hows Brundage for trail/road riding?
need to get some brake in miles in thanks for any info.
need to get some brake in miles in thanks for any info.
McCall Res.
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Im going sunday
You guys are nuts. Couple inches in McCall as of yesterday, may have melted today.
Honestly, there may be a few inches up high, maybe more. Look at the upper Brundage cam on the Brundage website. I wouldn't ride a kid's downhill snow sled on that much snow, lol. Honestly, from where I sit in the middle of the valley in Donnelly, the mountains look MUCH better to the south, towards Cascade. Jug Handle area looks like it has some snow.
Brundage reports 36 inches or so this year, but you have to rememer that most of it was a month ago, guys WERE road riding then, but most of it melted, it was in the 50's in town this week. They report 8" in the last week, and I would bet a chunk of cash that is all they have up there, less after settling. We had a nastly meltdown until 2 days ago, then a bunch of thunderstorms and now cold.
Ride safe.
Honestly, there may be a few inches up high, maybe more. Look at the upper Brundage cam on the Brundage website. I wouldn't ride a kid's downhill snow sled on that much snow, lol. Honestly, from where I sit in the middle of the valley in Donnelly, the mountains look MUCH better to the south, towards Cascade. Jug Handle area looks like it has some snow.
Brundage reports 36 inches or so this year, but you have to rememer that most of it was a month ago, guys WERE road riding then, but most of it melted, it was in the 50's in town this week. They report 8" in the last week, and I would bet a chunk of cash that is all they have up there, less after settling. We had a nastly meltdown until 2 days ago, then a bunch of thunderstorms and now cold.
Ride safe.
Just a pic i saw on facebook... of mccall wednsday,,, Not me btw..
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nuggetau
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You are both right and wrong. There is only maybe 5" at brundage, however just a few hundred more feet of elevation and the snow doubles. There was 18-20" around Hazard lake yesterday. I put on 82 break in miles yesterday.
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nuggetau
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Bkinz
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TY must be multiplying by 2.I never saw anthing much over 20", not including drifts.
Did you get above 7k? This was on the ridge above Black Dog
Kinz wanna ride tomorrow? im going up with Marc Burchtorf.
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nuggetau
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I was up around 8000' in several places, none was deeper than about 20". Snowtel says it's snowed 2-3" more since that ride.
I'm driving a ways (not above Mccall) today to get to better snow. The snowtel says 27" in this area, so at the top it could be closer to 3'.
Wish I had thought about calling Marc :/
My riding buddy is lds and another guys sled is broken atm so I was trying to think of someone to go up with today for a break-in ride.
Have fun, post some pics up when you guys get back.
My riding buddy is lds and another guys sled is broken atm so I was trying to think of someone to go up with today for a break-in ride.
Have fun, post some pics up when you guys get back.
Lol, well I could be wrong. Happens once every couple of years......
But I have driven that entire area in my truck in the summer, and I refuse to even ride until there is a good 4-5 foot base. There is NASTY stuff up there, you wouldn't believe it unless you see it in the summer. Bud always said "you have to be careful here" and "stay in this area here", I never believed him until I saw it in the summer.
But then again, I haven't bent an a-arm in over 15 years, so maybe I am too cautious....
But I have driven that entire area in my truck in the summer, and I refuse to even ride until there is a good 4-5 foot base. There is NASTY stuff up there, you wouldn't believe it unless you see it in the summer. Bud always said "you have to be careful here" and "stay in this area here", I never believed him until I saw it in the summer.But then again, I haven't bent an a-arm in over 15 years, so maybe I am too cautious....
Pics to come... good day
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jonasumb
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I will post up a snow report on Monday. Plan is, Sat I will give Hazard lake {I might come in form the New Meadows side} a shot, Sun I would like to get out to Warren.
Here is the weather report I found on the area.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South southwest wind around 14 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 11 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Thursday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 26. South wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.
Friday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 30. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.
Friday Night: Snow. Low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Saturday: Snow. High near 32. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 32. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 30.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Here is the weather report I found on the area.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South southwest wind around 14 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 11 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Thursday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 26. South wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.
Friday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 30. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.
Friday Night: Snow. Low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Saturday: Snow. High near 32. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 32. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 30.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
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nuggetau
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The snow level will likely be 6000' or higher, so coming up from the new meadows side might require driving up higher than the parking lot.
Man I hope this prediction is right, 2 feet of new snow!
I rode in McCall on 25 th and 26th of November and at brundage resivor there was about 15inches. The fisher creek side still had a lot of rocks,trees, and stumps showing although there was about 3 feet up towards the end of the road. On the goose lake side the snow was much deeper and softer. We got up into twin lakes and did some climbing on the shady sides of the hills but still had to be very careful. Looks the there about to get hammered with snow the rest of the week. I'm going up Saturday and there expecting 3 feet of fresh snow by Sunday. I will let you know how it goes. If planning on riding be carful there's a lot of rocks just under the snow we lost a couple a-arms which brings up a point. I'm looking to buy lower a-arms for 2011 pro rmk. Thanks
heading up tomorrow to put in some break-in miles. i'll update the snow conditions tomorrow evening
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