Now that there is some snow to report I will start this years conditions thread. I was up at Hardy over the weekend working deer season. There was an inch of snow on the ground last Thursday with maybe 3-4 inches on the shaded north slopes. Little more snow to the Northwest closer to Spearfish maybe 2-4 inches. Stated snowing Sunday night. 4 inches when I left yesterday at 2. Trailshead this morning is reporting a foot since Sunday night and still snowing. 2-4 predicted yet today and another 1-3 for Wednesday night. It has been cold this last week with most nights at 0 or colder so the ground is frozen. Rode my 80 SRX to Trailshead yesterday morning and ran some plug check runs across the parking lot as Todd was plowing. No thawing temps are predicted for the next 7 days. The elk came to visit Sunday night. The herd was across the highway from the cabin. The bull was so close and bugling so loud I could hear him from inside my cabin. The herd came into the hardy yard overnight and tore up my newly fallen snow. They were feeding within 30 yards of the cabin. On a personal note I retired from the Deprtment last May but came back on a part time basis. I will be working snowmobile patrol 3 days a week through early March. I have been working and staying out of the Hardy Camp cabin since I retired in May working the Northern Hills area.
