The longest day of the year should be the warmest right? With cool temps the trails are still in great shape and slowly melting out. Most of the south facing trails on Teton Pass are good to go but there are still drifts lingering in the north facing trees. The Teton Freedom Riders are having […]
Tree clearing, bridges, and helicopters what a fun week! The crew cleared Big Rocks and Black Canyon up to Bridge 3 before hitting snow and Cam Eddy and an unknown trail Samaritan cleared Phillip’s Canyon and the Ridge trail from Fish Creek up to the snow line. A few riders reported they were able to […]
Yay more rain! The trails have definitely reached their saturation point since yesterday and should be avoided until it dries out on Sunday. When it is like this I like to stay to the roads like Cache, Game, the BPA road, and even the Summit Road at Snow King. They have much more gravel and […]
Finally some sunshine! This week helped the Snow King trail system dry out and it is now 99% snow free with a few lingering wind drifts near the top of Ferrins and the north side of the Cache Game divide. The trail crews have cleared almost everything so it should be a good weekend to […]
Ahh the winter that keeps on giving, we are still about a month behind last year in the trails drying out around the valley. With the snow last night and rain in the forecast the upper elevations that were getting dry are pretty slimy and slick. There may be some opportunities to get out during […]
There are a few more dry trails but with 10 days of rain in the forecast be responsible when choosing to go out. The rule I like to follow is wait for the roads to dry in town before venturing out onto trails to avoid damaging them while its too muddy. That being said the […]
After some MORE snow this week the trails are still drying out. The Sidewalk to Wiggle to Putt Putt loop will be the hot spot this weekend. The crew cleared some trees and chopped up a few snow drifts this week and it is about 99% dry with one or two big drifts lingering in […]
After a snowy week we finally got some sunshine today and have a few more trails open and dry that were in the winter wildlife closure zones that opened up on Wednesday. Crystal Lite and Crystal Butte are both good options in the sun as are the first parts of Putt Putt and the Sidewalk. […]
So the record February snows set trail season back a bit this year. The only things that are dry on the national forest at the moment are the Nelson Knoll Loop, and the first mile or so of Game Creek. In some of the shadier areas you can hike and post-hole on snow but please […]
Come be part of an 8 member crew working on a number of projects on the Bridger-Teton National Forest this summer. As a crew member you will help complete a variety of manual tasks including restoration and maintenance of trails, new trail lay-out and construction, and the closure and rehab of old trails. The job […]
Trail Conditions for 6-21-19
The longest day of the year should be the warmest right? With cool temps the trails are still in great shape and slowly melting out. Most of the south facing trails on Teton Pass are good to go but there are still drifts lingering in the north facing trees. The Teton Freedom Riders are having their first Pass Bash of the year tomorrow so head by the coach for a shuttle ride up the pass. Everything on Snow King is dry and good to go and our ambassadors have been clearing some new downed trees from the winds this week off of Putt Putt and West Game. Our Youth Trail Crew started this week and this hearty bunch had a busy week, unloading the 12,000 lbs of rock from the helicopter drops on Josie’s Ridge, clearing and cleaning drainage on Crater and History, brush cutting for line of sight on KC, and building a turnpike and reroute around a beaver pond on West Game. Look for the crew out on the trails this summer and remember they always love treats after a hard days work.