Sugarloaf Road Conditions 2/16/14 -- Off Road Double Black Diamond

I think Chris went through with a large truck in 4 wheel drive.  The wall of snow has been knocked down and out of the way.  Allows entry onto a road less traveled with a lot of snow.  There are deep tracks in the snow.

In two wheel drive i slid about as i came down the road and made the left turn in the tracks previously made by Chris yesterday.  Slid in an off road fishtail hope i don't go off the road what road kind of way.  The snow scraped the bottom of the small SUV.  Had to switch to 4 wheel drive to get to the upper parking lot.  In the picture above you can't see the road.  I was the first to make the ascent.  It's very still and quiet.  Rabbit and deer tracks everywhere with hawks flying overhead.

The ruts in the road are deeper than they appear.  The snow has a medium crust and you walk around like you wish you had snow shoes punching down through the snow as you go.

The wall is down at the entrance but the "merge" lane to the right is completely covered in a wall of snow.

The car whined at me after i turned on the main road because i had not switched back to 2 wheel drive.

Hard to believe all this will be gone by the end of the week.  The daily high average temperature from Tuesday to Sunday is 49 degrees ...  Peaks at 55 degrees on Friday.

Thank you Chris.

Everybody stay safe please.