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06-28-2019, 09:06 AM #28776
Wait? I just looked at their page. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Headwate...=page_internal Is the public access currently closed and yet Timmie is posting about riding it?
To be clear, my bitch with the HTA Alliance is not about the Red Gate, it is about things like how much their budget, their attitude about historical motorized use, their god complex regarding system/non-system trails, and their general attitude and closed mindedness.
Many people don't know that we pay a .3% sales tax in Grand County that goes toward public lands. I don't think it is well spent.
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06-28-2019, 11:47 AM #28777
Skied the bowl off trail ridge road this morning and it was pretty good. Light freeze overnight above 11,500' or so, and no issues with postholing/boot penetration below that. Left the parking lot around 7:30. It was a little firm up top, perfect half way down and a little soft at the bottom. There is a little bit of suncupping, but not enough to interfere with skiing yet.
Looking down the boot pack:
Looking southwestish from above the parking lot
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06-28-2019, 12:14 PM #28778
^^^nice.
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06-28-2019, 12:56 PM #28779Registered User
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[QUOTE=Foggy_Goggles;5702259]Wait? I just looked at their page. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Headwate...=page_internal Is the public access currently closed and yet Timmie is posting about riding it?
Whoa. Pardon me.
I rember years ago, when I skied more in the spring, there was a thread that shared snow and road conditions for those trying to get after it. Not sure if it was on the main board here at TGR or on teletips, but I lost track of it. A ski partner mentioned this thread recently and I thought I'd try to inforn someone's weekend planning.
Pardon my fat fingers on a small phone with a not so intelegent AI spell checker for mucking up the name of your fine town. I need a special dialing wand.
Pardon me for spilling the beans on your secret stash. My sister lives near the place whose name we do not speak and her neighbors were kind enough to show me around. I've never parked there, but can see the potential for parking problems.
As to Timmie's most excelent ride yesterday, the trail was open, dry and in excelent condition. Just a few muddy spots in the wallows that had well placed dead branches to minimize the damage. I don't know a thing about Headwaters Trail Alliance, but if they closed the trail until June 26 because of mud as their Facebook suggests, and placed timbers at the creek crossings, kudos to them.
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06-28-2019, 01:32 PM #28780
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06-28-2019, 01:48 PM #28781Registered User
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I’ll ask.
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06-28-2019, 01:52 PM #28782
Thanks for respecting the closures. It is not a secret stash. We don't have those anymore. All trails are either on the map (like Idlewild), de-commissioned (which the HTA advocates), or covered in downed timber and beyond the the abilities for users to maintain.
Ride the trails, we need users. More specifically, we need users who are aware of the access and maintenance challenges and are willing to be part of the solution not the problem. That's were we are at with Red Gate access. Too many uneducated users (local and tourist) who believe it is there right to access the WT Ranch, illegally park on public roads, and don't treat the neighborhood with respect (retarded dog parties, gratuitous weed smoking and beer drinking and generally treating it like a festival).
Do me a kindness and ask your sister to familiarize herself with the issues (if she has not already) and try to undertake the thankless task of talking to people she sees at the trailhead and impress upon them both these simple requests and just now tenuous the situation is.
Thanks
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07-01-2019, 07:27 PM #28783
After spending a shitload of time in the mountains this past month, I have to say I fucking love years like this. Deep snowpack all spring, lots of moisture, lush green valleys, healthy rivers and snowpacked peaks in July! This spring/early summer has been just fucking great.
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07-01-2019, 07:34 PM #28784
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07-01-2019, 08:00 PM #28785Registered User
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07-01-2019, 08:53 PM #28786
Boulder hiking has been prime too.
"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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07-02-2019, 10:00 AM #28787Registered User
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Heading to Telluride/Ouray area tomorrow afternoon. Any suggestions for lesser-know camping spots that might be open? That is, if any exist anymore. I am sure it is going to be a shit show finding camping with the holiday weekend, but thought I'd see if anyone has suggestions.
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07-03-2019, 12:09 PM #28788
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07-03-2019, 12:26 PM #28789
nice! what time did u hit it?
F-R-O-double-G
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07-03-2019, 12:39 PM #28790
About 7:30 am.
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07-04-2019, 08:34 AM #28791Been there, skied that.
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07-04-2019, 10:43 AM #28792
Turned around halfway up hwy 6 at 815am. Place was a fuckin zoo. I gave myself a 0% chance of skiing. Independence day is Halloween with red white and blue. Would it be better without teh EPICs? Certainly.
I hope they raise prices and keep crowds minimal next year. Provide a better experience for those that want it. Cuz I need to relive my 20s.
Shoulda got up early and hiked something instaworthy instead. Oh well, lesson learned.
Anyway. The dirt is nice in Vail Valley.
Braaapthe drugs made me realize it's not about the drugs
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07-04-2019, 11:57 AM #28793Been there, skied that.
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TGR forums cannot handle SkiCougar !
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07-04-2019, 04:00 PM #28794
My friend and I bailed on A-Basin at 8 after sitting in dead stopped traffic at the top of Loveland Pass. Had an even better day hiking and skiing the pass (lots of good patch skiing) and grilling. Can’t imagine how crowded ABasin must have been.
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07-05-2019, 08:51 AM #28795Registered User
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07-05-2019, 11:24 AM #28796
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07-05-2019, 12:15 PM #28797
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07-05-2019, 12:31 PM #28798
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07-05-2019, 12:32 PM #28799Registered User
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07-05-2019, 12:42 PM #28800
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