Silent Pass Conditions 2016/17

[Allseasons]

It's early, I get it, probably a month away. I love the area and if anybody is planning on trying to punch in early I'd be willing to make the trip out.

I may head this way with the sidexside next week to check things out, set up my wall tent for a night.

 

[Merc63]

Need a decent amount of snow to get into this zone, no?

 

[Allseasons]

Snow and cold. Watched the posts last year. Took guys days to punch in past the creek and waterfall.

I have to do some reading to see where ATVs are allowed to be and not. Thinking about taking chainsaw and making sure trail in is open, maybe new flagging in. And maybe someone from GSC can pipe up if they don't want me doing this...... Don't want to cause a scene

 

[Poleman]

You can ride your ATV to the end of the McMurdo FSR and park where you head into the trees. Still a pretty good hike by foot to flag and clear the trail but good on you if you go.

 

[oler1234]

Snow and cold. Watched the posts last year. Took guys days to punch in past the creek and waterfall.

I have to do some reading to see where ATVs are allowed to be and not. Thinking about taking chainsaw and making sure trail in is open, maybe new flagging in. And maybe someone from GSC can pipe up if they don't want me doing this...... Don't want to cause a scene

The trail is a old mining road, clear as day in summer. New flagging is always appreciated, place it atleast 6ft from ground. So it can be seen in the winter and wildlife in the area doesn't eat it. As for access, nothing past the clearing for motorized vechicles. And for tree clearing you need a permit, the good old days of dropping stuff are gone... well just don't get caught and keep it clean, your only clearing a hiking trail 4ft wide

 

[teamdirt]

Sounds like a decent amount of snow up high in the area. 75cm. I don't see why it wouldn't be possible to make it to the waterfall. After that good luck. The waterfall needs a ton and the other route is way to overgrown with alders until the snowpack gets deep enough

 

[wakeandsnow]

Where does the trail head for the 'other route' start?

 

[Allseasons]

Sorta where you break out of the trees and there's a meadow to the right side, you can cross the creek, and go right and wiggle way through the trees, or stay left back in the trees and run up the waterfall.

Both th ways are pretty fun

thanks for the heads up on tree removal, wouldn't be dropping anything. Would just open trail of windfall had fallen across, chest high sorta stuff. Going to watch weather, if the rain that is being forecast for Tuesday gets heavier, I just may take the sled

 

[Allseasons]

3 degrees and rain in Golden. Sled loaded, leaving Rocky noon tomorrow, hopefully some sled break in happening Thursday if anybody kicking around.
Have all mountain gear and Sat phone

 

[pano-dude]

Hope your sled has wheels....freezing level is 2000m. End of Mcmurdo road is less that that.

 

[Allseasons]

Hope your sled has wheels....freezing level is 2000m. End of Mcmurdo road is less that that.

ya crap I see that. Need to calm down, but looking forward to a day away

 

[Allseasons]

There's a handful of guys trying to push into silent today. I don't know them, hopefully they post up a review

 

[takethebounce]

Still a little skinny on snow depth but hey, all the power to them!

 

[The Kickass One]

5 feet skinny?

 

[pano-dude]

It is when the rocks and stumps are 6'. . .

 

[M1200turbo]

On a positive note pic looks sick where did you have to park

 

[skid]

I wish we had 5'

 

[sledhead5000]

Snow was good today. 2ft of blower and a bit of a base under it. Still lots of landmines out there. I went over the bars 3 times, no carnage tho thanks to a Skid plate and grip & rip bracing. Waterfall isn't punched yet, but soon. Probably 25 sleds up there today,

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[M1200turbo]

Where you parking

 

[JMCX]

Where you parking

The usual place for the last few years, km 45 at the bridge. When there is more snow we'll see how far the loggers plow to.