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Ski Trails Improving
All of the trails at park creek were groomed with 2 passes of the ginzu on Tuesday. Lupine, shooting star, camas, and skyrocket are looking good for both classic and skate. Sego loop and larkspur are starting to shape up, but still very soft and no classic tracks.
At Alturas Lake on Tuesday, North Cabin Creek was packed with two rough snowmobile passes for the first time since the big storm and is only suitable for gonzo touring. All other trails were groomed with the ginzu for skate and classic and were looking good. The trail to the lake was also widened with 2 snowmobile passes prior to grooming. All trails are still soft but pleasantly skiable.
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 ... Read More →
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 →
