Just FYI for anyone still interested. We did ride on Saturday. The snow conditions were quite good, with some areas having 12"-18" of new snow on top of a pretty solid base. Pretty much a point-and-shoot day in most areas. The road still had snow on it. However, on the way back our skis were cutting down to the asphalt on some areas of the road starting about half a mile above the gate. So I would say that the next couple of days might be the last chance to access that area.
On a lower note, my sled threw a drive chain (we think) about half way through the day. There were just two of us, and by the time we figured out exactly where we were and the best path to tow the sled out, the second sled was running low on gas. So we decided to leave the broken sled instead of risking running out of gas and having to stay the night. We're going to take a few people up tomorrow to try and retrieve the sled. As I said, this is the last opportunity to get up there, so it's now or never.
