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Travels through the snow
3-4” of new snow fell at park creek overnight into Monday, and intermittent flurries continued all day long. All trails were packed with the roller, as it was just too deep and too warm for the ginzu. Larkspur was also snowmobile packed and rolled, so as of now, all trails there are open. Expect ongoing soft conditions on all trails, especially sego and larkspur, which are really only good for touring at this point.
At Alturas Lake 4-5 inches of new snow accumulated by Monday afternoon with drifts of over 1 foot crossing trails or piling up along the deep sidewalls. The Trail to the Lake, Over the Hill, and South Loop were groomed with the ginzu for skate and classic. These trails are still super soft but two late afternoon skiers did report them pleasant to ski and quite beautiful in a rather dreamy creamy way.
Snowmobile Condtions
The trail from Stanley to Redfish and to Smiley Creek has been groomed Tuesday the 24th of January. Stanley Lake and Elk Mtn. Overlook and Kelly Creek loop was groomed on the 25th and the trails out to Deadwood were groomed on the 27th of January.
Sunday morning ski trails look fine
At the Alturas Lake ski area on Saturday, Wapiti was rolled for the first time since the recent snopacolypse. It is still very soft and rough but should improve with additional grooming today. The Trail to the Lake, Over the Hill, and South Loop all were groomed for classic and skate. Sheep Thrills was widened ... Read More →
CLEAR, COLD AND SOFT SAWTOOTH TRAILS
On the 28th of January, the temperature in the Sawtooth Valley was still below zero at 10 a.m. The sky was a cloudless azure blue, the sun a brilliant radiant yellow, the landscape a deep snow white and the trails at Park Creek and Alturas lake a bit soft. At Park Creek on Friday the ... Read More →
SUN RETURNS TO IMPROVING SKI TRAILS
After a 9 day winter onslaught with 3 – 5 feet of new snow, howling winds, 40 degree warm ups, equipment breakdowns, the rockin’ pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu, on Friday, the 27th day of January, the sun once again is shining on the Sawtooth Valley Ski trails. At the Alturas Lake ski area ... Read More →
