Rock Creek- Tom Minor Basin

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speedemon

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• Dec 22, 2007

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went up rock creek by gardiner today, rode with the Hoffmans(CMX for those of you who don't know), the CMXr's took out some trailin arms unfortunatley, the rest of us did ok, i had a hose clamp on my intake boot snap off due to 900 vibrations we found some nicer snow up on top tho, hogged up a bunch of powder! the tight and windy trail goin up is not for the timid or faint of heart! all in all it was a pretty good ride, short due to everyone's mishaps, but it was a fun ride, wore myself out from ridin Chris Burandt style all day long(kick your leg off the side of the sled), tons of fun!

 

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sledneckskier

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• Dec 23, 2007

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Was thinkng of heading up Rock today. Glad we didn't, now it sounds trashed. Still a little thin up there from the sound of it. Thanks for the report!

 

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Skidoocam

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• Dec 29, 2007

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Is rock creek still legal? I am looking at the map but can't really tell????? Some is, I know that but is that part any good?

 

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freelheeler

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• Dec 31, 2007

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yah i'd like to hear from someone who knows where can you go in rock creek????

 

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To The Pipe

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• Jan 5, 2008

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freelheeler said:

yah i'd like to hear from someone who knows where can you go in rock creek????

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It's at the southern end of Paradise Valley, within one or two miles of the entrance to Yankee Jim Canyon. It would be on your right as you are headed to Gardiner from Livingston.

 

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freelheeler

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• Jan 7, 2008

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yes i know how to get there...

i should re state the question, how has the new FS travel plan affected the areas you can ride within and around the rock creek drainage. the map i saw was crap.

 

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rooster740

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• Jan 7, 2008

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To The Pipe said:

It's at the southern end of Paradise Valley, within one or two miles of the entrance to Yankee Jim Canyon. It would be on your right as you are headed to Gardiner from Livingston.

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Some people were just born to be rocket scientists You win

 

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To The Pipe

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• Jan 10, 2008

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Yes the map is crap. Get a USGS topo map, sit down with magnifying glass and the new travel plan map and freehand place the boundaries in section by section on your USGS map. From the looks of it, if you are riding Ramshorn, you are too far south and if you drop into Big Creek, you are too far north. I know, pretty friggin vague but maybe it will help you. Google Earth has been handy for this, some of these boundaries correspond to ridgelines and drainages.

 

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freelheeler

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• Jan 10, 2008

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thanks, just need to get a magnifying glass and i'll be all set. what a joke!

 

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rooster740

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• Jan 10, 2008

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This is the way I look at it ride hard and they won't catch you. If they do catch you just remember dumb looks are free. Plain and simple, there is no published physical discription, of the out of bounds area to my knowledge.

 

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sledneckskier

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• Jan 12, 2008

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The FS posted some sigs up Rock Cr to show where you can't ride (I only saw one). I still think it is very confusing when you are acually riding up there. Hopefully the closure designations become clearer (or re-evaluate closing it, I know pipe dream). Great snow though right now.

 

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adambomber707

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• Jan 13, 2008

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There was a slide near Windy Pass yesterday. Buried one snowmobiler 2-3 feet under. When he was found he was breathing but un-conscious. Got warmed up, and rode out on the back of his buddies sled. There is more info. on the Gallatin National Avalanche site. We were up there yesterday but didn't know about the slide. Be safe everyone!

 

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Clarke673

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• Jan 15, 2008

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what were you riding and what day were you up? I was riding a red 900 RMK mod.

 

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adambomber707

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• Jan 15, 2008

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I was riding a red Rev, there was a yellow Rev, and a black Rev riding with me. I think my buddy might have talked to you in the parking lot when we were loading up? That was on Saturday.

 

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Clarke673

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• Jan 18, 2008

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Yeah. you guys had a Blue dodge, Black ford, and i beleave a white derimax???

But yea your friend was asking about Rob Micdonald.

Did you see a broken down Polaris 340 fan on the side of the traile? I ended up towing that junker out for my friends that live up on the hill there.

Next time you go with the Hoffmens you should let me know. I talk to mark every once in a wile when he stops in Gardiner coming back from Cooke and my aunt used to live next door to his shop for a few years and they are all good friends.