Winter Trails

Winter Trails

Big Springs SP	8/2022 (JT).Hiked all trails except #4151 from Jct. B to Lava Lake: 8 downed logs: 4 between Jct. E and F (largest 24"), 2 between Jct. G and H (largest 30"), 2 suspended high above road between Jct. D and E (largest 12"). Brushing and sapling conifer removal needed, especially from H to I, from D to G and just east of D towards Jct. E. Approximately 20 blue diamonds and 5 poles needed; tree limbing and sapling removal is needed to improve view of diamonds. Junction maps deteriorating; replacements needed. 3/5/2022. Reported by ONCW (JT). Trail maps were in place at junctions A & B; maps were missing at junctions C & I. Big Springs Loop had two small downed trees across trail between junctions B & C. Middle Springs Loop from junction I to H to A did not have any obstructions. Lava Lake East had 15 downed trees between junction C and Lava Lake most downed trees were in the last half mile before the lake. None of the downed trees were more than 12" diameter. Lava Lake East could use more blue diamonds.
Circle Butte/Two Buttes Trails	9/2022: Worked the section of this trail from the PCT, west and north to the jct. of the Circle Lake trail. Removed 5 small logs and 3000 conifer saplings from trail; erected 8 fallen marking poles; placed 5 new blue diamonds; limbed trees to clear view of diamonds. 8/27/2022 (JT).Scouted trail from jct. of Circle Lake trail to Ray Benson SnoPark and from the SnoPark to jct. of Two Buttes trail: 19 downed logs (13 suspended, largest 20"); minor sapling tree removal needed; 15 blue diamonds and 5 poles needed. 8/2022: (JT) 51 downed trees (37 suspended, largest 24"), most downed trees are on south quarter mile near Island Junction Shelter; moderate numbers of conifer saplings to remove--mostly near south end of trail; one dense patch of manzanita to remove south of Circle Lake; need 10 blue diamonds (mostly near crossing of road 910) and 3 poles; the log bridge south of Circle Lake is rotting and a couple logs have already collapsed, it's a safety hazard and bridge should be replaced. Island Junction Shelter: firewood supply is approx. 20% of capacity; no trash; stove door won't latch securely.
Deschutes River Trail	2/25/20. Removed log across trail. 2/24/20. Trimmed branches so log can be crossed. Will return tomorrow to remove. PASSABLE Trail is around 10% ice covered. Several long ice stretches. Significant melting TREADCONDITIONTABLE Needs Repair TREADCONDITION Rutted from bikes and boots in mud. By afternoon the trail has deep mud. 2/20/20. Reported by FODP. Log removed 1 mile south of Dillon Falls. 1/21/20 Reported by FODP. 1 mile from Sunriver TH is logged out.
Dutchman Sno-Park	9/24/2020. Reported by CONC (SS). We replaced assurance markers in two locations on the Dutchman Loop and trimmed a few branches to make them visible. These were identified in a previous survey of the trail.
Edison Sno-Park	12/1/20 Reported by CONC. . Scouted two alternative tracks for potential re-route of the western portion of the Edison Long Loop Snowshoe trail. Routes will be submitted as part of a snowshoe/nordic NEPA project by CONC
Fay Lake Trail	2/15/20. Reported by ONCW. junction 18 map missing - junction of 2267 and 2257 OBSTRUCTION 15 or so trees down across 2257 in the first mile.
Fuji Shelter Winter Trails.	1/23/2022. Reported by (MS) Shelter has some wood so long as people don't build large long lasting fires. A few diamonds are needed in the middle of the Tie Trail. A few are needed about 100-200 yds east of the junction with Fuji Mtn. Trail. Two slowdowns are on the trail within about 1/2-3/4 mile of Waldo Lake Rd. Will try to deal with all of these. 1/15/2022. Reported by (LW)-no wood at Fuji Shelter. Large group stayed several nights and used it all. 5/11/2021. Reported by CV (RA). Replaced missing and damaged ski diamonds and replaced letters on ski sign at junction of Birthday and Joann Lakes. 3 logs down on trail 12/28/20. Reported by Winter Trails (RA):Checked, added and raised ski diamonds from start of Fuji Mtn Trail at Waldo Road to Lorin Lake. (Some confusion on a few turns so added diamonds with arrows). Backed off bolts on all signs that were reachable. 12/7/20 Reported by Scorpions (MS). 22 inches snow at the shelter; diamonds good from Waldo Rd. to Shelter by Tie Trail 10/22/20-Reported by CV (JA) Consider replacing the diamonds or adding new diamonds from the South Waldo trail junction to the summit of Fuji mtn. 2 down trees in this area, largest 20 inches but easily skied over come winter snows
Gold Lake SP	10/21/2022 Logged out.
