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Happy Jack

Snowy Range Backcountry

Chimney Park and WyoColo

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Happy Jack Trail Map

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Happy Jack Ski Trails

There are three parking areas for access to the Pole Mountain Ski Trails: Tie City, Happy Jack Trailhead, and immediately east of the Summit.
Here's the map, showing the access point
Conditions:
No report: Grooming has ended for the season.
Located 10 miles east of Laramie, off Interstate 80 via the Happy Jack Road, at the Lincoln Monument exit.
Other Pole Mountain:no report:
Click here to go to a road map
Hats off to the volunteers with the Medicine Bow Nordic Association for grooming efforts.
To Dog Owners: Remember to SCOOP THE POOP!- even in the parking lot!!

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Medicine Bow Mountains (Snowy Range) Conditions

Past year's high and low snow stake measures:
11/19/05 - 19 inches
2/04/06 - 58 inches
Measures for the 2006-2007 season:
10/22/06 - 14 inches
12/03/06 - 17 inches
12/30/06 - 30 inches
1/21/07 - 36 inches
2/25/07 - 36 inches (estimate)
Measures for the 2007-2008 season:
12/08/07 - 29 inches
12/20/07 - 22 inches
12/22/07 - 29 inches
2/02/08 - 53 inches
3/09/08 - 47 inches
4/12/08 - 56 inches

Click here for a general map of the northern Snowy Range routes

Click here for information on the Snowy Range Nordic routes (article by A. Travsky)

Green Rock Area - no report:
Barber Lake - no report:

Upper Potholes Trails - 4/26/08 from Andy Bryson:
My buddy Jim and I broke trail on upper potholes last Saturday (4/26). Excellent deep snowpack with 6-10" fluffy fresh snow on top ! Best in years !
Lower Highway 130 - no report:
Centennial Ridge - no report
Sand Lake Road -no report
Lower Potholes Trails - no report
Libby Creek Trail - no report:
Sally Creek Trail and beyond - no report

Chimney Park and WyoColo Area

Click here for a Web cam at WyColo Lodge - with weather conditions

Click here for a map of the Chimney Park trails (in pdf format)

Click here for a general map of the southern Snowy Range routes

Grooming report from Wally Chesbro, who volunteers to groom the trails for us: Grooming has ended for the season

Trail
Letter
Loop Name
Difficulty
Length
Condition
Groomed for
Skate
Groomed for
Classic
Date

J
Jelm View
More difficult
3.8 mi
Marginal
no
no
4/15

W
Woods Ck
Easiest
2.9 mi
Marginal
no
no
4/15

P
Porter
Easiest
4.9 mi
Marginal
no
no
4/15

L
Lodgepole
More Difficult
3.6 mi
Unpacked
No
no
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Mountain Home and WyColo Area:no report:

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Backcountry

More Backcountry and Groomed Areas

no report:
Snow Mountain Ranch:No report.
Devil's Thumb:No report.
Rabbit Ears Pass:No report
Steamboat Area: http://www.steamboatxcski.org/grooming.php
Steamboat Nordic Center: http://www.nordicski.net/

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Snow Report Contributors

This site is maintained by Amber Travsky.
To date (and covering a couple years), the following individuals have contributed snow reports:

Rich Vincent	David Nelson	Eric Wiltse	Kathy Muthig	Ken Driessel	Ed Sherline	Jerome Lee
Jay Jurkowitsch	Jill Robinson	Nancy Hansen	Cat Martin	Bart Geertz	Josef Pohl	Kali McCrackin
Peggy McCrackin	Mikell Platt	Wally Chesbro	Rich Magill	Sue Niezgoda	Mary Brownson	Bill Young
Andy Bryson	Jim Robinson	Dave Perry	Mikell Platt	Jerome Lee

Other Links - Skiing and Weather Info

Ski Groups and Organizations	Weather Conditions and Forecasts	Snotel and other Snow Measures
Medicine Bow Nordic Association	Wyoming Doppler Radar	Crow Creek Snotel
Cheyenne Ski Club	Rural Albany Co Weather Forecast	Brooklyn Lake Snotel
Ski Colorado Ski Areas	Rural Carbon Co Weather Forecast	Cinnabar Park Snotel
Snowy Range Ski Area	Laramie Weather Forecast	Sand Lake Snotel
Medicine Bow Nordic Ski Patrol	Vedauwoo Weather Station
University of Wyoming Nordic Skiing	Wyoming DOT Road Report
Colorado Avalanche Information Center	NOAA Weather Forecasts
Beaver Meadows Conditions	DayWeather Forecasts
Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center

Web Cams
Web cam at Keystone - Snowy Range	Summit I-80 Web Cam	Web cam looking towards Snowy Range from Laramie
Another view of the Snowy Range	Centennial from the Mountain View Hotel	Fox Park Web cam
Wy-Colo Lodge	Rob Roy Reservoir	Hog Park Reservoir
Elk Mountain Hotel	Old Faithful	Arlington
Snowy Mt Lodge

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Post a Report

If you have a snow condition to report, please send via email to Amber Travsky.
Please include your full name.
Information that is submitted may be used for the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne's newspaper) ski and snow report. If you don't want your report published there, please say so in your email.
To post a report contact:
Amber Travsky
atravsky@wyoming.com
(307) 742-5840<.H5>

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Happy Jack Trail Map

Trail Map

This map provided by the Medicine Bow Nordic Association
Due to the size of the map and the limited size of the scanner, parts of the map are not included.
Pick up a copy at the trailhead kiosk.

Road Map

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