Spring is here.. well sort of..

Spring has been here for a few weeks and the riding in parts of Kootenay’s is starting to open up. Last weekend Kokanee was just packed.. it was sunny and warm and pretty much the only place to ride with most of it having a southern exposure. Snow-level all week was hovering around 1500m and some accounts pegged new snow high up at close to 80cm, so with that I wouldn’t expect some of the higher access points opening up anytime soon. But that said, the long range forecast does have quite a bit of sun in the forecast so fingers crossed. Although, a friend down in Rossland said the local joke is that the Seven Summits Trail might be covered with snow into July.. he said this as he was heading out the door for a cross-country ski.

Anyways, trails are open.. if you know what’s up – let us know. Early season precautions are in place.. watch out for fallen trees and try to tread lightly on any really wet spots.

Trails current open and riding well.. Slabalanche, Shitaker, Hitman, Doz Slabs.. pretty much everything over in Kokanee.

Ride on..
Smitty

Posted by Smitty on Apr 27, 2011 |