Trail Conditions for 5-24-19
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 dry spells this weekend but I would recommend staying low and avoiding shady north facing trails. The crew this week cleared Ferrins and Wilson Canyon and they are both dry up to the meadows. Wilson Canyon has more water damage to the trail as the old cow retaining pond at the top has failed and water is running down the canyon for about a mile until it disappears underground. The crew also cleared the lower parts of History, Crater, and Black Canyon on the pass. There is still a lot of snow lingering in the trees there, but Jim Verdone was able to plow Old Pass Road so that is a good dry option. If you see Jim give him a big thank you for all the work he is doing to keep the Old Pass Road in usable shape. Have a fun weekend and hopefully we will get a little sunshine.
Trail Conditions for 5-24-19
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 […]
Trail Conditions for 5-17-19
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 […]
Trail Conditions for 5-10-19
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 […]
Trail Conditions for 5-3-19
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. […]
Trail Conditions for 4-26-19
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 […]
Trail Conditions for 7-27-18
The crew has had a whirlwind couple of weeks out on the trails. They finished four bridges in Black Canyon and one in Phillip’s Canyon with the help of Carney Logan and Burke Architects who had 30 volunteers haul lumber and rocks to finish the bridge just this morning. The style of bridge we are […]
Trail Conditions for 6-29-18
This week crews finished up 2 bridges on the History Trail, cleared History, Wilson, West Game, Blacks, worked with volunteers to move lumber to bridge sites, and got trained with Wildflower Watch and Nature Mapping JH. We had 2 awesome volunteer groups from the Teton Science School and from the Teton Trail Runners who helped […]
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 […]