LILBUDDY's 3nd Annual Winter Snow Run

[Snowtoy]

Sweet. So does the elevation vary a lot at the high lakes? Or is it pretty much the same amount of snow throughout the entire area?

The elevation does vary some, and in the early part of the season there have been times when there isn't any snow until you get quite aways in.  However once winter gets going(no warm storms), you are usually in the snow from Inskip(Paradise side) or Butte Meadows(hwy 32 out of Chico) all the way in. 

Based on what the TNF ski-resorts recieved from teh last storms, the trail into Eagle lakes should have about 3'-4' of snow on it now, and should make for a good run if no one has ran it.

[Goose]

Sounds good...
I wanted to meet up with some of you guys that are going tomorrow and make my maiden sas'd snow voyage.. 
But Ontherocks blew a timing belt tonight...
so we'll be plenty busy changin that... 

[kiyul4130]

i might be going up this week. is anyone else during the week?

[Geno]

i might be going up this week. is anyone else during the week?

Maybe, let me know what day.

[Goose]

same here,
lemme know, ill prolly be down to go after wednesday

[bolus131]

Its snowing

[kiyul4130]

i couldnt get the truck going. ill be wheeling probably wednesday of this coming week though.

[Goose]

Weather says lots of rain in the valley and good snowfall in the high lakes...
Sounds like fun!

[bolus131]

yes it does i will be up there saturday with a few buddys.  I will be leaving my house around 11-12pm

[krawlz]

yes it does i will be up there saturday with a few buddys.  I will be leaving my house around 11-12pm

I think Ill join you guys if thats cool. Its gonna be a blizzard  up there saturday.

[bolus131]

Yea its cool.  I hope the snow is good up there.

[kiyul4130]

3 storms are coming through and there should be 8-10 ft over the course of this week.

[Ramrod]

ya sounds like i need to fix my truck than ha

[Thomas P]

hey lil buddy good weekend for the snow run........ even if your truck cant go......... which sux badly

[kiyul4130]

my junk wont be ready till next week. i need drivelines and who knows what else will come up.

[Doof]

next weekend will be better with the other systems rollin by

[Goose]

Next weekend would be sweet, itll gimme time to fix crap after my flop...

[Doof]

itll give me time to let my mouth stop swelling, and get some minor details and kinks worked out

[bolus131]

I think the snow run should be a weekend where its not snowing or raining.  I will let you guys know how the snow is when i get back saturday to let you guys know if it will be worth going or not.  Right now there is no tracks going to spring valley yet.  The top of the snow is good but once you get under the top of the snow its all powder and it sucks.

[Thomas P]

you are going up saturday? a bunch of my buddies in town are wanting me to go too.... i havent decided yet ive been sick forever.... and im still not doing great, i wanna go sooooo bad

[bolus131]

That sucks.  I just hope that the snow does not suck. 

[Thomas P]

yeah i hear its been poopy, but todays snow should be a little wetter..... i think that lower elevation snow will be good, im thinkin about stayin at a lower altitude if i go instead of goin straight up like everyone else does, i usually have more fun because nobody really does that, and theres no jeeps stuck every 50 feet

[bolus131]

true but i end up having more fun pushing trail if i can.  i just hope the snow is wetter like you saying

[Thomas P]

you can still push trail at low altitude snow....... if you know the trails good enough

[Thomas P]

have you ever went left after inskip and headed towards the bottom of the canyon?

[Thomas P]

or the area around bald mountain??

[bolus131]

no never been that way always just went up the montain

[Thomas P]

yeah not many go that way but sometimes its the best snow

[bolus131]

i will have to try it out one day

[Doof]

why do you want wet snow? its heavier and harder to push


the dryer the fluffier the easier to get through.... thats how it is with snowboarding at least