Friday February 24, 2012 Report - The 11th full report for the 2011 / 2012 year.
Click here for the TABLE OF CONTENTS for the "Extra Web Data" not in the email. This upper section will be used for minor updates until the next report is prepared. New items are preceded with an *.
Minor Updates: (The main report is sent to the email list. Sometimes minor
updates are added here.)
Thursday, March 08, 2012 - 19:30 PM minor update to last
(Feb 24) full ski report: Go to http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/xcskirpt.htm
for this and to see added info from the last two weeks and additional XC Ski
links.
Those that have text
only email will do better going to the online version.
Planned Trips:
1. Sunday 03/11/2012. Turn your clock
ahead to MDT. Meet at the
Click on the on-line version of
this report (see above), or the Previous Ski Trip
Reports or on my main XC Ski page
for more information. /s/ Cliff
Minor Update to last (Feb 24) ski report on Thursday,
March 01, 2012 18:35 PM: Go to http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/xcskirpt.htm
for this and to see added info from last week.
Those that have text
only email will do better going to the online version.
Planned Trips:
1. Saturday 03/03/2012. Meet at the
Stagecoach Inn Motel Parking lot at 10:00 AM for a ski trip to the
1a. The Lost Trail Ski Patrol
Steak Fry is listed as starting at 4:00 PM. (I'd not plan on eating quite that
soon.). Anyway if you plan to attend, bring your own vehicle. Click
Here for details.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:
1. Click Here
for info and a thank you from the lady that had to spend the night on the
Scooter Trail. See links in last weeks report.
2. Lou Binik is a member of our group
and makes his living sewing outdoor wear. Click
Here for a neat interview and some local pictures (some of you are in
them).
3. Last week I listed links
about the raw deal the Forest Service dealt to the Bitterroot XC Club. Click
Here for info from the Forest Service.
4. Click Here
for pictures of patterns that a guy made by walking in the snow. Some folks
think he may have cheated and "photoshopped" the picture. It's neat
to look at - at any rate. Thanks for forwarding this Anita.
5. The Iditarod Race starts Saturday
with a ceremonial start, with the official race starting on Sunday. I have a we
page that I'll be working on with links to information about this race. Go to: http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/iditarodlinks.html
6. The Sawtooth Ski Festival is
this weekend in
Snow Conditions:
We now have adequate snow on all
our trails. Generally the snow has been good. Those that like to tele ski some
of the steeper open meadows need to be aware that with the hotter sun, a
"sun crust" can quickly develop. Skiing on the shady side of a trail
can be helpful. Click
Here for the section of my XC Ski site that has links to both Chief Joseph
and William's Cr. snow and weather. Check the link to the Bitterroot XC Club's
Facebook site. They have some neat pictures. Check out the Missoula Nordic
Links.
Lost Trail reported 6" of
new this morning and I estimated that William's Cr. Summit got a similar amount
since last Sunday.
Click on the web version for
more details from last week and additional links.
/s/ Cliff
Note: Blue or red underlined text is a web link. When clicking on the following links or any link it's sometimes necessary to do it twice by hitting the refresh button or F5:
Friday February 24, 2012, 16:15 PM
Cross Country Skiers:
You can see this current (11th) web version of this report
at: http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/xcskirpt.htm
I will likely add some minor updates (on-line) next week.
The 1st through 10th reports for the 2011/2012 year are saved at http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/xcskirpt1201.htm
through http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/xcskirpt1210.htm
(Archived reports end in 1201.htm, 1202.htm, 1203.htm etc.)
Added local XC Ski info is available at my main Salmon XC
Ski Page at:
http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/cksalxcski.htm
Planned Trips:
CHANGED PLANS: We were going to ski the Cabinet Cr. Trail
at Chief Joe, but due to the heavy snowfall and resulting difficult trail
breaking we've cancelled that trip.
1. Sunday
02/26/2012. Meet at the
2. I'll probably plan to make at
least one midweek ski. Give me a call at 756-2085 or 303-1041 if interested.
3. Rather than schedule the
Cabinet Cr. Trail at this time, I'll wait to see what snow and weather
conditions are like. Stay tuned for next weeks report.
Snow Conditions:
I just
updated my trip reports page. Go to http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/skitriprpt.htm
for the reports. I lost my notes and don't have everyone's name for some days.
(I use 1st names only.) Please let me know of needed corrections. Send me any
reports that you'd like to see posted. I hope to have them updated this
evening.
1.
William's Creek Trail System:
The report is easy. There is now lots of snow and all trails are skiable
(Unless the snowmobiles have trashed the top of the William's Cr. Trail and the
North Moccasin Trail again.) I use the Lemhi Ridge Snotel as a guide for
snow depths and it showed 19" of 1 hour increases since last Monday night.
Some of these "increases are just depth sensor fluctuations, so I'd guess
the actual snowfall was closer to 16" and this should be fairly close to
that received at the Meadow Trailhead and higher. There will be less at Cougar
Point. I had a report of knee high new snow at the Meadow TH. Currently all
trails will need trail breaking. There were two graders working yesterday, and
they will plow today, but not on the weekend. I expect that some of the
trailhead parking areas may not get completely plowed until Monday. (They don't
plow on the weekend.)
