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Updated Thursday May 23, 2013

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Hartman Rocks
Conditions: 5/16/13: Hartman Rocks is dry! It is open and riding beautifully! South of the powerlines is now open as well.

Good to Go

Brush Creek Area

Rides in the Brush Creek area, 2-3 miles South and East of the Town of Crested Butte.

Strand Hill Conditions: 5/19/13: Strand Bonus is mostly ready to go, just a few mud patches. Strand has a lot of snow, water and mud.	Good to Go
Deer Creek Conditions: 5/16/13: Snow and mud still covers a lot of Deer Creek. Please respect the fragile nature of the trails, don’t ride a trail covered with mud and snow!	Not Recommended
Farris Creek / 402 Conditions: 4/13/13: Snow still covers most of the trails in the valley, check back often for updates as Spring progresses. Please respect the fragile nature of the trails, don’t ride a trail covered with mud and snow!	Not Recommended
Teocalli Ridge Conditions: 4/13/13: Snow still covers most of the trails in the valley, check back often for updates as Spring progresses. Please respect the fragile nature of the trails, don’t ride a trail covered with mud and snow!	Not Recommended

Near Town

Lupine Trail Conditions: 5/18/13: Upper is totally dry, just a couple wets spots on the lower section.	Good to Go
Snodgrass Conditions: Please respect the fragile nature of the trails and don’t ride around snow or mud.	Good to Go
Upper Loop / Tony’s Trail / Whetstone Vista Conditions: 5/16/13: Good to go. Please don't ride around any mud or snow, walk or ride right through it. this keeps our trails narrow!	Good to Go
CBMR Mountain Trails Conditions: 5/17/13: Snow still covers most of the trails in the valley, including the ski area.Please don't ride a trail covered with mud and snow! Come and join CBMBA at Peak Sports on the 22nd of May at 4 pm for an afternoon of trailwork on some favorite ski area trails.	Not Recommended
Lower Loop Conditions: 5/17/13: Snow still covers most of the trails in the valley, check back often for updates as Spring progresses. Please respect the fragile nature of the trails, don’t ride a trail covered with mud and snow!Come and join us for a Love the Lower Loop maintenance day on June 8. Keep posted for details including the member party the night before!	Not Recommended

Kebler Pass Area

Rides near Kebler Pass, West of the Town of Crested Butte.

Kebler Pass Wagon Trail Conditions: 5/17/13: Snow still covers most of the trails in the valley, check back often for updates as Spring progresses. Please respect the fragile nature of the trails, don’t ride a trail covered with mud and snow!	Not Recommended
The Dyke Trail Conditions: 4/13/13: Snow still covers most of the trails in the valley, check back often for updates as Spring progresses. Please respect the fragile nature of the trails, don’t ride a trail covered with mud and snow!	Not Recommended

Taylor Canyon Area

This area lies 10-20 miles South and East of Crested Butte.

Doctor Park
Conditions: 5/17/13: Lots of snow and mud up higher. Also, This trail is closed from March 1st until the Friday before Memorial Day for Big Horn Sheep habitat! Once it opens legally after the 24th this year, it likely will only be rideable from the bottom trailhead in Northgate Campground. It was just reported that there is a lot of snow up top, unlike last year when it was dry sooner. Don't forget about the creek crossing once it does dry out as well, it can be swift and deep.

Not Recommended

Gothic Area

Rides in the area of Gothic, 5 miles North of Mt. Crested Butte. Some rides like Rock Creek Trail #403,
start from the next drainage to the West.

Trail #403
Conditions: 4/13/13: Snow still covers most of the trails in the valley, check back often for updates as Spring progresses. Please respect the fragile nature of the trails, don’t ride a trail covered with mud and snow!possibly. When this trail does open, please respect the private property the trail runs through for the first 1/2 mile or so: stay on the trail, no loose dogs, and no camping or parking at the Washington Gulch Trailhead. Thanks!

