Is there still enough snow up at gaurdsman to ride or at least ride a road?
Utah snow!!
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DragonFreak
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Hey we ought to hook up and ride sometime. I live here in Heber also. Cant wait for the snow
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twsandrew
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Just got back from Guardsman. It was rideable but you had to be really careful. I would guess about 18" coverage but it was raining slightly at the gate. We actually got off the trail more than I expected but we were picking lines based on coverage. Its fun for about 2 hours but we had to get out.
Thank you for the report!!
I still have not been up at all. Sounds like I could at least ride a road.
I still have not been up at all. Sounds like I could at least ride a road.
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Jmx571
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Bountiful
Drove up bountiful today only about five six inches. Was really disapointed
Drove up bountiful today only about five six inches. Was really disapointed
I am sorry to hear about Bountiful that is one of my favorite areas.
Anybody gone up Farmington Yet? Is there enough just to ride the rodes?
Anybody gone up Farmington Yet? Is there enough just to ride the rodes?
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eeberg
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Farmington
Went up Farmington last night to do some testing. Both gates are closed at the split where the road goes up towards Francis Peak or Bountiful Peak, so you have to get a little creative to get around them. We went up towards Bountiful Peak, the bottom of the road pretty much sucked. There was about 3-4 inches of fresh snow at the bottom covering a real icy road. Once you get up a few miles it gets better. The top had between 1 and 3 feet in places with about 8-12 inches of it being fresh snow. Below the fresh snow is a hard crust about 1-2 inches thick from all the warm weather, then there is another foot or so of sugar. There was enough snow up on top to get off the trail in a few spots, but you still need to be real careful. Lots of rocks showing, and its almost bare in some windblown spots. If you circle around on the road to the southern facing slopes, the snow gets much thinner because of all the warm weather, so we stayed on the north side.
All in all a good time for testing. Plus the moon was out after it was dark so everything was lit up like daylight.
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Went up Farmington last night to do some testing. Both gates are closed at the split where the road goes up towards Francis Peak or Bountiful Peak, so you have to get a little creative to get around them. We went up towards Bountiful Peak, the bottom of the road pretty much sucked. There was about 3-4 inches of fresh snow at the bottom covering a real icy road. Once you get up a few miles it gets better. The top had between 1 and 3 feet in places with about 8-12 inches of it being fresh snow. Below the fresh snow is a hard crust about 1-2 inches thick from all the warm weather, then there is another foot or so of sugar. There was enough snow up on top to get off the trail in a few spots, but you still need to be real careful. Lots of rocks showing, and its almost bare in some windblown spots. If you circle around on the road to the southern facing slopes, the snow gets much thinner because of all the warm weather, so we stayed on the north side.
All in all a good time for testing. Plus the moon was out after it was dark so everything was lit up like daylight.
-Berg
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Jmx571
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Bear River
Anyone been up to Bear River Yet? I have a cabin up there, is it was worth toting the sleds up this weekend.
Anyone been up to Bear River Yet? I have a cabin up there, is it was worth toting the sleds up this weekend.
We'll be up there to our cabin tonight. My mother in law lives there full time (Her own cabin). She said we have a few inches at the cabin. That means it should be pretty good up high. Had 6 to 8 inches last weekend on top too.
JMX: were is your place?
Hey Berg: Call me tomorrow. Maybe we can get together for a
or twoRon
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Jmx571
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It is my Families cabin we are in the Manor Lands on the north side. I heard that you can get up on Liz but the stumps are everywhere.
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snengineer
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BIG pattern change looks to be on the horizon, by end of next week we should be in business!!
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
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Jmx571
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Lets just hope we get hit haard
BIG pattern change looks to be on the horizon, by end of next week we should be in business!!
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
Man that is music to my ears.
Thanks for the good news!!!
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Jmx571
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That is great I go up all the time and end up riding by my self and we all know how fun that is. You know the Eggett Place right off the road, that is ours. I just had a buddy go up with max from tcp and they said you can ride but not off the road.Small World, same here.
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Jmx571
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Uinta weather
this report look promising for the uintas
http://utahavalanchecenter.org/mountain_weather_western_uintas_10500
Also look at the stats for monte
http://utahavalanchecenter.org/mountain_weather_logan
this report look promising for the uintas
http://utahavalanchecenter.org/mountain_weather_western_uintas_10500
Also look at the stats for monte
http://utahavalanchecenter.org/mountain_weather_logan
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Riding
What time are you going up
What time are you going up
Any pictures from recent Utah rides?
It will be good to see some pictures and get some reports next week from guys sledding after the big storms.
Went up Gaurdsman yesterday and found some untracked places but it was pretty risky.
Really hope these storms produce some big mountain snows!!!!!!!
Went up Gaurdsman yesterday and found some untracked places but it was pretty risky.
Really hope these storms produce some big mountain snows!!!!!!!
