Trail Report
Happy Friday friends! Your all-things-trails update for this oh-so-fine looking Memorial Day Weekend...
We're looking at temps hovering around 70 and a slight chance of showers and a thunder boomer both Saturday and Sunday, so, keep your eyes to the sky and pack the Gortex just in case.
As far as conditions go, Mid Mountain is still a week or so out but everything below it is running like buttah. Please let us know if you encounter any blowdowns in your travels. Send a pin/photo to zach@mountaintrails.org
A few Trail Impacts/Closures to be aware of:
~ At Park City Mountain, ongoing base area construction will impact lower Silver Spur, lower Jenni's and First Time Return. Silver Spur & Jenni's will remain open but First Time Return will be closed for the next few weeks. For your safety, please pay attention to all signage.
~ Starting next Tuesday, our team will be performing machine/tread work on CMG from Mid Mtn down to the base area. We will have that section of trail closed until end of day Thursday.
~ Also next Tuesday, dump trucks will be delivering more road base as we finish up the Sunny Slopes TH zone as part of our Round Valley soft-surface restoration project.
Our team wrapped up a few projects in Round Valley and ventured up on the mountain, where the moist hero dirt made for some productive maintenance endeavors. Here are a few highlights...
~ The team wrapped up tread work on High side trail with two machines and several hands
~ Two saw crews cleared blowdowns on the PC classics; Spiro, CMG and Johns trail
~ Seldom Seen was seen often this week, as crews spent a few days buffing out break bumps and bomb holes as well as rebuilding berms, rollers and securing loose erosion matting.
~ A machine and hand crew began tread/drainage work on CMG between Mid Mountain > Eagle.
~ A hand crew has initiated general maintenance on Silver Queen and will continue work on it next week.
~ A reroute of upper Somewhere Elks is under way.
~ Up in the Uintas, our South Summit team cleared the entire Slate Creek system of blowdowns with the exception the Left Hand Loop return. They also got rolling on tread restoration/drainage hand work at the top of the White Fir downhill.
Alrighty then, time to get out there and get after it! Have a great weekend y'all! #trailreport
Rick & the Loam Lifters
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*Ski Area Construction/Trail Impact Alert*
Park City Mountain is performing some construction in the lower Jenni's/First Time Return zone with dump trucks transporting material throughout the day. Jenni's will remain open but First Time Return will be closed for the next week or two.
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*Trail Construction/Heavy Equipment Alert*
As part of the ongoing Round Valley soft-surface improvement project, we will have several dump trucks delivering road base throughout the day today, Thursday, May 22nd
They will be utilizing Round Valley Express just northeast of the National Ability Center and dumping on the trails extending from the Sunny Slopes TH and up Round Valley Express to the Y (see map)
Please be aware and keep your pups under control at all times.
Thanks! #trailreport
Rick
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The Cure
Good morning and Happy Friday Park City! Your MTF weekend trail update for May 16th-18th...
Mr. NOAA is suggesting a cool, wet weekend but I'm going to remain cautiously optimistic that we're able to get some quality trail time in today and tomorrow. Sunday's looking a little iffy.
All of the lower elevation trails are in killer shape right now with a profusion of hero dirt. Up on the mountain the snowpack is quickly receding and many of the trails below Mid Mountain are snow-free and good to go. Mid is still holding substantial pockets of snow requiring a good bit of postholio, hike-a-bike. Don't slip slide and away on those ski runs!
The wind event earlier in the week left many blowdowns in it's wake, and the team cleared over 50 between Armstrong, HAM, Spiro, Mother Urban, Gravedigger, 420, John's, Trestle, Lookout, Masonic and Ontario Bypass.
Despite the inclement weather the crew covered a lot of dirt this week and here are a few highlights...
~ A machine and hand crew continued to chip away on High Side in Round Valley, re-benching and addressing drainage issues.
~ A machine and hand crew performed significant tread and drainage work on Rambler between Coyote and RV Express.
~ Lower Rusty Shovel got a haircut and the crew also completed some general drainage and tread work.
~ Side veg was also cleared on lower Pulp Friction and Rambler out of the Old Ranch Road TH.
~ Our South Summit team continued tread/berm work on the Oakley Bike Park, Phase 1, giving lower Rodeo and Buckaroo a refresh.
Whelp, it's about trail-thirty. Time to get out there and get after it! #trailreport
Rick & the MTF Dirt Dogs
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