worst case scenario

[POLARISDAN]

ok..so lets say el nino blows out the beginning of january..and i have to go west to ride..i dont want to dig my ash out..so i would want to trail ride and maybe low meadow stuff(pro r's suck in deep)..

any suggestions?

 

[opt8low]

West Yellowstone

 

[sweeperguy]

I heard Black Hills, for easy open meadow play in powder, and great groomed trails. On my to go to list.

 

[srt20]

I think the UP will be rideable by Jan. 1. Not sure on the swamps and stuff being froze.

West Yellowstone has good trails. I took my Switchback out a few years ago for my wife to ride. No problems, they groom decently. I didn't change clutching at all and it worked fine. Performance wasn't perfect, but fine if you wasn't being a Ricky racer.

Never been to Black Hills but have heard good things.

We are going to Big Sky ( just north of west Yellowstone) the second week in Jan. with the long tracks.

Edit, second week in Feb not Jan.

 

[ezra]

black hills if they get hit for sure. looks like CO will be the jackpot state this yr. so that said grand lake is prob one of the most trail friendly spot in the state

 

[POLARISDAN]

I heard Black Hills, for easy open meadow play in powder, and great groomed trails. On my to go to list.

yup been to the black hills..it is perfect for that but snow is hit or miss..

 

[sweeperguy]

yup been to the black hills..it is perfect for that but snow is hit or miss..

I was just trying to find current conditions out there and can't find anything online, there are phone number to call but no online snow cover maps that I can find.

 

[ezra]

I was just trying to find current conditions out there and can't find anything online, there are phone number to call but no online snow cover maps that I can find.

trails head lodge has a cam. and the facebook page for recreational springs in lead usually updates on a semi reg biases.
u TC metro guys can get to lead in just 2 more hours than calumet and faster if there is a storm in da up

 

[POLARISDAN]

yea weve had some fun out in da hills but i hate the drive across the barren sd plains..

 

[ezra]

but it is usually a ez drive and the view is irrelevant if u roll out after work. usually only gets remotely hard driving for that last 1/2 hour out of deadwood otherwise little to no snow or turns

 

[jr37]

The Black Hills fit your description. If no snow here, go to the Hills.

We were there about 12 years ago for a week. By far the best smoothest trails every day, for the week, that I have ridden on.

 

[Hoosier]

It might be a hike from MN, but Wawa, ON might be an option by then. Chances are it will still be cold enough there in January, and with the big lake probably warm, they should get pounded all winter by lake effect. At least that's what I keep telling myself. It takes a lot of snow for them to open their trails though because of the terrain.'

Black Hills and the Snowies are next are our list, if the Midwest is dry and we want to take our short tracks. If we go further into Wyoming or into Colorado, would probably drive a car and rent.

 

[fireworks]

Little traffic, big snow predicted. As of now 112" YTD Wolf Creek Pass. Rode the 93" storm last March around WC. Awesome area to ride.

 

[ezra]

ok..so lets say el nino blows out the beginning of january..and i have to go west to ride..i dont want to dig my ash out..so i would want to trail ride and maybe low meadow stuff(pro r's suck in deep)..

any suggestions?

just a fyi the westonka snow blazers are doing there club trip to lead sd this winter if looking for a crew to run out there with . I know most of the guys in that club will be a good mix of fast ribbon runners and off trail guys going to pick what u want to do for the day . http://snoblazers.com/

 

[600_RMK_144]

trails head lodge has a cam. and the facebook page for recreational springs in lead usually updates on a semi reg biases.
u TC metro guys can get to lead in just 2 more hours than calumet and faster if there is a storm in da up

... And Snowest.com forums have locals that give daily weather/ trail conditions. I believe one of them is a DNR officer, so he knows the area like the back of his hand and gives really good updates.

 

[ezra]

... And Snowest.com forums have locals that give daily weather/ trail conditions. I believe one of them is a DNR officer, so he knows the area like the back of his hand and gives really good updates.

he is a pretty cool guy he stopped us a few yrs back for a bud having no numbers on his sled and not having his temp tag pinned to his coat . told him who I was we shot the bs for a time and he brought us to a few honey holes.

 

[Hoosier]

What's the season like at Black Hills - I always thought it was kind of hit or miss for snow.

 

[ezra]

I would deff call first. but they can get hit hard. remember all the livestock that got killed last yr?
I have never seen ridable snow in deadwood and it is usually thin in lead but 3 min out of town there it is. always deeper at trailshead lodge than rec springs.
deff warm riding most of the time

 

[sweeperguy]

How about here, I'd love to ride this!
At the border of Sweden and Norway, lies a stretch of land 1010 miles long. Creating one of the most beautiful snowmobile paths in the world.

 

[towtruck]

x2 on the hit or miss - I used to live in Sioux Falls SD - only 5 hours to the black hills but you really needed to get there before the storm and understand it gets really warm out there-
on our way to the big horns 15 years ago we got stranded in in Deadwood- interstate closed - 8 feet - we stayed there and it was fantastic but in 5 days you could see bare spots on the sun exposed parts of the trail. - still good riding for a few more days though-we headed back east -honestly we must have met 500 trailers on I -90 - we just smiled knowing we got the best if it- just by luck