Island Park Snow Conditions (21-22 season)

[christopher]

Its time for the FIRST SNOW REPORT of the season.

Black Bear (347)
Montana SNOTEL Site - 8170 ft

We are a long ways away from being rideable yet, BUT, mother nature is trying her best to get a little of that base laid down for us.

 

[christopher]

The struggle is real.
Need COLDER temps and MORE SNOW to get that base laid up.
But its still VERY EARLY for Eastern Idaho..

 

[christopher]

NOW WERE TALKIING!!!
SNOW BABY SNOW!

Lets start working on that BASE for the first ride the day after Thanksgiving.,

 

[christopher]

LOVING this trend line!!

 

[skibob1]

is snotel down the last few days?

 

[christopher]

is snotel down the last few days?

I tell ya what
Every freaking time the TWEAK their dang source code it BREAKS our SnoTel Links.
We are got pulling data from the SnoTel site correctly.
Will dive into the source code and see what they changed this time.

 

[gonehuntnpowder]

Saw a couple of trailers headed out today. Anyone riding yet?

 

[christopher]

 

[christopher]

 

[IDspud]

Any RIDE reports?

 

[christopher]

Any RIDE reports?

With only 26" up on top, I doubt there is very much riding going on.
If there isn't a good 32-36", then its likely going to be an EXPENSIVE ride when you start hitting tree stumps, Logs and Rocks.

West has TWO inches of snow and Island Park has THREE inches of snow.
Its just BAREN right now..

 

[ryanjeri]

thanksgiving weekend we rode in IP, people in minivans still driving big springs loop. top of black canyon was covered enough to ride most of the road.

not enough snow to go back last weekend, now trying to figure out if we can find something to ride this weekend.

 

[IDspud]

Got some blue radar over it at the moment.

 

[christopher]

Was thinking of heading over to TOG for a ride till I checked SnoTel and saw they only had 22' as well.
Man
Its BLEAK out there.

BUT

Looks like we are going to get some MEANINGFUL SNOW on or about Dec 11th at long last!

 

[ryanjeri]

Hope something happens

 

[christopher]

Jump to Minute 12.

 

[christopher]

Hope something happens

Monday/Tuesday next week COULD BE SOLID days to go for a ride in the greater IP area.

 

[christopher]

I SUSPECT this sensor is not working at the moment...
I think it may be OFFLINE considering it is snowing.

 

[christopher]

Forecast is holding solid.

 

[ryanjeri]

Here is a link on how the snotel sites transmit data. The location of the Blackbear sensor would suggest it may be using the Meteor Burst, I have spent the last hour reading how that works and it is pretty interesting. Not sure how this relates to snow in Island park other than I would be driving right now if they had any, and would not be reading about Meteor Scatter/Burst communications.