Hammond Hill trail conditions

[Josey Wales]

I rode there friday and was a little wet, but not that muddy. It dries out quick so it should be fine after 3 days of no rain.

[AmyBrown]

I went for a run at HH tonight. Trails are dry! No new major damage from the snow on the outside yellow loop. The only big road block is a tree down on the trail up from the snow plow turn around parking area. It's been down over a couple of weeks though, will need tools to clear it up. Otherwise things are looking good on the yellows!

[Josey Wales]

There is 10-12" of good snow and alot of the trails have been skiied. Not so good for riding tho.

[TheDude]

Great start to the ski season this year. Been out 4 times xc and once dh. YEAAAAAH

Should start a ski section on the forum eh?

[Josey Wales]

Its funny, when the skiing is good i'll do 3-4 days in a row, I dont usually do that on a bike and I like biking more....i think.
I've skied 4x in the last week.
A ski section would be good.
While your at it maybe a dirt bike section too.....after all its a trail bike

[Josey Wales]

The snowmobile groomer was out last night. Skiing up Red Man was like a 12' wide formica counter top

[nk0s5na]

I wonder if I could ride the fat bike on that?

[Josey Wales]

I think you could, most trails have been skiied hard and are packed down but it would a 12" wide track. You could park on Canaan Rd and ride Red Man to the top and get on the trails from there. The short section from the snow plow turnaround to Rabbit Run might be a little rough but there are truck and snowmobile tracks to ride in. From that point the groomer took care of red man and canaan.
Picture of the Y4/Y8 intersection a few days ago

[TheDude]

The narrower tracks no but the wider more ski'd trails, for sure. Was out last night and it's pretty solid. Obviously you'll have to stay snipey to keep the wheels from going off into the deep stuff.

[nk0s5na]

I skied there on Monday and found some of the less traveled trails to have a nice soft ski track. The main trails were getting stepped on pretty hard. Another warm day with a cold night will really set it up. Plus there's a race there next weekend. After that, it will be a skating rink. Perfect for fat biking!

[nk0s5na]

I've ridden HH in the snow a few times now. This shot is from an unmarked section near the lollipop loop. HH gets tracked out fast by skiers, snowshoes, sleds and hikers. What's bad for the skiers is good for fat bikes.

[Josey Wales]

What's bad for the skiers is good for fat bikes.

Especially if it turns to ice! Last season I rode more then I skied.
What ever the conditions are there are ways to be on the trails.

[Josey Wales]

I was up there today and the trails are surprisingly dry, weird

[Josey Wales]

I was up there today and the trails are surprisingly dry, weird

I thought the trails would be slushy but near sunset they were hard packed and fast.
Coverage should still be good for a few more days.

[HarrisonGill]

I was up there today and the trails are surprisingly dry, weird

I guess we can say I was surprised.

[Josey Wales]

Saw your tracks and it looked like it was not an easy pedal. I went out for a walk on Hammond yesterday and because of the previous warm and wet weather followed by 3 nights of temps in the 20's and days in the low 30's the main trails are now rock hard. It should be better for riding today.