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April 3, 2025, Snow Depth...64”, 5” New Snow, Spring Conditions, 24F@6am.
Saturday Tour!!! Canceled do to weather.
Hello fellow skiers. Well, spring is just over the hill (which is good for those of us who are already over the hill) and we again have a great snowpack. This Saturday, March 22, I will lead a tour out to Mountain View Peak, about 9 miles round trip. This intermediate tour can be done on traction-base skis or skins. The weather forecast is for snow so the views may be limited but the snow should be great. Meet at the 500 road turnout at 10:00. Questions? Call or text me at 208 420 7775. Thanks, Dennis Kincaid Saturday Mar 8, 2025, Rick
Grooming Report
Good afternoon, all went up and groomed this morning. Got rock creek short groomed and track set. Training and Penstemon are groomed but only set 1 track on both as the snow was very sticky and kept building up in the groomer box and not making a smooth track. Also, machine packed the 500 rd to the cabins. There was about 6” of fresh snow but with the temps it probably won’t last long, and it will be hard and icy. MAGIC-WAHLSTROM & WAHLSTROM LOOP TRAILS TOUR PHOTOS
Attention Skiers, by Kathy:
Please join us for a Mid-week ski. Check here or Facebook for time and meeting location. Link below. 
Photo by Eva Kournikova/Reuters
A participant competes on antique skis during an annual vintage ski race in the northern Bohemian town of Smrzovka, Czech Republic, February 15, 2025, The town, in the Jizera Mountains, also draws visitors to its toboggan run and a museum of armored vehicles and artillery. FREE SKI DAY PHOTOS
Skiers, please note that HDNA trail marking ribbon is orange or red/silver striped. There are many other (pink, orange, blue) flagging marking other things. Don't follow the wrong color and find yourself in unknown areas!!!
HDNA recommends all telemark and backcountry skiers become familiar with avalanche info and training: www.sawtoothavalanche.com/index.php
Mountain View Peak PhotosFree Ski Day Photos |
JAN 9, 2025, Idaho News Ch 6 HDNA by Lorien Nettleton
In the South Hills, this Nordic Association enjoys a winter gem in the desert for cross-country skiing https://www.kivitv.com/twin-falls/in-the-south-hills-this-nordic-association-enjoys-a-winter-gem-in-the-desert-for-cross-country-skiing
Jan 2, 2025 Dennis KincaidHi skiers: I hope you had a nice Christmas. I have had inquiries about accessing the SNOTEL website so here is a way to do it. The link is https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/data-and-reports/snow-and-water-interactive-map Go to the SNOTEL Interactive Map, which shows all the SNOTEL sites in the Western US. Zoom in on the area you want and click on a site, Magic Mountain for the south hills, or Howell Canyon for Pomerelle. Click on the 7-day hourly report to get the most recent data on snow depth, temperature, etc. Bookmark the page for easy access.
Feb 13, 2025, Meeting Minutes
Jan 9, 2025, Meeting Minutes
Dec 12, 2024, Meeting Minutes.
If you park in the ski area parking, please leave a note on the dash with the trail and expected time out. The Ski Area has gone out on lost skier searches because there was one car left in the parking lot.
If you have questions about skiing or snowshoeing the mountains of South Southern Idaho, send an email to nordicinfo@skihdna.org
Group Ski on Elk Basin Trail
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CROSS COUNTRY RESPONSIBILITY CODE
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THERE ARE ELEMENTS OF RISE THAT COMMON SENSE AND PERSONAL AWARENESS CAN HELP REDUCE, REGUARDLESS OF HOW YOU DECIDE TO USE THE TRAILS, ALWAYS SHOW COURTESY TO OTHERS. PLEASE ADHERE TO THE CODE LISTED BELOW AND SHARE WITH OTHERS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A SAFE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE. ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU ARE SKIING AT YOUR OWN RISK.
1. ALWAYS CHECK POSTED TRAIL CONDITIONS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/site?sitenum=610 forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=42.18925990471625&lon=-114.28575038909912#.VMLb8UfF8bQ 2. SKI IN INDICATED DIRECTION AND OBEY ALL POSTED SIGNS AND WARNINGS. STAY OFF CLOSED TRAILS. 3. ALWAYS SKI TO THE RIGHT WHEN MEETING ON-COMING SKIERS. 4. YIELD THE TRACK TO FASTER SKIERS AND SKIERS CALLING "TRACK". 5. SKI IN CONTROL. ON TWO WAY TRAILS DESENDING SKIERS HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY. 6. DO NOT STOP WHERE YOU OBSTRUCT THE TRAIL OR ARE NOT VISIBLE TO OTHERS. MOVE OFF THE TRAIL QUICKLY IF YOU FALL OR DURING REST STOPS. 7. DO NOT LITTER. TAKE OUT WHAT YOU PACK IN. RESPECT ALL PROPERTY. 8. REPORT ALL INCIDENTS. |
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Nov. 1, 2024, Why We Cross Country Ski? Idahoan completes solo winter ski of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATPP5rAb8O8 www.youtube.com/@DanNoakes |
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