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Going to Sun Valley;nearby snow?
I am going to Sun Valley in a few days, and it seems that the xc trails at
Sun Valley Lodge are now shut down, so I go to my fallback plan of getting up to Galena Lodge. Am I likely to have trouble free snow up there? Should I get there as early as possible each day, or are the trails ok throughout the whole day? Are there other (higher in the mountains?) XC places in the area that I should know about? Thanks, gr |
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Going to Sun Valley;nearby snow?
gr wrote:
I am going to Sun Valley in a few days, and it seems that the xc trails at Sun Valley Lodge are now shut down, so I go to my fallback plan of getting up to Galena Lodge. Am I likely to have trouble free snow up there? Should I get there as early as possible each day, or are the trails ok throughout the whole day? Are there other (higher in the mountains?) XC places in the area that I should know about? Galena is near the summit of the pass on Rte 75 (about 25 miles north of Ketchum); I don't think there are any places to ski at higher elevations nearby. Galena is still open - call the grooming report: 208-726-6662 Let me know what you conditions you find - I'll be there 4/1 and hope not to be limited to alpine skiing on Mt. Baldy, which will have plenty of snow. BTW, we both will have missed John Kerry who's vacation is over. Bummer. I wanted to get stuck in traffic or get shooed off runs on Mt. Baldy due to security - NOT. --dt |
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Going to Sun Valley;nearby snow?
Hi Gary-
Not too surprising that Sun Valley is melted out-- it's been a warm spring in the intermountain west, although it has cooled off in the last couple of days, with a little snow in the high country. Check with Galena to see if they still have enough snow for grooming. They might. If they do, earlier will definitely be better, though if you go too early, it will be too frozen. Best strategy for corn: get up there early, and relax in the sunshine, enjoying a morning beverage and maybe a bit of a breakfast nosh. Occasionally go out and kick around in the snow and see if it's starting to soften up. When it's at the desired consistency, go out and ski (usually somewhere around 8:30-9:00AM). When it's too sloppy (11:30 - noonish) quit and retire to the lodge for lunch and a beverage. Go for a bike ride, play tennis or whatever in the afternoon. If even Galena is too far gone, consider going over the pass to Stanley. It's a beautiful drive, about 30 miles from Galena (about the same distance between Ketchum and Galena), and is higher elevation. Even if the skiing is crummy, the drive is beautiful-- great views of the Sawtooths. Enjoy!! Chris C. SLC, UT Heading up to Banff next Monday for my own adventure-- it's that time of year! --- gr wrote: I am going to Sun Valley in a few days, and it seems that the xc trails at Sun Valley Lodge are now shut down, so I go to my fallback plan of getting up to Galena Lodge. Am I likely to have trouble free snow up there? Should I get there as early as possible each day, or are the trails ok throughout the whole day? Are there other (higher in the mountains?) XC places in the area that I should know about? Thanks, gr __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html |
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