SKI and SNOW Report

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
3/21/10 - 47 inches

Measures for the 2010-2011 season:
11/27/10 - 22 inches
12/02/10 - 24 inches
01/06/11 - 54 inches
01/30/11 - 64 inches
03/12/11 - 78 inches
03/27/11 - 78 inches
04/23/11 - at least 100 inches - measuring stake is covered

Measures for the 2011-2012 season:
11/26/11 - 17 inches
12/24/11 - 24 inches
01/28/12 - 36 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 - See above

"up top" - 01-23-2012 Avalanche report from Jay Jurkowitsch: I just got a 2nd hand report that the Avi danger at the Old ski area above Barber Lake trail / Libby Creek is : Considerable to HIGH!!! They dug 2 pits and couldn't get layers to stay together as the Rotchblock tested the pit - layers slid naturally. I'm sticking to the groomed tracks for now.

Upper Potholes Trails - 1/24/2012 from Andrew Bryson: My group of 4 skiers (and 2 dogs) have been on the trail all the way to Brooklyn Lake several times since the holidays. Had to reroute and cut some fallen trees. Base is starting to firm up. The big meadow is skiable for the first time this season.

Lower Highway 130 - No reoprt:

Centennial Ridge - no report

Sand Lake Road -no report

Lower Potholes Trails - no report

Libby Creek Trail - 1/28/2012 by Jay Jurkowitsch: Went up Libby Creek Loop today on my AT skis; About 8" of fresh Pow on trail and Nice to see about 12 cars at Green Rock Parking Lot w/snowshoers and skiers.

Sally Creek Trail and beyond - See above about avalanche report.

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Chimney Park and WyoColo Area

Click here for a color map of the Chimney Park trails (in pdf format) created by Doug Frick

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:
1-27-12 from Jim Robinson: I arrived at the Chimney Park Trailhead at 8:30 a.m. Weather conditions were windy and cool, temperature was 18 degrees F, with snow still falling. I was laying down fresh classic tracks through four inches of powder snow. Snowpack in the trees is no deeper than 18 inches but more than adequate for skiing. I skied the Porter-Lodgepole-Jelm View trail circuit, clockwise, and found the trails to be in excellent condition. Recent grooming and classic tracks have been covered with Friday's snowstorm but all trails are still skiable. Note: The Forest Service has posted a sign near the beginning of the Woods Creek Loop alerting skiers that the section of Woods Creek from point A to point G on the ski trail map is closed because of ongoing logging operations.
1-27-12 from USFS groomer: We're having some mechanical issues with our groomer sleds, so we won't be grooming the ski trails on the Snowy Range this weekend. Hopefully grooming will resume next week, but we still need to get parts and fix sleds. Sorry about that. Please let any member of the public know this is just a situation we can't do anything about, but at least we think there's a good base and powder on base conditions are always nice.
Note from USFS personnel: We plan to be grooming the trails on Thursdays through the season.

Medicine Bow Rail Trail-1-29-12 from Amber Travsky: I snowshoed south from Highway 230 and the snow was excellent. Conditions varied from wind-scoured to thigh deep. Saw no other people but 1 moose.

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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:

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