Winter Seasonal Road Closure list

[dirtman13]

Source: SBNF

As of today, 12/14/2012 all the following roads have been CLOSED for the winter season:

West Side

1N96 Keller Peak Road

2N13 Snow Slide (Green Valley Side)

2N19 Little Green Valley

East Side

1N02 Coon Creek

1N05 Fish Creek

1N54 Clarks Grade

2N06 Radford Truck Trail

2N08 Knickerbocker

2N10 Skyline (east and west sides)

2N13 Butler, (remains closed - fire)

2N27 Sand Canyon

2N93 Wildhorse (north, top and south gates)

3N09 Van Dusen Cnyn (upper and lower gates)

[sarah]

TYFTU (thank you for this update)

[RAT]

TYFTU (thank you for this update)

Boy, the dirty words were running through my head... Looks like you're cussing him out

[USMC 0369]

[COLOR="#800000"]Holcomb isn't on there...when do we go up??[/COLOR]

[RAT]

[COLOR="#800000"]Holcomb isn't on there...when do we go up??[/COLOR]

Tomorrow?

[USMC 0369]

Tomorrow?

[COLOR="#800000"]Barb... would kill me. I do plan to go to Montclair tomorrow, that's bad enough.[/COLOR]

[RAT]

[COLOR="#800000"]Barb... would kill me. I do plan to go to Montclair tomorrow, that's bad enough.[/COLOR]

I guess we'll be two ships passing in the... traffic? I'm headed to Oceanside tomorrow.

[dirtman13]

[COLOR="#800000"]Holcomb isn't on there...when do we go up??[/COLOR]

Maybe that won't happen. :fingers crossed:

[USMC 0369]

[COLOR="#800000"]On the one hand I hope you're right Chuck, on the other hand I hope they get enough snow up there to refill the lake.[/COLOR]

[Russ Chung]

The Holcomb Creek Trail has never been on the winter closure list. Greg Hoffman explained that some of the heavily used roads and trails which are popular with SUV drivers are treated with a phosphate compound to hold down dust. When it snows, the snow reacts with the phosphate to create a layer of ice. Because of liability and the risk of lawsuits, the Forest Service closes those roads and trails during the winter.

[dirtman13]

Thanks Russ.

[RAT]

Well I can see where the Forest Service might possibly save tens of thousands of dollars a year by stopping the use of that phosphate stuff on the road because it sure is hell does not hold down any dust.

[FishPOET]

If the forest service had their way many more roads would be closed for the winter. Holcomb Valley has been a target for many years for winter closure. Unfortunately for the forest service there are still active mining claims and the claim owner have access under the "Occupy Laws"

[daniel_buck]

Well I can see where the Forest Service might possibly save tens of thousands of dollars a year by stopping the use of that phosphate stuff on the road because it sure is hell does not hold down any dust.

no kidding, haha