Trail Conditions for 6-22-18
The front country trails are in prime summer shape right now! Teton Pass has only a few lingering snow drifts which are quickly melting and the rain this week has kept the dust down and the trails in great shape. The Youth Trail Crew started this week and had a fun first day clearing drains on Putt Putt in a torrential hail storm but on the plus side it was easy to see the drainage dips and water bars working. They spent the rest of the week working on bridges on the History Trail. We are up to 4 bridges built with a few approaches left to fill in with gravel. Next week we have 2 volunteer groups from TSS and the Teton Trail Runners to help us move lumber into the woods for the next bridges. We also looked at a reroute on the Big Munger Trail with the USFS and DIRT. They have a grant to bring severely eroded sections of that trail up to standards and when it is done it should make for a much more enjoyable experience for all trail users. I would recommend that as the trail of the week as the views are stunning and the wildflowers are in full bloom right now!
Trail Conditions for 6-22-18
The front country trails are in prime summer shape right now! Teton Pass has only a few lingering snow drifts which are quickly melting and the rain this week has kept the dust down and the trails in great shape. The Youth Trail Crew started this week and had a fun first day clearing drains […]
Trail Conditions for 6-15-18
A few cool days slowed the snow melt on Teton Pass but the trails continue to dry out. I saw a few brave souls who had pushed out through the ~3 feet of snow on Pass Ridge and descended Black Canyon and Lithium. Ski Lake is quite doable to the lake with snow remaining above. […]
Trail Conditions for 6-8-18
Thanks to everybody who came out to help on National Trails Day last Saturday! We got a big head start on the bridge project on Teton Pass, moved ~8,000 pounds of lumber, rerouted a wet section of the History trail, cleaned all the water bars on Big Rocks, and finished the first bridge on Big […]
Trail Conditions for 6-1-18
Snow King and Munger trails are good to go and Teton Pass is slowly but surely melting out. The TFR trails on the south side of the pass are in pretty good shape and should be riding nicely for their Pass Bash on Saturday. Everything else is probably still and out and back exploration from […]
Trail Conditions for 5-25-18
The Cache Game trails are a go for the season! Things have melted out about 3 weeks ahead of last year and the crews cleared the Cache Game divide, West Game, and Wilson this week. I would say the trails are 99.9% good with a few seeps and water problems that we will address this […]
Trail Conditions for 5-18-18
Trails are continuing to dry out in the front country. The Munger Mountain Trails are in good shape with only a few wet spots from spring seeps. The Trail Crew did a pass on Poison Creek and Wally’s World and will hit Rock Creek, Squaw Creek, and Tusky Ridge next week. On the pass the […]
Trail Conditions for 5-11-18
There are many more trails melting out and would be dry if only the rain would let up. The Putt Putt side of the Cache Creek drainage is drier than the Hagen side which is still holding a few snow patches and muddy spots. Crystal Butte and Josie’s Ridge are in great shape and the […]
Trail Conditions for 4-27-18
The trails around Snow King are slowly starting to melt out with the recent warm weather. As usual the beginning of Putt Putt and the Sidewalk trail have dried out first along with the Nelson Knoll loop and lower Woods Canyon. The trails between the Winter Wildlife Closure and Snow King’s ski runs are also […]
Pyramid Peak Access
A reminder for anyone skiing in the Pyramid Peak area this winter, PLEASE respect private land when entering and leaving the national forest. The only access to the Phillip’s Canyon and Pyramid Peak area is along the access trail directly across from the plowed parking on the east side of Fish Creek Rd. ~3 miles […]
Piker from the Field on January 18th