Not Recommended

Trail Rider #401
Conditions: 4/13/13: Snow still covers most of the trails in the valley, check back often for updates as Spring progresses. Please respect the fragile nature of the trails, don’t ride a trail covered with mud and snow!

Not Recommended

Cement Creek Area

Rides in the Cement Creek drainage East of Crested Butte South, 6 1/2 miles south of Crested Butte.

Walrod Cutoff Trail 418: The Caves Loop Conditions: 5/15/13: Dry and buffed out. The Warm Springs Trail is also ready to go, remember downhill only for Motorcycles. We'll be working on Trail 409 the 29th of May. Meet at 1 or 4 pm at the bottom of the Caves/Farris Creek Trail 409 (1.7 miles out Cement Creek road) and head out to do maintenance on Trail 409.	Good to Go
Cement Creek Trail Conditions: 4/13/13: Snow still covers most of the trails in the valley, check back often for updates as Spring progresses. Please respect the fragile nature of the trails, don’t ride a trail covered with mud and snow!	Not Recommended
Reno / Flag/ Bear / Deadman’s Gulch Conditions: 4/13/13: Snow still covers most of the trails in the valley, check back often for updates as Spring progresses. Please respect the fragile nature of the trails, don’t ride a trail covered with mud and snow! Don't forget that Cement Mtn. and Rosebud will be closed Oct 1 through the winter and spring to motos to protect elk in migration.	Not Recommended
Reno Ridge & Deadman’s Gulch Conditions: 4/13/13: Snow still covers most of the trails in the valley, check back often for updates as Spring progresses. Please respect the fragile nature of the trails, don’t ride a trail covered with mud and snow!	Not Recommended
Trail #409 Conditions: 5/15/13: Dry from the Caves loop only as an out and back to the high point. Please respect the fragile nature of the trails, don’t ride a trail covered with mud and snow! Join Cbmba for an afternoon of trailwork on 409 on May 29. meet at 1 or 4 pm at the bottom of the caves trailhead.	Not Recommended
Trail 412, 405.2a, 405 and 409 1/2 Conditions: 5/8/13: Mud and snow, not passable. Please respect the fragile nature of the trails, don’t ride a trail covered with mud and snow! Join CBMBA for an overnight workday to reroute trail 405 August 24 &25.	Not Recommended
Waterfall Creek Cutoff Trail Conditions: snowing and covered with snow.	Not Recommended

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TRAIL CONDITIONS

Lower Cement Creek Trail: there is a short section of trail that was put in illegally past what is signed and open, and heading to the Cement Creek Campground. this section is CLOSED! Don't jeopardize our open trails by continuing to ride it. It is likely a trail will be opened here next summer (2014) as many of us want, but until then, stay on the open trail and then head to the road. We have to follow the rules along with the Gunnison Forest Service, who has been SO helpful in getting many new trails open, built and maintained. Thanks!

CEMENT MOUNTAIN TRAIL #553 and ROSEBUD TRAIL #423 SEASONAL CLOSURES: These two trails are closed annually to motorized use from October 1st thru June 15th for big game calving in order provide a secure area for wildlife preservation.

DOCTOR'S PARK TRAIL: The Doctor's Park Trail is closed to all uses until May 24th this year to protect Big Horn sheep in their migration and lambing. Thanks! From the 24th on it will be accessible from the bottom (Northgate campground) only, likely for a couple weeks due to a report of a lot of snow up top.

RENO FLAG BEAR DEADMANS RIDERS: The Gunnison National Forest Service trail crew removed the unauthorized homemade bridge at the bottom of Deadman crossing Cement Creek for safety and liability reasons. For now, the crossing will be a stream ford like most of our trail crossings in the district. The Gunnison Ranger District has recieved a grant to build the bridge with the help of CBMBA, the county commissioners, and motorized groups. Bridge construction will start in 2014 when the grant money becomes available. Reno will also be recieving heavy maintenance from the Forest Service crew also with the aid of grants from the State Trails Commission.

TEOCALLI RIDGE will be closed to all users for the 2013 season while it is being rerouted and repaired!

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