Wind 15 To 30 Mph Except East 25 To 40 Mph Through Portage
Valley And Turnagain Arm. Gusts To 50 Mph Through The Evening. Snow
And Blowing Snow Through Portage Valley And Turnagain Arm Reducing
Visibilities To One Mile Or Less At Times.
.sunday And Sunday Night...cloudy With A Chance Of Snow And Rain
Showers. Highs In The Mid 30s To Lower 40s. Lows In The Upper 20s To
Mid 30s. East Wind 10 To 20 Mph.

BLONDZ · Mar 14, 2008

I sure hope that forecast is right - the (supposed) four feet of fresh that was there earlier in the week was only about a foot and a half (on average) today. Primrose trail is getting icier and is no less bumpy than it was before.

In the trees and valleys the snow actually is good - up high and on the lake it is windblown - my girls could have highmarked any of the big faces today - that is how set up it is. Climb anywhere snow. Apparently a lot of guys were "sick" this past couple days 'cuz there were lots of tracks.

Ran into AKkatz & crew... had to snap some pics lol got a good poser shot on one of them for sure

That XP seemed to be doing pretty good too

The best part about today ~ was that Scott got the best birthday present ever - an amazing day of riding with great weather and good friends.
Happy Birthday!!!

They went up into that bowl in the background (easy climb today)

Powder is good enough to carve in

And of course good enough to (sorta) get stuck in

Thanks for a truly magnificent day!!!!

Turbo Tim · Mar 14, 2008

I knew I should have gone today

bonebreaker zack · Mar 14, 2008

thanks for the sweet pics... now i feel even worse, as if a tweaked knee isnt bad enough. oh well ill have to get the next blue bird. hey blondz, is the four feet that we had on last saterday all packed down?, cause i swear everybody was gettin stuck that day.

bonebreaker zack · Mar 14, 2008

hey turbo tim, whats up, how could you miss a perfect day like that. but dont sweat it ,next week we get even more snow..oh yeah. hopefully two to four feet.

BLONDZ · Mar 14, 2008

bonebreaker zack said:
thanks for the sweet pics... now i feel even worse, as if a tweaked knee isnt bad enough. oh well ill have to get the next blue bird. hey blondz, is the four feet that we had on last saterday all packed down?, cause i swear everybody was gettin stuck that day.

Didn't come up Firehouse today - but from what we saw on the Primrose side I would say that you guys got to enjoy it before it set up. (lucky) It has obviously been windy since then and with the temps, a lot of it has set up on the higher ground... and in the lower areas it got pretty tracked up today

bonebreaker zack · Mar 14, 2008

snow was nice but id take blue bird with a few inches of snow any day.not seeing where you go is how you bust a knee. im glad it was a nice ride for you.

2THTOP · Mar 15, 2008

It's setup alot since the beginning of the week

Turbo Tim · Mar 15, 2008

bonebreaker zack said:
hey turbo tim, whats up, how could you miss a perfect day like that. but dont sweat it ,next week we get even more snow..oh yeah. hopefully two to four feet.

Maybe it'll snow all week and then clear up for the weekend ! ( it never hurts to dream)

Tookes · Mar 15, 2008

Blondz, the Firehouse trail was about the best I've seen in couple years, funny thing is the switchback was the worst part trail, we know because were the only ones to use it. Just use the main trail and got straight up. Nice pics of my buddy Stefan airing it out, sorry I missed out I was trying to fine tuning my turbo, maybe next time.

Tim, I got my Nytro turbo setup now and it was working great.

Drew will like it for sure.

Turbo Tim · Mar 15, 2008

Tookes said:
Blondz, the Firehouse trail was about the best I've seen in couple years, funny thing is the switchback was the worst part trail, we know because were the only ones to use it. Just use the main trail and got straight up. Nice pics of my buddy Stefan airing it out, sorry I missed out I was trying to fine tuning my turbo, maybe next time.

Tim, I got my Nytro turbo setup now and it was working great. Drew will like it for sure.

Sweet ! At least SOMEONE has a turbo Nytro ! .......maybe my kit'll be here in time for arctic man

Tookes · Mar 15, 2008

Yeah, Drew was telling me you hadn't got it yet. Have you figured out why it's so late?

ak1000m · Mar 15, 2008

turbo

Turbo Tim said:
Sweet ! At least SOMEONE has a turbo Nytro ! .......maybe my kit'll be here in time for arctic man

My buddy has a nytro mc xpress in soldotna rode it two weeks ago and at 8 lbs boost it pulls way hard. should be up at lostlake next week !

Turbo Tim · Mar 15, 2008

Tookes said:
Yeah, Drew was telling me you hadn't got it yet. Have you figured out why it's so late?

I ordered it from Synergy , Mitch is behind I guess with the demand , I've talked to a couple of guys with his kit on their Apex's and they'r e really happy , so I figure it'll be worth the wait .He said he was shipping it last week , but I haven't called yet to confirm that it shipped.

AkSummit · Mar 15, 2008

Turbo Tim said:
Maybe it'll snow all week and then clear up for the weekend ! ( it never hurts to dream)

saturday(a week from now) @ seward is suppose to be BLUE BIRD

Turbo Tim · Mar 15, 2008

AkSummit said:
saturday(a week from now) @ seward is suppose to be BLUE BIRD

Sounds good to me !

bonebreaker zack · Mar 15, 2008

any body go today,and if so is it all tracked up?

AKSNOWRIDER · Mar 16, 2008

any news on the conditions at lost lake? am planning on taking the kids tomorrow and hoping its still descent...

akpolaris · Mar 16, 2008

Lost Lake still has untracked areas but was hit heavily Saturday. The trail at the fire house side is getting icy in the chute but is doable if you propel over it and don't spin.

There is a lot next to the fire hall to use when the trailhead parking lot gets full. If you visitors fill up the residential streets that will draw the troopers into the neighborhood as well as the park service cops. There is plenty of room in the lot next to the fire hall. Use that instead for the streets