Forest Glen Update

The roads have been snow free for a few weeks now.  The warm weather is rapidly melting the snow on the south facing slopes, and the front side of Forest Glen is down to about 10% snow coverage.  I’ll be planting grass seed this weekend! The weather has been relatively dry and there continues to be some run-off from the snow banks to erode the roads, but they are remarkably firm and relatively mud free.  The north side of our cabins still has very deep snow.  Paul plowed the A roads this week.  The ski resorts still have a lot of snow coverage with only a few bare spots poking through, so mountain bike season is still at least a few weeks away.  It’s a bluebird day today and it’s gorgeous up here.

These pictures are of Windflower and Forest Glen Roads, the bottom left shows where Paul plowed A

Don Pickard 12325 E Skyline View Lane

Forest Glen Update

Oops..... it appears I called “mud season” prematurely.  We've got about a foot of fresh powder today and more on the way.  Spent a great day at Brighton!

Don Pickard 12325 E Skyline View Lane

Forest Glen Update

It’s officially “mud season” in the Big Cottonwood Canyon.  As of the first of April, the Forest Glen roads are mostly passable by automobiles, without 4WD or snow tires.  Skyline View Lane is free of snow and ice almost to the Windflower intersection.  Both Windflower and Forest Glen still have some snow and ice and require 4WD, but Paul has been grinding the ice down and the warm weather is doing the rest.  If you’d like to get into your cabin, but don’t have a place to park, call Paul and he can grind out a space for you.

As can be seen from the pictures below, taken on 4 April, our roads are in very good shape.  There has been some erosion, a few large water filled potholes, more small potholes, long stretches of smooth hard road, and surprisingly, very little mud.  The road to the Skyline View hill is as good as it was in the fall.  The hill itself has some erosion.  The pot hole in front of Hammond's is smaller than it was in the fall.  There is one large “pond” in front of our cabin.  The road is firm and mostly dry from there, all the way to Ross’s.  Forest Glen Lane drains all the way to Ross’s and has caused the most significant erosion.  There’s not much mud, but the road has a steady flow of water.

Forest Glen A still has several feet of snow that will take at least another month to melt….depending on the weather. This may be the earliest that our neighborhood has been accessible.   The early access is due in part to a low snow year and plowing paid for by a small group of residents.

If you'd like a more detailed report on access, the road, conditions, or your cabin, please feel free to call me at 508-361-2418.

Don Pickard 12325 E Skyline View Lane