Road and Snow Update June 10, 2008

Highline-Open all the way to CP3 loading station and spring! Finally!! Closed just beyond spring by deep drifts in the trees.

Terrible Mt Road off Highline-Closed by drifts

Jenny Cutoff-Still closed by drifts

Geneva Loop-Upper end-Open first .1 mile and then closed by snow
Lower end-Open first .1 mile, then closed by drifts

Forest Trail-Still closed just off Highline by drifts

Bronco View-Open and mostly dry

Harry F Trail off of Fossil View-Open thru trees into the meadow…..unknown beyond that

Upper Charlie’s Challenge off Highline-Still closed by 3’-4’ drift in the trees just before meadow

All lower mountain roads are now open.

Grasshopper is still muddy in places with lots of potholes and ruts……and very rough!

Chicago Park Road is the preferred access route to the upper mountain. It is in very good condition and is dry.

This will be my last road update for this spring. I am off to Peru for some hiking and adventure! Hope to see all of you at the annual meeting on July 5th.
 

ROAD UPDATE 6-6-08

In addition to the roads listed below, the following areas are now open:

Highline-Now open about 300 yards beyond intersection with Charlies Challenge, but not yet to Forest Trail

Fossil View-Open from Highline to Silver Bluff with 4WD, open and mostly dry beyond Silver Bluff

San Juan Vista-Upper end off Highline is open

Upper Charlies-Still closed by large drift in the trees

Road and snow update as of 6-1-08

The snow is melting rapidly with the recent warm weather!

Grasshopper: Open

Chicago Park Road: Open

Skeleton Road: Open

Armstrong Gulch Road: Open

Cemetery Road: Open and muddy

Silver Bluff: Open and dry

Highline: Open to Charlies Challenge. Closed beyond that by numerous drifts.

Charlies Challenge: Upper end closed by snow. Lower end open up to Roundabout. Closed beyond that by deep drifts

Fossil View: Closed by deep drifts from just off Highline up to Silver Bluff. However, open through shallow drifts from top of Silver Bluff all the way to the end at Royal Road.

Royal Road: Open thru shallow drifts for first .5 miles

Bronco View: Closed beyond first switchback by 2-3 foot drifts
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Terry Davis
President
QCPOA
PO Box 39
Pitkin, CO 81241
QCPOA@comcast.net

SNOW AND ROAD UPDATE AS OF 5-28-08 

*Chicago Park Road is now open all the way to the 4 way intersection at the top of the meadow.

*Highline is now open from the 4 way for .3 miles to the Fossil View intersection.

*The first 200 yards of Fossil View are open.

*At this time, all access to higher reaches of the mountain is on foot. More updates in a few days.

Snow and road update as of Memorial Day 5-26-08: (Photos follow)

*Chicago Park Road (CPR) is open from the entrance to about ¼ mile above Western Star loading station. The road is blocked beyond that by patches of drifts up to 3 feet deep, some short and some quite long. From the entrance to Grasshopper the road is somewhat rough and pot holed. Beyond that, CPR is in very good condition.

*Grasshopper is open all the way to the 4 way at the top of the meadow. It is wet, muddy, and slippery in places.

*Silver Bluff is still closed by a large drift near the bottom at the curve by the aspens. Above that, it is clear up to where it levels off at Seidel's. Three or four days of melting should have it opened to the top of Silver Bluff.

*Highline is closed at the 4 way where it begins. Large patches of drifts of 3’-4’ foot depth from 4 way to Fossil View. There is almost solid snow from Fossil View further up Highline.

*Fossil View from Highline to Silver Bluff is virtually completely snow covered. Beyond that to Royal Road it is patchy with some 4 foot drifts remaining.

*North Pond Road is clear of snow.

*Cemetary Road is clear of snow and muddy.

*Armstrong Gulch Road is open to the spring and beyond for an unknown distance. From its start at Charlies Challenge to the loading station, it is rutted with water running down the road. The ruts are up to 12” inches deep.