Medicine Bow Nordic Ski Patrol
Patrol Log: Saturday, April 14 2007:
R. Howell
On Saturday
April 14 Bob Howell skied the Potholes route from Green Rock to the
where it approaches the Brooklyn Lake Road, then came back down the
road and highway. Temperature was in the 30's, and it was sunny
with calm to light winds. Near the bottom of the trail there
appeared to be 2 to 3 inches of new snow from the last few days,
increasing to 3-5 inches near Brooklyn Lake. In the open is was
already consolidated and crusted but in the trees, at least earlier in
the morning, it still resembled powder. By early afternoon it was
becoming soft and slushy even in the trees. Because of that I
skied down the road. Although there are a few bare stretches of
the road there is enough snow just off the side to be skiable till just
above the road closure point. I didn't meet any other skiers on
the Potholes trail, but from tracks one or two had gone up the trail
very recently to the meadows near Brooklyn Lake Road, then returned
down the trail.
The flagging on the trail is still in pretty good shape with just a
spot or too which could use another marker. However I didn't have
more blue flagging with me.
The car counts as
of
10:15AM and
1:45PM were:
with
without
with without
trailers trailers
trailers trailers
Corner Mountain
Lot
0 1
Little Laramie
Lot
0 0
Below
Cattleguard
0 0
Cattleguard to
Turnaround
14 0
Green Rock Picnic Gnd.
Lot 0
2
0 5
G. R. to Snowy Range
Lodge 18 17
Total
32 20
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