SR-65

Heads up for considerations for your Saturday fun. Work began at 9:00 a.m., with plans to groom to Big Mountain pass for skate and classic. It takes several hours, but head up now before it gets buggered up by non-skiers.

We arrived to groom at the same time a large crew arrived to replace a utility pole at the pass. Crew vehicle and five snowmobiles would have destroyed our work, so it was left for them to track into oblivion. … Continued

Groomed to Big Mountain Pass for skate and classic for the first time since the storm cycle ended. Wind drifts busted. Very light snow pressed into place for Nordic fun. Come up, it’s pretty.

Groomed for skate and classic to the first switchback. Sled packed to the pass, with lots of work getting through the huge wind drift at “Windy Corner” (second switchback). The next crew will now be able to get the grooming … Continued

East Canyon Hwy groomed for skate and classic this afternoon—but only to the bathroom/stream crossing (about 2k up the road), due to a one-man crew and deep, dense snow. If it doesn’t snow much overnight (as presently forecast), it should … Continued

Big Mountain now groomed to the pass for classic. The deep track from the utility cat several days ago have mostly be eliminated or evened out. Firm and supportable conditions.

S.R. 65 groomed for skate to Big Mountain. Groomed for skate and classic to the 1st switchback. We did a lot of snow repair work to the damage done by the utility’s companies snow coach. Still needs a bit of … Continued

East Canyon Hwy groomed today. Recent abundant snows and heavy damage from utility company snowcat trips translated to limited improvement today. But the first 1.5 mi. (to the outhouse) was in good shape for skate and classic as of this … Continued

Big snow at Big Mountain. Knee to mid-thigh deep at the top. Most of our time was spent trying to sled pack, with additional time digging to get unstuck, etc. Damage from a utility snow cat blading the snow will … Continued

Groomed for skate and classic to the restroom. Snowmobile packed to the first switchback. Be careful what we wish for. Snow was deep and management was a challenge. We will get it in shape soon!!