Time to load your iron up and get up the hill... it's a circus around here, seems like anyone with a sled that's capable of starting, and living within 500 miles of this joint are here :face-icon-small-sho
2018-2019 Island Park / West Yellowstone Snow Reports
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Time to load your iron up and get up the hill... it's a circus around here, seems like anyone with a sled that's capable of starting, and living within 500 miles of this joint are here :face-icon-small-sho
What’s the scoop up there WW? Looks like IP picked up some good snow.
The Snow in IP is OUTSTANDING right now.
Its as good as it has been the entire season!!!
Its as good as it has been the entire season!!!
Fremont County Emergency Management
February 3 at 8:44 AM ·
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER BOZEMAN MT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID/GREAT FALLS MT
841 AM MST SUN FEB 3 2019
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER.
THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER IN BOZEMAN HAS
ISSUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING.
* TIMING...IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM MST MONDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...THE CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS IN EASTERN IDAHO.
* AVALANCHE DANGER...THE AVALANCHE DANGER FOR THE WARNING AREA IS HIGH ON ALL SLOPES.
* REASON/IMPACTS...RECENT HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH WIND WILL LIKELY CREATE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF UNSTABLE SNOW. BOTH HUMAN TRIGGERED AND NATURAL AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY ON SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY OFF OF...AND OUT FROM UNDERNEATH...SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES. AVALANCHES MAY RUN LONG DISTANCES AND CAN RUN INTO MATURE FORESTS. CHOOSE CONSERVATIVE TERRAIN.
CONSULT WWW.MTAVALANCHE.COM FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
SIMILAR AVALANCHE DANGER MAY EXIST AT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE AREA OF THIS OR ANY AVALANCHE CENTER. CHECK WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG FOR YOUR CLOSEST AVALANCHE CENTER.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION..
THIS WARNING DOES NOT APPLY TO SKI AREAS WHERE AVALANCHE
MITIGATION MEASURES ARE PERFORMED.
Spent the day riding in Keg Springs and was NOT disapointed at all.
There is a lot of VERY GOOD SNOW back in the woods.
Even with a lot of traffic after the big dump, the snow was in Excellent condition with miles and miles of it untracked.
Heading back tomorrow!!
There is a lot of VERY GOOD SNOW back in the woods.
Even with a lot of traffic after the big dump, the snow was in Excellent condition with miles and miles of it untracked.
Heading back tomorrow!!
I have a group of 8 coming out to Island Park on March 3 or 4, can’t remember, Would anyone want to be a guide or just show us some places off the beaten path? Not looking for anybody’s secret spots, but we have been out there two years now and have found good riding but it’s been mostly tree riding. Haven’t been able to find the more open meadows and hills to climb. If anybody wants to mark up a map or go riding for a day or two PM me and we can work something out.
Thank you in advance
Thank you in advance
Have you not yet ventured over to the Mt. Jefferson side of Island park?
Is this more what you were looking for?
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Is this more what you were looking for?
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Boy - you can ride about anywhere there eh?
Hardly any trees and pretty rolling terrain - like Tog (but bigger) ???
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Hardly any trees and pretty rolling terrain - like Tog (but bigger) ???
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Ha Ha, bigger than Tog... I'll take an educated guess and say there's 600 square miles of riding, easy, give or take a couple hundred
Yeah, Driving conditions are challenging currently, to say the least
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How does a person access Mt. Jefferson from IP. Do you come in from the road/trail a person takes to get to Elk Lake resort?
Off Yale-Kilgore road. There are a few parking lots. Snow was awesome today, lots of new snow to cover all tracks.
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Depends on which side of Jefferson you want to visit. With that being said, Jefferson, and Rheas are surely ticking time bombs with all the new snow the past couple of days
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Off Yale-Kilgore road. There are a few parking lots. Snow was awesome today, lots of new snow to cover all tracks.
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Thanks, guess I should be more clear in my question....we would be coming via sled from West Yellowstone.
Not at all the time to be exploring Jefferson area. Twice in last three weeks we nearly missed losing guys from our area that rode out slides. Both times were in “playing it safe today” areas?.
On a different trip.....some other time.....
I would take the Kilgore parking advise. Too Long a ride from west Yellowstone to make gas and energy last to safely explore and enjoy the area. We always come out on fumes in the closest lots.
Love that area, but too much risk right now.
Will be nearby with my family over the next wknd enjoying the meadows and mild stuff.
On a different trip.....some other time.....
I would take the Kilgore parking advise. Too Long a ride from west Yellowstone to make gas and energy last to safely explore and enjoy the area. We always come out on fumes in the closest lots.
Love that area, but too much risk right now.
Will be nearby with my family over the next wknd enjoying the meadows and mild stuff.
Black Bear SnoTel station report.
And MORE to come...
And MORE to come...
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I meant that the terrain is bigger than Tog, but looks similar in type?
Maybe we'll hit that in a few weeks?
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