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SAWTOOTH SKI TRAILS

ski — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:02:00 +0000

1-2 “ of new snow covered trails at Park Creek on Thursday morning. Subsequent grooming that day layed down some nice looking corduroyas well as fresh classic tracks on all trails. At Alturas Lake the trail to the lake was further widened and groomed for skate and classic as were Over the HIll Trail and South loop. The skate lane was refreshed on Sheep Thrills.

Snowmobile Report For February 1st, 2012

Snowmobile — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:05:30 +0000

Our trails are looking great here in Stanley. The groomer has hit the trails from the Kelly Creek Loop to Stanley to Smiley Creek in recent days. We have been seeing a few inches of new snow each day in the last few days. Trails have been groomed from the Kelly Creek Loop to Bruce Meadow in the last week.

Avalanche danger is improving to moderate. For up to date conditions see the local avalanche center site:

http://www.sawtoothavalanche.com/adv_current.php

It looks like we are gearing up for some bluebird sunny days for this weekend. Join us for some fun!

Ski Trails Improving

ski — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:24:59 +0000

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

ski — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:03:43 +0000

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

david — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:27:00 +0000

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

ski — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:34:58 +0000

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 and rolled… classic tracks will be added there today as well. North Cabin is the only trail not yet groomed. The trails are getting better every day but are still quite soft. And here’s an idea, after a great day of skiing on Sunday, the 29th , stop off at Smiley Creek Lodge for an apres ski buffet between 4 pm and 7 pm., part of the fabulous Sun Valley Nordic Festival. Reservations required.

CLEAR, COLD AND SOFT SAWTOOTH TRAILS

ski — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:33:11 +0000

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 groomer had a good day and managed to roll, groom and set both skate and classic track on Lupine, shooting star, and camas trails. Skyrocket is rolled and groomed as well, although no classic track has been set. The Park Creek trails are coming around, but expect conditions to be soft. Larkspur and Sego trails are still effectively closed, with no track whatsoever. At Alturas Lake on Friday, South Loop, Over the Hill and the Trali to the lake as far as the bridge junction were groomed for skate and classic.The trail from the junction to the lake was rolled but no classic set. Sheep Thrills was groomed with a skate lane 7’ wide – no classic tracks there either. North Cabin and Wapiti are still ungroomed.

SUN RETURNS TO IMPROVING SKI TRAILS

ski — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:38:55 +0000

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 on Thursday afternoon, The Trail to the Lake as far as the junction, Over the Hill, South Loop and Sheep Thrills were packed out and rolled into an excellent looking wide wail, soft corduroy textured lane. Do note, as mentioned, this lane is soft and probably well suited for touring enthusiasts. No classic tracks yet… but they are expected today. The Trail to the Lake from the junction to the lake has been roughly snowmobile packed and will be rolled out today. At 10 a.m. the temperature at the Alturas ski area was around 3 degrees above 0. Grooming is also planned at Park Creek ski area today… Lupine, Camas, and Shooting Star are improving and Skyrocket has finally been packed and rolled. Blue sky, sun, deep snow and improving ski trails are expected to combine into a most beautiful winter landscape over the next few days at the Sawtooth Valley ski trails.

Upcoming Events

david — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:57:42 +0000

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 28, 29, AIARE LEVEL 1 – DECISION-MAKING FOR BC SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS

Hosted by Sawtooth Mountain Guides, this avalanche awareness course will take place at the Williams Peak Hut, Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho. For more info: contact Kirk Bachman, Winter Director, at getaway@sawtoothguides.com or 208-774-3324.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, COMPANION RESCUE COURSE

Hosted by Sawtooth Mountain Guides, this avalanche awareness course will take place in Stanley, Idaho. For more info: contact Kirk Bachman, Winter Director, at getaway@sawtoothguides.com or 208-774-3324

SATURDAY, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 5, AAA LEVEL 1 REFRESHER

Get ready for the THE THIRD ANNUAL STANLEY-SAWTOOTH WINTERFEST – FEB 11-12, 2012

Snowmobile Report for January 24th, 2012

Snowmobile — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:53:09 +0000

Sled heads, if you like the snow deep, now is the time to be in Stanley. We are seeing new depths of 4 feet on the trail from Stanley to Smiley Creek. The trail is now groomed from Stanley Lake to Stanley to Smiley Creek Lodge. He said it was a trial making it thru all of the new powder that we have seen in the last week. The drainages off trail are extremely deep so be prepared to dig out.

The groomer will be out later today working on the trail. We are seeing more snow in the forecast for the next few days. Come on up to Stanley and have some fun.