Fisher Creek Fatality - 1 Jan 2012

Cooke City and Southern Montana got dumped on last week 3-4 feet of snow, making for some danger in the mountains.

Hayden Creek Avalanche Fatality - 2 Jan 2012

Merry Christmas

Day 4 of Colorado Snowmobile Trip / December 2011

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It was a great 4 day adventure to Northern Colorado. We chased the best snow we could find and didn't decide on our destination till the last minute as we were driving out west. It snowed the first 2 nights and we had clear cold days the whole trip. Everybody came home safe with good memories of riding the powder in the trees and the daily campfire lunch...GOOD TIMES!!

Day 3 of Colorado Snowmobile Trip / December 2011

My ride, 800 Arctic Cat / 162" long track. 0 miles at the start of this trip, getting miles on it with the good snow.

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There's a creek under my sled. The sled bucked me off and decided to dive into the hidden creek. It's good to have alot of man power to lift and yank it out.

 Another stuck.

 Taking a break in trees. Two days ago the big Ski Doo had 0 miles. By the third day it was learning to love the powder. 2012 Ski Doo 800 / 163" long track.

 Lunch break in our forest lunchroom, Livin the life...

 

 

Another great day in mountains! 

Day 2 of Colorado Backcountry Snowmobile Trip / December 2011

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On the road to the mountains,

 It was a great day in the mountains. Good snow, everybody came back safe with stories of their day...Good Times!! 

1000 Miles + 24 hours + Rain + Snow + Snowmobiles = First Day of Decemeber 2011 Mountain Snowmobile Trip

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There is snow in dem yonder mountains.

 New Cats' first day doing what it was built for...transporting me into the mountain powder.

 The 2 youngsters wrestling a 11 foot long Ski Doo as darkness falls.

Regrouping in the darkness at the top of the mountain after slaying the powder and bouncing off a few trees, at 10,500 feet.

 Once again, Adventure is what one makes of it.

24 hours: 9:00 PM - 9:00 PM...start driving 1000 miles through rain, icy highways, 1 flat tire on a trailer, 2 hours of sleep in the moving truck during the night. Arrive in Wyoming, check out the new Ski Doos in town, grab a quick lunch at a fast food, gas up the sleds on the trailer then drive 60 miles into the mountains. Get a cabin, change into our snowmobile clothes, drive another 20 miles. Unload the sleds, ride up the mountain into a falling snow with darkness approaching. Have a great time riding in the fresh powder, ride down off the mountain in a falling snow in the dark. Load the sleds, drive 20 miles back to town, change clothes, go to the local bowling alley and have some great hamburgers. Walk back to our cabin and call it a day...almost. Turn on computer, go out to the truck grab a cold beer, crack it open and look at the moon and stars in the clear cold night, sit on my sled on the trailer remembering the last 24 hours and come back in and post this blog.

Good Night!

This is Some Serious Winter Weather / Blizzard Warning

This is the most recent weather forecast for the Steamboat, Colorado area. This is shaping up for a great snow year in the Rockies...

Blizzard Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
958 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY
BRINGING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS STORM
WILL BE CAPABLE OF GENERATING UNUSUALLY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD
OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN COLORADO
VALLEYS.

COZ004-013-121300-
/O.CON.KGJT.BZ.W.0002.111112T1300Z-111114T0700Z/
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...BUFORD...
TRAPPERS LAKE
958 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SATURDAY
MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR MORE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE OR LESS
IN BLOWING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED BY
MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT WITH UP TO 24 INCHES ON EXPOSED WEST
FACING RIDGES. DRIFTS FROM 3 TO 4 FEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS CAN EXPECT ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS
ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.