Ikenick	2/2022 Reported by Winter Trails (MS): Ikenick Diamonds on the Loop Trail are in good shape, although a few more could be placed just before the climb to the view. Prairie View has diamonds in place but needs a little better marking of where to leave the road. The trial to Hackletooth Road is open with Diamonds about 4/5 of the way and purple ribbon marking the rest. 2/9/21: Salamanders (BD)-Logged out.Loop is now fully logged out and brushed. Additional blue diamonds were placed where needed at south end of loop. (Isaak Nickerson Trail)
Jimerson Horse Trail	2/16/2020 Reported by STA.	Sign missing at the junction of the Met-Win and the Jimerson Trails SIGNCOMMENTS Someone has removed the large metal directional sign that was mounted on a post at the junction. The screws were removed in order to take down the sign. The post remains in place. I believe we ordered duplicates of all the directional signs when we built the Jimerson and High School to Crossroads trails. I will check and get a replacement up as soon as I can. Without it, the junction can be missed by someone not familiar with the trails out there.
Lava Lake Sno-Park	1/8/2022 Reported by ONCW (JT). Skied Lava Flats Loop; found trail adequately marked; free of obstructions except for a 6" tree bent across trail just south of the Lava Flats West junction. Skiers in parking lot reported no problem following the Pumice Loop. Other: a dozen cars in lot; 18 skiers and 2 snowshoers on trails; restrooms clean and adequately stocked.
Little Nash	8/2022 Reported by ONCW (JT), Nash Potato 4 downed logs, all <10"; major brushing and sapling removal needed, especially between road 724 and 725 and between road 725 and 892; 10 blue diamonds needed and limbing needed to improve view of existing diamonds.
Maiden Peak Shelter and Maiden Lake Trail	12/18/20. Reported by Winter Trails (RA). PCT to MPS. Added 15 new ski diamonds between PCT and the "Tie-IN" trail leading to the Maiden Peak cabin. Placed new sign at the junction of the Maiden Peak trail and Tie-IN trail. 1/9/21. Reported by Winter Trails (RA):Could not reach upper bolt on sign at Maiden Lake. I will add a few more ski diamonds going from Pct to Maiden Lake as we still got lost in a few sections where diamonds were either covered by snow or covered over by hanging tree limbs. 7/15/20. Reported by CV (RA).Group maintenance on Maiden Peak Cabin. We added water to the solar batteries, swept floor, placed rodent poison in appropriate areas, swept pine needles off the roof, trimmed tree limbs overhanging the wood shed and removed unwanted items left from previous visitors. The splitting maul needs a handle protector at the maul end. Cabin needs a new broom. I will purchase and take these items on next trip after checking with Jensens.
Marilyn Lakes (Gold Lake Sno-Park)	10/4/2021. Reported by editor (MS). Logged out.
Maxwell Sno-Park	10/16/2021 Reported by ONCW (JT).With transport provided by Brandon Haraughty of Willamette NF, volunteers split, hauled and stacked a truckload of firewood at South Maxwell Shelter and 3.5 truckloads at Mt. View Shelter. Work Remaining Another two truckloads of wood are needed to completely fill the woodshed at Mt. View Shelter. 10/7/21, Reported by Chemeketans (JG).Logout from marker #5 to #6 and from #5 to #16 on winter trails in Maxwell snow park. 8/19/2021 Reported by ONCW (JT). Cleared Short Cut trail from jct. 19 on road #2267 to end of road #225: removed one downed tree and numerous conifer saplings, cut a path through a dense patch of brush (Ceanthus), placed 20 reassurance markers (blue diamonds) and re-located three blue PVC poles as trail markers. Note: brush encroaching along the edges of #225 was not cleared, but the road is wide and there is a clear, open path down the center. Work Remaining There is an old 30" diameter log across the trail just west of the west end of #225; but there is a clear path around one end of the log and removal is not urgent. 5/28/21. Reported by ONCW (JT).
