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mungeclimber

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Winter ShutEye
« on: October 07, 2013, 03:15:40 pm »
Notwithstanding that I don't own a snow machine, yet...

How often is the Minarets road open to Mammoth Pools? 

Is it Prather ranger station that we should call to know if the gate is locked?
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John

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Re: Winter ShutEye
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2013, 04:11:22 pm »
Minarets is only gated past the Mammoth Pools road so in theory it is open year-round but access to Mammoth Pools depends on how much snow is on the un-plowed roads. The next gate down is about a mile from the dam and I think it only gets locked for deer migration but not sure. You could hike to the dam from there if it was locked.

Call the Bass Lake Ranger district in North Fork. Good luck.
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mungeclimber

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Re: Winter ShutEye
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2013, 04:14:30 pm »
Thx John!

That's what I like to hear.
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NateD

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Re: Winter ShutEye
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2013, 04:24:22 pm »
Snow can linger in the shadows not far beyond Mile High Vista, making the road impassable at times, from what I understand.

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mungeclimber

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Re: Winter ShutEye
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2013, 04:42:42 pm »
how much is it to mount a blade on a truck?  :P
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squiddo

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Re: Winter ShutEye
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2013, 09:52:20 am »
we need a snow mobile with sled
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susan

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Re: Winter ShutEye
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2013, 01:26:21 pm »
Good one! Now if only we could build a log cabin to get to by snowmobile and sled.
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mungeclimber

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Re: Winter ShutEye
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2013, 11:17:50 pm »
How about that hail!

Good times.
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John

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Re: Winter ShutEye
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2013, 07:29:48 am »
It officially felt like Fall to me this weekend. Snow on the distant peaks, rain and hail, gloves, thermals....its happening again.
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YETI

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Re: Winter ShutEye
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2013, 08:35:11 am »
Nothing like a open bivy during the first hail storm of the year..

HeyHEP!
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susan

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Re: Winter ShutEye
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2013, 01:25:37 pm »
"They say the darkest hour, is right before the dawn." That's when we noticed the rain and hail. I popped out of the truck for a minute wondering what happened to you Yeti. 




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Jerry

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Re: Winter ShutEye
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2013, 11:18:47 am »
Grahm is selling a snowmobile if you are serious
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susan

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Re: Winter ShutEye
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2013, 09:00:43 pm »
How many people will it tow on a sled? :)

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