North Slope Conditions

A place for North Slope recreaters to check current conditions and happenings. Please post a note when ever you return from an outing in the Uintas, so that others will know what to expect.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

With a touch of spring in the air it's still winter on the forest.  The
trail conditions are holding up quite well even with warm temperatures.
All of the trails have been groomed within the last 48hrs and are set to go
for the weekend. Please follow good trail etiquette and respect all users.
On Saturday March 1, there will be a scout biathlon taking place on the
trail system, this approved event will involve supervised shooting. Signs
will be posted. Enjoy your visit.

Ted

Thursday, February 21, 2008

The trail conditions remain quite good with a light dusting of new snow
over night. The tracks are holding up fairly well and will re-set and
freshen areas as need be prior to the weekend. We are anticipating new
snow over the next few days and will groom as conditions change. Have a
great visit.

Ted

Went skiing out to the Uintas on Sunday.  Slow going in to Ear Fork trail but it was
perfect coming out. Took the first left by the picnic table and finished up via Bear
Claw and Osetler loops. Great ski out and perfectly warm weather. Unfortunately,
there were two sets of snowmachine tracks from about the septic ponds down to the
warming hut/Oestler junctions. There was also a snowmachine track by the bridge
coming up the hill to the trailhead signage. Will call Ted and Rick to let them
know.

Went out the golf course on Monday, great snow and weather despite the grass showing
through in some places. Went to the state park after that which was okay, but I'd
probably go back to the golf course if I had the chance.

Margaret

Sunday, February 17, 2008

The trail and weather conditions at the Lily Lake Nordic Center were about as good as it can get today. There was no wind damage since the Friday grooming and the long overdue sunshine made for a perfect outing. After considerable thought, we agreed that the only way to improve on the conditions was if the purple sage lounge had been open for an apre' ski round. Give it a try!

Tom

After digging out from two days of very strong winds, the ski conditions
should be pretty good right now. Some trails might be a little soft and
others may have a few wind drifts, but it should be a great time to come
out and enjoy the snow. If we have a normal spring melt, we should be able
to continue grooming into March.

Ted

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The snow has been dry enough and the temperature has been cold enough that the trails are not real fast. But, all of the town trails should be getting a good work out.

They are doing a great job of grooming at the State Park. Last weekend we made the loop up Huffnpuff and back to the travel center. The tracks were good and there was very little wind damage.

The Nordic Center trails are good, but they are subject to wind damage. But, they are certainly worth the trip.

Tom