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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
mailboxatravsky@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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