Sourlands Mountain Preserve Conditions

[snashters]

another tree down on everyone's favorite rock feature on Boulderama.
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It's cleared.

 

[snashters]

I hiked up the C trail to Monty and back down the pipeline this evening. There was a lot of ice on the C trail, less on Monty.

 

[snashters]

I hiked this evening. Lower trails were a bit slushy :

It was firmer up top :

 

[gmb3]

Starting the Volunteer Trail Maintenance early this year (weather permitting).

 

[Robin]

@gmb3 - DOH! Both of those Sundays are my shifts at the farm

 

[Patrick]

@gmb3 - DOH! Both of those Sundays are my shifts at the farm

Bring the kids? (see what I did there @Cole 😀)

 

[Cole]

Bring the kids? (see what I did there @Cole 😀)

Yup, perfect for brush clearing

 

[gmb3]

Pics stolen from @snashters sunday. I wouldn't ride here this week

 

[JPark]

Some trees down as you would expect after that wind.

There are 2 down on Montezuma.
One is near the rock-root feature that no one can clear (near the connector trail)
The other one is closer to the Pipeline.

The fallen trees are all about the size in the photo bellow.

This is on the Riverbed Connector

 

[gmb3]

Some trees down as you would expect after that wind.

There are 2 down on Montezuma.
One is near the rock-root feature that no one can clear (near the connector trail)
The other one is closer to the Pipeline.

The fallen trees are all about the size in the photo bellow.

This is on the Riverbed Connector
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How's the ice situation?

 

[JPark]

How's the ice situation?

Riverbed Connector and 3 Amigos where mostly ridable. Pipeline was clear.
Montezuma was an ice-luge course. Center connector looked bad at the top so I returned down the pipeline.

 

[snashters]

Some trees down as you would expect after that wind.

There are 2 down on Montezuma.
One is near the rock-root feature that no one can clear (near the connector trail)
The other one is closer to the Pipeline.

The 2 on Monty are cleared.

 

[gmb3]

Most of the ice is gone from the lower trails. Frozen on the way in this morning, very muddy on the way out this afternoon. I'd skip this place this week unless it get in the 20s at night, then you could go early. I think it's supposed to be warm though, so maybe by next weekend if no rain it may dry out?

 

[gmb3]

Saw photos of lower trails today...no bueno. Upper trails likely better so maybe you could do the pipeline thing to the upper trails by the weekend.

 

[JPark]

Tree down on the Riverbed Connector, very close to the pipeline.

 

[Robin]

@gmb3

Know TM was yesterday (3/9). How muddy is it? Would most likely climb pipeline to top…

 

[gmb3]

@gmb3

Know TM was yesterday (3/9). How muddy is it? Would most likely climb pipeline to top…

We really didn't get into the trails very far so i can't truly judge. I THINK you'll be ok up top but let us know if you go!

 

[snashters]

@gmb3

Know TM was yesterday (3/9). How muddy is it? Would most likely climb pipeline to top…

Hiked pipeline to Monty and back down the C trail this morning. Tacky in a few places but overall good to ride.

 

[Robin]

Conditions are awesome. And the peepers are singing!

 

[mdino]

Conditions are awesome. And the peepers are singing!

The ride and the bike after the ride … need I say more?