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Oh damn, I forgot about that "work" issue. Never mind.

really, really cool.

Last Sunday we got up Skihut and down to the Notch and there was maybe a 10 minute patch of snow above the bowl. After this weeks sprinkling there might be a dusting up there but I doubt it was much. Maybe somebody else has been up there after the rain.

Went up icehouse to Timber Mountain yesterday. Although I miss the snow, it's been nice lately with perfect conditions in the high country for running. A challenging mix of snow, mud, small icy patches. Never needed my microspikes on this one but i'm glad I had them in case conditions changed.

Did I miss this already? I wish to learn from the masta blasta.

Thanks fellas. It was an interesting day for sure but we laughed the whole way, it worked out okay in the end. I always learn something from days like this. It's entirely possible that if we continued on the Gabrielino and ignored the closure that we would have made it just fine. As you guys know, y...

A friend and I planned to start at Chantry and run the Gabrielino trail to exit in Altadena near JPL some 30 miles later. Sounded good on paper anyway. We got as far as West Fork campground without trouble. After that the trail got a bit dodgy and had us doing a bit of back and forth. We got up the ...

Mangus, Dude great great trip man. I took my daughter there for our first trip too. This one definitely put a smile on my face. Your kids are awesome! Cleaning and bushcrafting after all that hiking, thats very cool. I've gone a few more times with my family now and i can tell they remember this fon...

Hey HJ, thanks! Yeah, we were glad to have our microspikes. I would not call this trail dicey at all though. Chapman was clean and clear, and the trail to Kelly's had snow but if we walked we would have been fine without spikes. A couple people were doing that with no trouble. But microspikes sure m...

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Ive been wondering about this loop, thanks for the timely report and the pictures!

Chapman snow free. No axe needed to Kelly's camp or bighorn peak. Micro spikes not necessary but recommended between icehouse saddle and Kelly's camp. No snow below the saddle. All trails free and clear.

Ive gleened alot from this forum. Its time i started contributing more, so heres a start. Quick easy and very fun run today. Icehouse trailhead at 6am, mild conditions and only a few cars in the lot. Mild conditions for sure, barely enough to warrant a windshirt and gloves, but some brisk wind highe...

thanks lesper, that hit the spot. i'll be heading up there sunday, it's looking like it will be a really nice run.

the link is broken. i'd like to check your pics out, can you try posting another link?

i never know how to spell silver moc(c)as(s)in. everyday, meet noman. noman, everyday wants to join us in GC. She's a local there and also suffers from our addiction. Apparently she's got it pretty bad, too. April 14 everyday! come on out! We'll be there all day Friday too just lounging around if yo...

Dude, sweet report. A couple of us might be going through there in a couple weeks. From the looks of it, if the weather doesnt change drastically, we're gonna hit some pretty killer track through this area. Thanks for the post!

So for me, when a new thread is started, I get An email automatically. I think this is referred to as "following" the forum. however if somebody responds to an existing thread then I'm not notified. So if I post in this thread about the very nice wind shell I found at Bonelli, nobody will ...

We're running it, R2R2R actually which is crazy for me. I won't be as fast as you, just gonna try and survive it. The group I'm going with has a lot more experience but I dont know what kind of times they're shooting for. It would be awesome to have you join us, I've been following your trip reports...

I think this shirt belongs to the two bikers I said hi to on the back trails in Bonelli last night. If you lost your Novara windshirt last night let me know. although, it is very nice and light...never mind, disregard this post.

Hey everyday, thats some pretty good mileage you're layin down. I hope to get there eventually. Looks like I'll be doing GC this April with a group of friends so I'll finally get to see that place. I'm totally excited about it. I'm into about 100 miles so far, and it's my first time doing anything t...

Has anybody been on the chapman trail between spruce camp and the icehouse cyn trail junction? It should be passable but I'm wondering if I should take crampons. Thanks!

glad to hear it! You wouldve been getting alot more running than you intended!

I probably need to look into a new shoe and some of them hillsounds for winter running, my usual runners may be too flimsy. this will allow me to go further up the mountain during winter without requiring boots. Thanks for tips everyone! Have fun out there, hopefully we'll get a little snow eventual...

Thanks Taco, i need to chk those out. need me some beefier traction for sure. Hey Everyday, have you had good luck with those on light trail runners? What I'm seeing says not recommended for trail runners, especially very light trail runners. But maybe you've tried them? Thanks atomic coyote for all...

Hi all, I've been doing some running lately at higher altitudes. Trails like ski hut and cucamonga peak for instance. These are a good mix of slow running and steep power hiking for me. With the snow coming (eventually, I hope) I was wondering where I would go to try and keep this up. I have microsp...

thanks for posting, everyday. that second pic especially, love trails like that. you're lucky to be so close.

nice pics. looks like a fun trail to have in your backyard. some friends of mine are doing r2r2r in March and your pics give a good picture of just how daunting a trip that would be. maybe i'll go along and just do r2river2r!

Ditto! A couple of us have been talking about doing this trail next week in two long days. Of course, this would be difficult if the trail is fouled up with a lot of fallen trees and alot of ice. Short sections here and there of slow going would be okay though. Has anybody been through here lately? ...

I'm hiking to the ski hut in the morning with a friend. Anybody seen the trail lately? I imagine the trail is mostly well trampled by now but wanted to verify we would have no trouble without spikes.