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Thread: Palisade gets its own Enchilada!
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04-14-2021, 11:53 AM #26
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04-14-2021, 01:47 PM #27
I heard early June through the grape vine.
Which sometimes means they are looking at the last week of May as the actual earliest. I do think there will be this mad rush of bros, brahs, brodettes, and tourists that some envision and think that September - October will be great up there. Not sure if my ACL repair will be up for something this long until next year.www.dpsskis.com
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Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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04-14-2021, 03:02 PM #28
Rode the ~1.5mi exit section today. Lots of steep bench cut and some small tech features. Similar character to lower palisade rim but a lil different. When I talked to the owner of Rapid Creek Cycles (guy who started Over The Edge) a few years ago it sounded like they were gearing up to run shuttles. I’d be shocked if the local shops aren’t all over that - they’ve been gearing up to support this trail for years.
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04-14-2021, 03:05 PM #29
They just posted this afternoon on the plunge facebook they are looking at an estimate of late june-early july for official opening.
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04-14-2021, 03:46 PM #30
I wouldn't be so sure about that... I've heard conflicting reports from different people I know with regards to how it's being handled, but all of them have said that there's plenty of competition/interest in getting permits to shuttle the Plunge from both in-town companies and others around CO and UT.
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04-15-2021, 06:21 PM #31
They (palisade plunge) just posted on ig that they are still looking at late June.
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Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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04-16-2021, 09:10 AM #32
subscribing.
"If we can't bring the mountain to the party, let's bring the PARTY to the MOUNTAIN!"
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04-16-2021, 10:45 AM #33
I've gone down the rabbit hole a bit looking at video of guys on various segments. Looks like there is exposure greater than the Whole Enchilada with lots of spots you can fall off a narrow trail. Looks like fairly standard desert riding with some steep switch backs coming off the mesa that will be a tough manage to not become really blown out if this gets the traffic I would envision it will. Seems thunder mountain esq., in the mix of horse and bike traffic.
It's very near my parents place which means we'll be hitting it. Seems like the community will have some logistics to deal with. Moab has the art of taking crashed Tourons off the trails down to a science. The cool factor on this trail seems like it will create similar issues. That said, where I seem to see the most injured people in Moab is on jeep and ATV accessible terrain. It looks like a lot of this trail won't have that sort of access?
Conceptually this seems like a gem in the rough. Hope Smoakin is wrong about hike a bike. Certainly in the video I was able to find there isn't a lot of flow. 30+ of the chunk in those videos would be exhausting for good riders.
This is going to be fun to watch and check out!
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04-16-2021, 11:17 AM #34
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04-17-2021, 07:55 AM #35
My understanding (second hand information) is that there are two spots where they can land a S&R or FFL heli on the lower ~15 miles below Lands End Road for evacuation.
Canada1- it's only the lower half of the Plunge that's technical, exposed, and chunky. The top "half" is pretty mellow and more like XC alpine riding.
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04-17-2021, 01:12 PM #36
Found some youtube vids. I guess its no surprise people are poaching it early. Looks fun! I know its going to be multi-use, but horses - really? I'm sure that will work well with narrow exposed trails and multiple shuttle vans dropping riders off all at once.
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04-17-2021, 08:48 PM #37
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04-17-2021, 09:13 PM #38
They don’t come to ride horses...they come to pick a fight.
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04-17-2021, 10:27 PM #39
Trust me, the equestrian equation will not be a factor.
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04-17-2021, 11:07 PM #40
Imagine horses riding up Porc?
Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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04-17-2021, 11:53 PM #41
Perhaps they just want permission lol
Originally Posted by blurred
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05-25-2021, 12:58 PM #42
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Lower ~half opens Saturday!
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05-25-2021, 01:12 PM #43Registered User
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I rode the last mile or so of the plunge last weekend from the Rim trail. It goes down the wash and has some cool features. Definitely needs some traffic to wear it in. Fun stuff
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05-25-2021, 01:36 PM #44
Interesting that they don't even have a listing of shuttle Ops on the Comba page with it opening this weekend. Anyone know any Ops that are shuttling?
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05-25-2021, 04:35 PM #45
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05-26-2021, 07:18 AM #46
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05-26-2021, 07:31 AM #47
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05-26-2021, 07:52 AM #48
How many people need to park there though? Almost everyone will be getting dropped off... there's virtually no parking at the top of Geysir Pass in Moab either.
I think the biggest thing with the Plunge will be people getting in over their head or having major mechanicals, and having to walk down the entire trail (or large segments of it). In Moab, the difference is the multiple access points along the way.
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05-26-2021, 09:01 AM #49
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05-26-2021, 09:05 AM #50
I'm kinda glad I'm on another SAR besides Mesa County so I don't have to rescue Joeys off the plunge. This isn't 18 road. Don't bring your kids or newbie girlfriend to this trail.
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