Golden and area conditions 2020-2021

[skegpro]

I’ve been sledding silent for 20 years...the problem these days is that it gets tracked out immediately the day it snows. We had a 60cm day last week. It was all tracked out by 1pm.... nobody use to ever go there. The deep lasted all week...unfortunately as the sport grows so does the usage.....

Like that everywhere.
New sleds get around too good.

 

[AaronQ]

Like that everywhere.
New sleds get around too good.

Yup. Dad comes with us and says man this much snow we would spend all morning just to get to the cabin. Now we do 150km in a day on handlebar deep stuff. Way less work

 

[pfi572]

Like that everywhere.
New sleds get around too good.

Yep
If 80% of the sleds had rubber band 121 inch tracks and 75hp this wouldn’t be a problem . Like years ago ?
The other 20% had plastic paddles and 136 inch long tracks .
Waited for spring and cement conditions to explore and get into areas .
Very few killed in avalanches though ?
Good times

 

[hondalrd]

Yup. Dad comes with us and says man this much snow we would spend all morning just to get to the cabin. Now we do 150km in a day on handlebar deep stuff. Way less work

Anybody have any updates on golden conditions?

 

[oler1234]

All major areas are pounded out... hope, Gorman, quartz, hobo, silent.

need reset again due to holiday traffic

 

[hondalrd]

All major areas are pounded out... hope, Gorman, quartz, hobo, silent.

need reset again due to holiday traffic

Even the trees and more technical areas to get into?

 

[High stuck!]

Is there a way to get into Oldman from either Cirque or Quartz Lakes, or have to come in off Westbench?

 

[oler1234]

Even the trees and more technical areas to get into?

pretty subjective question. The major or commonly known stuff is hit.

and if you want to get into old man from other zones, good luck. Gonna need a 175 tub ski and some stones!

 

[The Kickass One]

Oldman from back end of Quartz Lakes is doable without a turbo or long track. Just a long way from Gorman via Lange

 

[High stuck!]

Short way into Quartz Lakes from Oldman though!

 

[Panzerdog]

Went to silent today it’s pretty good in there lots of over the hood.
trail was excellent in and out. Was hard to see so there is lots left when the sun comes out it’s the place to be

 

[gedakbx]

How is the road into silent. Do they log there on the weekends?

 

[Panzerdog]

How is the road into silent. Do they log there on the weekends?

I should have said it is slippery there was a truck in front of us that thought it was fun to drift every corner on the way up

 

[AaronQ]

I should have said it is slippery there was a truck in front of us that thought it was fun to drift every corner on the way up

Maybe that wasn't by choice?? Heard it's really icy on the road this year eh.

 

[Mm4741]

Road wasn’t bad, not to icy. Groomer came by and softened up the road up at the turn around, many thanks to the great guys Friday night who helped pull my stupid ass out of the soft shoulder.

 

[Mm4741]

Was definitely good up there, there wasn’t many people up there as visibly was poor, but yes lots of fresh to find !!

 

[AaronQ]

When's the next groom gonna be fellas?

 

[Panzerdog]

Quartz today

 

[zenk]

any updates on quartz?
riding friday and trying to pick between silent and quartz.
pics above look like silent is great.

 

[oler1234]

Deeper days in golden... if you got passed The back road today by a flat deck truck haulin ass, thanks for pulling over!