Paiute 01 (Kimberly area)

[BruteForce]

ARGH! I've been watching the snow levels and this storm has added an inch of snow around the Silver King mine (Kimberly) area on the 01 Paiute (just south of the Fremont Indian Museum). 26" of snow still up there according to the Snotel site at this link (http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=557&days=7&state=UT)

:ne_nau:

[RedMan]

I'm watching it snow up there right now.

[BruteForce]

I'm watching it snow up there right now.

Where are you that you can "watch it snow"? We were tentatively planning on heading up over Memorial, but based on the water/snow up there we're holding off now until late June.

Instead, we'll probably stay closer to home and head to Little Moab..

[RedMan]

I'm in Marysvale. I can see the face of the mountain where the Silver King mine is located.

Usually that road is fine by now.
Have not been up there yet.
I'd imagine there is only a few inches at the mine, its not the high.

The whole east side is open.

The mountain passes will not be open until July, never are.

[BruteForce]

I'm in Marysvale.

Mr. ATVUtah?? Dude, you're everywhere (guess so am I, eh?) :roflol:

Thoughts about what the 01 up on Kimberly will look like by Memorial?

[RedMan]

Well it looks like it dropped another foot up there this week.
Haven't been up but expect a few drifts and potential cold weather.

[BruteForce]

Well, tomorrow (Sunday), we're going to attempt to ride from Fillmore to Kimberly (across I-70). There should be around 7 ATV's in our party, and we hope we won't hit snow that's impassable.

Should be at least a 120 mile roundtrip.

I'll post updates after our return.

[accadacca]

Well, tomorrow (Sunday), we're going to attempt to ride from Fillmore to Kimberly (across I-70). There should be around 7 ATV's in our party, and we hope we won't hit snow that's impassable.

Should be at least a 120 mile roundtrip.

I'll post updates after our return.
You got those pix coming? :popcorn:

[BruteForce]

Unfortunately, I do not, we forgot the camera before taking off.

The trail was not passable however. Just before the 97 Spider trail connects to the Paiute 01 (near Joseph Peak at 8600'), there was much mud, snow and fallen trees blocking the trail.

Also, as I understand it, Kimberly still has 36 inches of snow on the ground.

[RedMan]

Hey can we get some of the global warming down here?

[ExpUt]

Hey can we get some of the global warming down here?

Now that the warming trends are not panning out as predicted all over the world (Utah for example), they are now calling it Global Climate Change, meaning the climates are changing differently in different areas. We'll see what happens in another 10 years when the current trend is de-bunked.

[RedMan]

All I know for sure is I'm freezing my ass off and its the end of May.
Its snowing regularly at 7.000 feet for the past 2 weeks.
Its dropped to 5,000 several times.
I doubt the pass over the Tushars will even open this year.