Meissner Sno-Park	12/22/20. Reported by CONC (BT). Re Scouted the Meissner Long & Short loops - removing two saplings that blocked the Short Loop tie trail. Trail is in good condition with about 12" packed tread. Replaced one YAH map at junction "S" Shoers report that the snowshoe trails at Swampy and at Todd Lake are good - no blowdown. 11/3/20. Reported by CONC (AM).Removed several newly fallen logs on xc ski and snowshoe trails. Better post replacement at #57 in Swampy Lakes Meadow needed.
Mt. Ray, South Waldo, Betty Lake Trails	11/1/20. Dave Jensen and Jonathan Jost lowered the winter sign at the junction of the Mt. Ray and South Waldo Trails. The Mt. Ray trail was surveyed and some old diamonds were replaced along the Mt. Ray Trail. Old diamonds were replaced along the north end of the Betty Lake Trail. A maul for woodsplitting was delivered to the Waldo Shelter. The shelter was cleaned and wood restacked. All was well with the shelter structure.The Betty Lake Trail diamonds still need some replacing but Dave ran out of nails. Work to be completed this winter. There are 2 trees across the Betty Lake trail, one near the north end of Betty Lake and the other adjacent to Tiny Lake, near the Betty Lake-Waldo lake divide. Dave surveyed the South Waldo trail between the Betty Lake Trail and the shelter, and lowered several diamonds that have been out of reach. Many older diamonds need replacing. 8/1/20 MFRD Winter volunteers (LW) Survey - Checked for downed trees on the Mt. Ray trail (3682) from Waldo rd to the High divide trail. From Waldo Rd to the South Waldo trail it is clear of fallen trees. From the South Waldo Jct to the High Divide Trail there were 8 trees down largest approx. 30inches. One tangle of fallen trees. Brushing needed after the South Waldo Jct. Following the High Divide Trail from the Mt Ray Jct to the Weaver Trail there were 7 trees down largest approx. 30 inches. Some brushing needed. Following the South Waldo Trail (3586) from the Weaver trail to the Mt Ray Trail Jct there were 11 trees down. Several very rotten and could maybe be removed with a pulaski. Largest diameter 30 inches. Drainage issues present with deep gully soon after leaving the Weaver trail and climbing upward. The fallen trees were spread out along the length of all the above mentioned trails.
Nordeen Winter Shelter	9/30/20 Reported by CONC. We stacked approx. 1 1/3 cord of wood in the entryway and under the benches, and covered the wood in the entry way with lumber wrap at the Nordeen Shelter. The wood was left from last year’s splitting. The wood shed is now empty
Paulina Lake Nordic Loop Ski Trail.	11/6/19 Reported by CONC. Trail ready for winter.
Pika Fir trail #3489	9/16/2021. Reported by ONCW (JT). Scouted Pika/Fir trail #3489; one 12" downed log about .3 mi. from trailhead; no other obstructions; trail is lightly used, but not difficult to follow.
Potato Hill	8/19/2022. Reported by ONCW (JT).Sections of the trail following roads 833 and 890 are clear; trail between 890 and 833 has one 8" downed log; a moderate amount of sapling tree removal is needed and tree limbing is needed in a few spots to improve view of blue diamonds; approx. 8 more blue diamonds are needed.
