Lake Creek Update 11/11

[ChrisPSherwin]

Officially one foot of snow at my house at 7000 feet. I'm guessing there is 16-20 inches at Upper Lake Creek.

The road up to the snowmobile parking area is bare and the gate is open. I talked to a guy in a Dodge Durango with no snow tires; he went about 1/2 way up before he turned around, and guessed my rig would have a good chance of making it all the way up. Skies are supposed to clear starting at 11 am and there is 16-17 mph wind forecast all day WNW. I'll probably give it a shot tomorrow. The risk, of course, is that we can't make it to the top, and waste a perfectly good day at Skyline, but coverage at Skyline could be sparse and I'm not so sure about the wind direction at Pow Mow Tomorrow.

Thoughts?

[Leo Chan]

The coverage at Strawberry might be ok and since the water level is so low, most of the CC east is kite-able if the wind direction is right. What's the call for Strawberry?

[Kenny]

Chris,

PowMow is looking like west wind right now, but I would take a look at the meter before heading out. As far as Lake Creek is concerned, it is all about clearance. The wind should be good.

Leo,

Strawberry needs at least 2 feet of heavy snow to cover the sage. Perhaps, this storm was enough, but I would be surprised. A look at the UDOT camera will be telling.

Kenny

[AndyBlunt]

Kenny what do u think about the pc fields south of the home depot?

[Kenny]

Andy,

Thay looked kind of sparse on the cameras, but a local PC resident could give us a better report.

Kenny

[ChrisPSherwin]

I think the PC fields will be rideable because you're just hitting grass below the snow. But you can only drive to Lake Creek once or twice a year, so I think I'll go there first and if I can't summit, maybe PC or even Strawbs to kill a pair of skis and then burn them as an offering.

I'll try to post here tomorrow by noon if I have reception at Lake Creek for onsite reporting. If you go to Lake Creek, bring a tow line and a shovel!