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Postponed: Big Lake/Sand Mountain

  • Start date: 03/31/2011

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 04/01/2011

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Ski or snowshoe

  • Event Leader: Lana Lindstrom

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-683-1409

  • Event Leader Email: lana_lindstrom@hotmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Extended Trips

  • Area Type:

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 200

  • Season: 2011

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required:

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 7

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 50

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Extended Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

This trip report is for the middle day of a 3 day Extended Trip to Big Lake. There is a separate trip report for the ski/snowshoe to and from the Lodge. There is also a summary report of the entire trip in the April Bulletin. Thursday, March 31 was a windy, partly cloudy, fairly warm day. Several inches of snow had melted the night before, resulting in about 70"-80" of heavy, wet snow on the ground -- the road signs were barely visible. As a result, most of the group decided to follow snowmobile tracks to Sand Mountain. We were periodically teased with views of Hayrick Butte and Sand Mountain along the way. Four of us skiers reached the base of the "mountain" and based on snow conditions, decided not to ascent; others turned around before. Two participants skied around Big Lake instead. They stayed around the perimeter since the top layer of ice on the lake was starting to melt. The total miles skied or snowshoed by each person ranged from 5-7 miles.