Mar 9/14 - Raining here

Hi - I have some photos but I have misplaced my cord so I can't upload them. It was +5 here this morning and spitting a little but nothing major and now it is socked in up top - looks like it might be snowing and it is raining down here and +3. I am leaving the yard for a couple of days to see if it will melt down a bit on its own before scraping away at the slushy snow. You can still ride our trail but I would trailer around just because it is really rough from all the guests we have had on it over the past week and its too warm to do anything with it. There were TONS OF TRAILERS & SLEDS this weekend. Every staging area was full plus on the sides of roads. I couldn't believe the traffic. With that our guests said they only ran into 4 other guys up in Limestone. They said it was fantastic in there and NOT ridden out. Snow was waist deep in some spots in the trees and set up by wind in others. They got stuck in some tight steep trees on the East side - stuff most guests don't ride and heard a whumphf on the snowpack. This is consistent with the avalanche bulletin right now. I want everyone to read the South Rockies avy bulletin and then go to the South Rockies Blog for a video on whats going on out there. The reporting is great because this is the first year that we have had trained observers in such full time consistent and dedicated force reporting on the South Rockies - we have been getting better each year with the manpower dedicated to the region and it is appreciated! It is HIGHLY REACTIVE out there even below tree line right now so read the bulletins and then you will be able to plan your terrain choices (meadows and low angles with no terrain traps) carefully and still be able to enjoy the snow that is out there. It hasn't been a climbing year since early on in the season and my guests have said that was fine and that they were really working on their skills in less aggressive terrain as a result. You are going to get wet coming down below 6000ft yesterday and today and likely for the next couple of days. It is officially SPRING RIDING but reviewing the blog from last year we got a big dump of snow around the 17th and another one later in the month. So it will be lottery chances of riding set up wet snow in most places or deep fresh in others depending on the weather and anything can happen right now. Anyone booking in March usually is aware of this crap shoot but I just wanted to tell it like it is again. Be prepared with conditions information, training, the right expectations, clothing and a boot dryer if you are riding the next three weeks. Lots of guys riding and finding snow that is safe and enjoyable but they are making very conservative choices now and paying attention to the landscape around them on the way out. I will upload photos as soon as I can. Cheers and safe riding gang! - V