Skiing at Chief Joseph Pass is not effected by the government shutdown. The trails, cabin, and outhouses will remain open.
Chief Joe grooming report – 12/21/2018
All of the ski trails were groomed today, some with the snowcat from Lost Trail, and some by our volunteer snowmobile grooming crew. Gibbons pass road was groomed yesterday, it got a few inches of snow on it overnight, probably not good for skate skiing, but it’s in great shape for fat biking, and it should be groomed again soon.
Banshee, Joseph Creek and middle fork are only 5 feet wide right now, and do not have tracks set.
It should be great conditions for skiing at Chief Joseph Pass all weekend and over the holiday week.
Grooming report 12/20
Timber, Broadway, Lost Trail View, Vista View, CD, and Gibbons Pass Road were groomed with the snowcat this morning. Tomorrow our volunteer snowmobile grooming crew should be out setting tracks and grooming the rest of the trails.
Saturday 12/15 grooming report
Gibbons pass road was snowcat groomed all the way to the Pass this morning, with classic tracks the whole way.
Grooming Report – Friday December 14
The snow cat from last trail made it’s way onto the ski trails for the first time today, and groomed CD, Broadway, Timber, and Windy Passage. Our volunteer snowmobile grooming crew is out now grooming other trails.
December Potluck meeting
Please join us on December 13th at 7 pm for our annual Potluck member meeting. Club President Norman Singley will be leading a “State of the Club” discussion.
Start of the ski season
The ski season at Chief Joseph Pass officially begins this coming Saturday, December 1. There has been over a foot of new snow at the pass in the last week, but we are currently planning on having the main trails starting from Chief Joseph Pass groomed with snowmobiles, but there will not be tracks set. The lower trails, Joseph Creek, Banshee, and Middle Fork still need more snow. The Multi-use trails, Gibbons pass road, will probably not be groomed. Once the season starts dogs are no longer allowed on the ski trails, but are allowed on the multi-use trails all season.
The Gordon Reese Cabin will be open for use a warming hut starting Saturday.
November 2018 Newsletter
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November 2018 meeting
The days are getting short, the mountains are getting white, and it’s time for the first club meeting of the year. The November meeting will be held on November 8 at 7pm, at the Presbyterian Church, 1220 West Main Street, Hamilton, MT.
Jesse Crocker give a slideshow and tell stories about the 2018 Tour Divide bike race, a 2700 self supported mountain bike race down the continental divide.