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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:
3/07/10 from Amber Travsky: A foot of new snow fell on the trails by Saturday morning. By Sunday morning the trails were all groomed except Summit Loop. Classic tracks are only on a few trails, though. The snow is funky. It is soft and then crusty; then soft again. It is nothing if not interesting - and there's plenty of it.

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

Measures for the 2008-2009 season:
1/11/09 - 30 inches
1/24/09 - 34 inches
1/25/09 - 43 inches
3/15/09 - 48 inches
4/19/09 - 62 inches

Measures for the 2009-2010 season:
2/05/10 - 40 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 - 2/28/10 from Jay Jurkowitsch went from Green Rock, up Sally Creek trail, behind Snowy Mtn Lodge; to Skinny Dip Meadows. The trail along Sally Creek is well broken, even with the 8-12" of fresh snow and Skinny Dip is in the BEST shape in years; again, about 8" of fresh snow and very few (2) tracks.
3/01/10 from Andrew Bryson Skied up Potholes to Brooklyn Lake then to Towner Lake. >From there across the highway to Libby Creek and back down Sally Creek. The snow is excellent everywhere above Green Rock !!

Barber Lake - 2-05-10 from Craig Rumsey (USFS groomer): The Barber Lake trails from Green Rock down to Barber Lake and all of the Corner Mtn. trails were groomed today. There was 4-6 inches of new snow and the Green Rock

"up top" - no report:

Upper Potholes Trails - see above for Green Rock:

Lower Highway 130 - see above for Barber Lake:

Centennial Ridge - no report

Sand Lake Road -no report

Lower Potholes Trails - no report

Libby Creek Trail - no report:

Sally Creek Trail and beyond - See above for Green Rock Area


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
Chimney Park Trails:2-14-10 from Jim Robinson: Cold temperatures, clear skies, and 12 inches of new snow awaited me at the Chimney Park trailhead on Sunday morning. Unfortunately, the ski trails were groomed on Thursday while most of the new snow arrived on Friday. However, early skiers on Saturday and Sunday morning were able to make their own tracks but by Sunday noon, all trails had been skied. Ski trail conditions are excellent.
2-14-10 from Dave Perry: Conditions at Chimney Park today were marvelous. The area had 6-8 inches of fresh snow Saturday afternoon and evening. Noontime temperatures were in the high teens with full sun and no wind. There did not appear to be any recent grooming, so skating was not an option, but classic XC was perfect. The only challenge was the parking lot which, due to a lack of recent plowing, led to people parking at bizarre and inconvenient angles.
2-26-10 from Craig Rumsey (USFS Groomer): I attempted to groom Chimney Park on Thursday. Unfortunately after a series of mechanical failures I was only able get everything partially groomed. What grooming that did get done was quickly getting covered by heavy snow, accumulation unknown.

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Backcountry

More Backcountry and Groomed Areas

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
Sam Campbell
Ranie Lynds
Craig Rumsey

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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