AVALANCHE TRAINING
January 11th, 2023Next Scheduled Meeting
January 10th, 2023Our next meeting is February 1st 2023 at 7:00 pm
Location: Groomer Building
An Agenda will be posted on the Home page.
Once you see the agenda, if you questions please call me at 295-4322
Check the home page for the agenda & more.
Grooming Schedule 2022-23
January 10th, 2023Grooming will start when sufficient snow is on the ground, not before Dec.1 Keeler, Spread, Whitetail. Pete Creek. With our 2 groomers, this should improve the quality of these groomed routes.
KEELER: has been Groomed 3 times
SPREAD CREEK: groomed twice
WHITETAI: groomed twice
PETE CREEK: groomed once
The North/Beetle Creek route will no longer be groomed, but is still an open route connecting Spread & Pete Creek.
Before going into to the backcountry to ride and play check the conditions at
http://www.idahopanhandleavalanche.org/
The Bridge is back in place, allows access to Cheer & Spruce.
2023 Club Rides to follow when set
January 4th, 2023LAST YEAR 2022
Our first club ride to Spruce Lakes, on Saturday February 12th. was a success, attended by 15 riders who played on the lake, cooked smokies on the fire, and visited on a great day.
pictures of the ride to follow soon.
Our next ride was March 19th, to Hawkins lake. pictures to be posted soon
Pictures from the March 13th 2021 club ride to Buckhorn.
Pictures from our Feb 27th 2021 ride to Spruce Lakes.
pictures from our February 15th. 2020 ride to Spruce Lakes
Ride to the border 2018
TRAIL PASS
December 1st, 2022A trail pass is required for groomed trails. The cost is $20 for 2 years. For out of state riders, the yearly fee is $35, no trail pass required. THERE IS NO GRACE PERIOD. You will receive a ticket for non- compliance… Available in Troy at the Booze & Bait, the Yaak Mercantile, The Snowmobile dealers in Libby, or on line at the Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks site https://app.mt.gov/als/index/index.html
Second Groomer
November 18th, 2022A 2004 PB 200 is our second groomer and is scheduled for the Keeler Routes. the 91 240 will be used on the Yaak area trails.
The 2022 Troy High School $500 dollar contribution to the Senior graduation party has been sent.
March 9th, 2022As Avalanche Advisory information is available, it will be updated by the Idaho Panhandle Avalanche forecasting.
November 29th, 2020
Before going into to the backcountry to ride and play check the conditions at
http://www.idahopanhandleavalanche
KEELER CHANGES
November 5th, 2018Keeler Trail Changes: The USFS IPNF, has removed the gate and placed 3 foot boulders where the gate was on the Keeler Trail just past the saddle (in Idaho) Use the bypass located just before the gate area till we have 5 ft. of snow . Beyond the gate, the USFS has attempted to return the terrain to a natural state.
Caution: as a result, obstacles have been inserted into what was a road. use caution when trying to navigate this area. It’s best to use a workaround on the up hill side when snow conditions are not sufficient to adequately cover these boulders…