Click Here
for a description of the Trailheads, Click Here for
"Trail Segment" mileages and descriptions, and Click Here
for my modification of the FS Trail descriptions.
Click
Here for my on-line copy of the Trail map (minus the Mukluk and Upper
Shoshoni Trails).
Our
"Snow Shadow" is improving somewhat. .This morning the
Lemhi Ridge Snotel was 80.5% of normal although Morgan Cr Summit was only 69.9%
of normal, still the lowest in the Salmon River Basin. Conversely the Saddle
Mtn. Snotel (near the top of the Lost Trail Chair-lifts) is the third highest
in the
2.
2a CJ
Groomed Trails: CLICK HERE
and click on the Chief Joseph link and see the last several reports. There also
will probably be an update after they finish grooming today. Also check the
Como Trails and
2b.
Chief Joseph Area "Ungroomed Trails": Most trails will require much trail breaking.
I expect that the
3. Skate
Ski opportunities: See # 2a above. CLICK
HERE for Stanley & Sun Valley Areas including Galena Lodge, and
Harriman Trail (Click the "++More++" on the bottom to expand the
initial display.). Also Click Here
for more
4. CLICK
HERE for added links for Chief
Joseph and William's Creek Snow and Weather Conditions.
Other News:
1. I'd like to congratulate the Odd Fellows' Bakery again. Of all the
businesses, including the Bitterroot and
2. I often talk about safety when skiing the
more remote trails. Check out my trip report for our trip on the Scooter Trail.
We heard about some skiers that hadn't given themselves enough time and we
skiing a trail that was too advanced for at least one skiers ability. We saw
the fire pit where they spent the night. Click
Here and Click
Here for news reports of this situation.
3. Some of you have heard about the raw deal
that the Forest Service (via the USDA Ethics folks) dealt to the Bitterroot XC
Ski Club. Click
Here and Click
Here for details. You might also want to click on the
"Discussion" links to see how others feel about this.
/s/ Cliff
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS: (Click
on the following to jump down to that section. Hit the Back Button to return
here.)
1. PLANNED TRIPS: (See above)
2. PREVIOUS TRIPS:
3. Ski Trail Condition Reports: WILLIAM'S CR. TRAILS: ,
CHIEF JOSEPH - ANDERSON MT. ROAD
AREA:
4. MISC.:
5. AVALANCHE:
6. OTHER WEB LINKS:
INTRODUCTION: To better understand planned trips
and previous trip reports, I encourage you to get three maps. Go to the A. INTRODUCTION
Section of my Salmon
The current ski report will always be, posted on http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/xcskirpt.htm.
If you want me to make changes on the email list, call me at 208-756-2085 or email me. You can get my email from the messages that I send to you or call me. Currently we have about have about 80 on the list.
PLANNED
TRIPS:
See above.
PREVIOUS
TRIPS:
For a short description of each ski trip to date for the 2008 - 2009
season go to: http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/skitriprpt.htm
Scroll down, or click on the links for the latest and subsequent months
for the season. NOTE also that there are links to the reports for previous
years back to 2004.
SKI REPORT:
CHIEF
JOSEPH -
Click Here for the Missoula Nordic Grooming
Info page. Scroll down for my latest
Lost Trail Ski Area
OTHER
WEB LINKS:
Links not yet in "CLIFF'S SALMON
Here's a link to a site that describes the TEN ESSENTIALS to carry on
the trail. He's added a few additional items:
http://www.isu.edu/outdoor/ten.htm
* Possible Ski Related News:
The Outdoors Sections
of the Missoulian and the
CLICK
HERE for the Outdoors Section of the Missoulian On-Line. Check out the
latest Outdoors News Briefs.
* CLICK
HERE for the Outdoors Section of the
Here's an examples of some of
their reporting. One is about the Lost
Trail Ski Area and some previous changes.
* Here's the NEW WEST SNOWBLOG
which may have local skiing info from time to time.
** Click here for
wintertime articles by a local reporter.
CLICK HERE for the Outdoors
Section of the
** Check out the Idaho Summit's Idaho Outdoors Message Forum for some good trip reports.
** Another good site is the Telemark Tips Site and their Telemark Tips Discussion Forum.
Here's an interesting link to some history of ski (mountaineering) equipment:
http://www.alpenglow.org/ski-history/notes/ms/rei-catalogs.html
Here's Lou Binik's
"Foxwear" web site:
http://www.foxwear.net/. Be sure to copy
or type this correctly. "foxware.net", "foxware.com" and
"foxwear.com" are all different sites.
Tawna Skinner services cross country
skis and equipment.
She will also give cross country and telemark ski instruction.
Details are at: http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/TawnaXCski.htm
Pray for snow,
Cliff Keene, Salmon,
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Previous Full Update: 02/15/2007 14:20 PM
Latest Full Update: 02/22/2007
21:25 PM
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