Wade O said:
Has anyone been down recently? How much snow are on the trails? In town?
Which will work better on slickrock covered in snow? Tire Chains or Tire Cables?
Wade
Most of the snow is gone in town, but there is still 2-3 inches south of town in Spanish Valley. I haven't done any trails for a couple weeks, but I suspect that most of them are in pretty good shape. The south-facing slopes are pretty much snow free. We have club runs on Steel Bender and Kane Creek this weekend, so I'll know more then.
Neither chains or cables will help much on snow covered slickrock. I had to strap a guy with a broken Cherokee out of a trail 2 weeks ago. He put chains on, but as soon as he hit dry slickrock, they would just wrap around the tires.
By the way, if anyone wants to join us this weekend, we meet at Boomer's Market at 9:00 AM both days. Our normal "trail of the month" date is the second Saturday following the first Monday of each month. Everyone is welcome.
Jeff