[NMCCSC] Sandia Conditions

[Tony Hsu via NMCCSCeGroup]

Thank Dave for sharing the messages.  I skied Ellis trail this afternoon
and about 4 miles. This trail is good conditions and has powder snow. There
were full of cars at Ski Sandia and Ellis trail parking lots. Ha!

Tai

On Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 11:20 AM Dave Gabel via NMCCSCeGroup <
nmccscegroup at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> I had the chance to ski for a short bit early this a.m. in the Sandias.
> Switchback trail is in very good condition; good snow and mostly clear of
> debris or deadfall. One tree across the trail very near the lower end that
> is an obstacle. It could be removed with a pruning saw - maybe within 200
> ft of the lower end. The trail tape across the lower end of switchback is
> still there although the power lines have been repaired. The tape should be
> left; there is now about a 6' vertical drop from the trail to the service
> road. That would be a very rude end to a lovely descent. There is also a
> tree or some brush down at the very bottom end of Switchback that also
> would keep you from skiing into thin air. All other trees/debris on
> Switchback could be skied over - though I didn't get to ski the last long
> section that connects to the upper road.
>
> Survey trail is a different story. I turned around at the power lines due
> to all the deadfall encountered. I might have been encouraged to keep going
> a bit further if I had seen how good most of Switchback was before I tried
> Survey.
>
> Dave Gabel
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