Ray Benson Sno-Park	9/3/2022; 15 downed logs (6 suspended) need to be removed from trail. The largest (20" diameter) is about 1/4 mile east of Ray Benson SnoPark. Three blue poles should be placed on trail in the 1/4 mile east of NBO shelter--trail is in burned area here and there are no live trees large enough for diamonds. North Blowout Shelter is in good condition with no trash. Firewood is at approx. 1/3 of full capacity. Most of the wood is outside in the vestibule and needs to be moved inside. The benches in the shelter are against the walls and need to be moved out so that wood can be stacked behind the benches 8/27/2022 (JT).Worked on south leg of North Loop from Ray Benson SnoPark to jct. of Two Buttes trail. Placed 20 new blue diamonds, limbed trees to improve view of existing diamonds, removed 600 conifer saplings from trail. Work Remaining There is a 20" log obstructing trail half way between SnoPark and jct. with PCT, and two 8" logs across trail just east of jct. of Two Buttes trail. More blue diamonds are needed near the Two Buttes Jct. Submitted By Jim Todd Crew Leader Email toddwac18@gmail.com Trail Scouted Trail Scouted Start Date 08/13/2022 Trail Number 3556 Trail Name South Loop Ski Trail Group ONCW, Oregon Nordic Willamette Forest Willamette District Wil - McKenzie River Wilderness Non Wilderness Number of Volunteers 3 All 2020 Volunteer Agreements Signed No Work Pre-Approved by Local District Yes Tailgate Safety Session Held Yes Work Accomplished 23 downed logs (8 suspended, largest 12"); minor to major sapling tree removal needed; 20 blue diamonds and 10 poles needed. 8/13/2022. (JT).Trail in good condition; no logging, brushing or marking needed. Brandenburg Shelter: no firewood present; minor amount of trash removal needed.
Santiam Pass Winter	10/2/20 Reported by ONCW.Assisted Mt. Jefferson Snowmobile Club volunteers and Deschutes NF staff stocking firewood in Santiam Pass winter shelters. The North Blowout, Island Junction and Brandenburg shelters are fully stocked and ready for winter.
Swampy Sno-Park	11/5/2021, Reported by CONC (DA), We cleared the Beginner Loop (obstacles left on ground on the non-bike section), the Ridge Loop, the Butte Trail to the top of Vista Butte, the Flagline Tie (both the bike trail and the ski trail, obstacles were left on ground in ski trail), the Flagline trail from the Tie to the Swampy Loop and the Swampy Loop from Flagline South to the trailhead. In addition, the Porcupine Snowshoe trail was cleared from the trailhead to the Ridge Loop. Work Remaining The winds on November 4th blew down many trees over the trails we worked. The Flagline trail had the greatest number of downed trees. While we have removed all of the trees on the trails and trail sections mentioned above, I am sure that all the other trails will need to be surveyed and logged out. Additionally, two trees, that straddled the Flagline trail were uprooted. We cleared the logs and roots out of the trail but there are large holes left by the uprooted tree roots that need to be filled with soil and rock.
Tait's Loop	10/2022 (MS). Did entire 10 miles except for part of the ski area side of Tait's Loop (about 0.5 mile, most of which is road). Trail in good shape. Diamonds were replaced where needed.
Todd's Lake Trails	12/2/20. Reported by CONC (GE).odd Lake snowshoe trail was cleared today - East side had 13 trees, and West side trail had 14 trees. The trees were from 1 inch to 3 inches. 9/25/20. Reported by CONC (AM) Trail logged out.
Tumalo Creek Sno-Park	10/12/20 Reported by CONC (SS). We brushed out a spot for staging of materials for the new bridge over the South Fork, and completed the brushing of the trail approaching the bridge from the Tumalo Falls parking lot. We also improved the visibility along the trail east of the bridge at the bridge approach.
Twin Peaks	7/18/20 CV (JA). Checked ski diamonds which were in good shape and clearly visible. 6 downed trees, largest 12 inches. First downed tree 1/2 mile from TH.
Vista Butte Trail	8/28/20. Reported by CONC (SS).We walked from the trailhead to 64, then the lower loop to 65,then back on the Butte trail to 64. We re-deposited some woody debris in the parts of the trail that are not concurrent with bike trails. We concentrated on places where the bike trail diverges from the ski trail and where the ski trail crosses old FS roads.
Water Tower ski and snowshoe	2/2/2020 Reported by CONC We re-positioned 14 trail markers and You Are Here signs. TRAILDONE Trail Completed.
Winopee	8/22/2021 Reported by Snowshow (KD). Log out complete on Winopee to PCT. Snowshoe Lake trail complete from Winopee Lk tr to lake.