Silver Crest Trails Association

The Kings Hill Pass snowmaking machine is stuck in high gear and won’t quit. It snowed Saturday and Sunday most of the day on top of about 6 inches that accumulated last week . We tried to keep on top of it by grooming Friday and Saturday but there was too much coming down. And…by Wednesday, NOAA is predicting another 18 to 32 inches. 100 % chance of snow from Sunday night straight to Wednesday night. Temperature’s in the mid 20s for President’s day and Tuesday. We are not planning on grooming until Friday. Backcountry skis would work great on the trails but cold (-9) is predicted starting Wednesday. Pre existing classic tracks were still usable Sunday but they will be gone soon. Check road and weather conditions if you are thinking about going up. Driving visibility and snow packed road conditions were an issue Sunday.

Did you lose a cell phone on the trails Saturday (18th). Give me a call @ 406-788-6565

We have it.

Bob

The KHGA may not be able to groom Thursday night due to mechanical problems so there could be a delay in getting things packed down and skiable for several hours Friday morning. Friday morning skating will probably not be happening. We will have limited workers (1 !) and hopefully be able to at least get some classic tracks set by late morning. Reports of 6 inch’s of powder presently on the trails.

Jake says we have about 6 inches of new powder on the trails today (Wednesday). We will wait until Thursday night to pack it with the big groomer and set classic tracks late afternoon Friday with temps predicted of 25 F for a high. Its going to get interesting from then on. Saturday & Sunday will see mild temps in the mid 20’s also. Snow starting Saturday with 1-3 inches daytime and 3-5 inches more at night. NOAA predicts snowing steady Sunday thru Wednesday but no predictions yet on how much. We will keep an eye on it and update with information as things play out. Watch for the family of Spruce Grouse hanging around the trail head. They will get under ( and on ) your car and you know what can happen if…

Reports of 4 to 5 inches of new snow late Wednesday at Silver Crest. If you want to break a trail for your friends it should be a beautiful day Thursday. We will wait it out and let the KHGA groomer take care of it Thursday night with classic tracks set late afternoon Friday. More nice weather predicted for Saturday.

We are slowly figuring out the new Can Am’s nuance’s and the best way to groom with it. Its a process. We went over the skate lane Sunday morning with the ginzu and had a nice day for people who came up. We left the classic tracks alone. Sunday was mostly cloudy but great skiing conditions and mild temps. Snow is predicted for Sunday night into Monday morning with 2 to 5 inches by afternoon.

We will set classic tracks several hours earlier than average on Friday. We will start in the morning and hopefully have them done by 11:00 am – 12:00 pm.

Jake and Chuck ran into some unexpected mechanical troubles with the new UTV on Monday afternoon… (We are still breaking in the machine motor, belt, tracks, etc. so things need adjustment and we are still in sea trials -shakedown cruise mode) this week. Jake took the snowmobile out instead, and did his best to pack and track a couple trails in the harsh cold wind. Needless to say, it’s a Winter Wonderland up at SilverCrest right now so grab your wide touring skis and snowshoes go have some fun breaking your own trail! The Pisten Bully Snowcat will be on the trails Thursday evening making Skate nirvana for Friday morning. SCTA will classic trackset Friday afternoon.