What started out as four feet of pure fluff (you could have lifted a whole dump truck load of snow with one hand) has finally started to settle and there is now a good base. According to the Snotel site at Ponds Lodge, there is 34 inches of snow currently, having settled out from considerably more.
With a good base, snowmobilers are finding great conditions down low and over 1,000 miles of trails are being groomed weekly. Up high snow conditions are improving (the boondockers will tell you it couldn’t be better) but avalanche conditions are high to severe, so riders should be outfitted with shovels, beacons, probes, etc. before getting too far off the beaten path up high (especially on the steeper slopes.)
If you’ve been waiting for just the right time to get out and enjoy winter, wait no longer. Accommodations are available at Macks Inn (now open year round,) Phillips Lodge, Island Park Village and others. Check the links at right for pricing and call ahead for availability.Â
See you there!
