The Uintahs?

[slidemypipe]

Does anyone have any info on the conditions in the Uintah's?I know Mirror Lake Highway is open all the way threw but what about fishing conditions? PEACE!!!
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[d-mack]

I've heard contradicting info. I understand that they haven't been able to open mirror lake highway across the top and therefore access to most of the lakes along the hwy is still closed in by snow.
They were expressing concern that a lot of the recreation areas wouldn't be open for memorial weekend.

This was on the radio (ksl 1160)last thursday/friday.
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[ironworker]

the weather man for channel 2 took a ride in sky 2 today and went to see how much snow was still in the uintahs. man there is a whole bunch of snow to come down yet. the mirror lake road still has 4 feet of snow on it.
may be awhile before we can drive on it.
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[mateo]

This is from today's Standard Exaggerator.


On the road again? Well ...


Wednesday, May 25, 2005


By Bryce Petersen Jr.
Standard-Examiner staff




Travel may be limited in places over Memorial Day weekend


A hot, dry spell after a cold, wet spring is allowing road crews a last-minute chance to open roads for the busy Memorial Day weekend. Now, the question is: Will the thaw be enough?


The answers are yes, no, kind of and maybe so.


Yes


State Road 65 (1), from East Canyon Reservoir to Emigration Canyon, opened last weekend, according to Andrew Neff, spokesman for the Utah Department of Transportation.


Green Canyon (2), a dirt road east of North Logan, and Card Canyon (3), a short dirt road that leads south from U.S. 89 in Logan Canyon, are both open, according to the Logan Ranger District.


Causey Reservoir (4) is accessible and has been for some time.


No


High-country dirt roads (5), in general, will remain closed for a while. Many are gated, most are snow-covered and the rest are still very wet. This includes roads in the Ogden and Logan ranger districts. In particular, don't expect to drive on dirt roads in the Monte Cristo area until as late as July.


"We can't allow motorized vehicles to go into places that are wet and sinking down," said Rick Vallejos, recreation planner for the Ogden Ranger District. "The evidence stays for a long time, and that's what gives motorized users a bad name."


Tony Grove (6) is still under plenty of snow, and the road is not expected to open until early July. When it does, the lake will remain low through the season while repairs to the dam are finished.


Kind of


Avon-Liberty Road (7) opens this week. But motorized travel will be limited to the main gravel road. All branches are wet and closed to prevent ruts.


Willard Peak Road (8) is also open. But, to minimize tire damage, stop at the snow line. All side roads are closed.


Left Hand Fork road (9), accessible via Blacksmith Fork Canyon in Cache County, will open for the Mountain Man Rendezvous this weekend. But just above the Herd Hollow Road, which eventually leads to Logan Canyon but is still gated, the road has been completely washed out by high water.


Mirror Lake Highway (10) will be open to the Soapstone Basin Road, about 15 miles east of Kamas. That will open a handful of campgrounds, but the road to Mirror Lake and on to Evanston will probably not open until mid-June.


Maybe


State Road 39 (11), above Ant Flat Road, should open Friday if maintenance can be completed on time, "but I can't say that for sure," Neff said. Call the Utah Department of Transportation at 620-3200 for updates.


The old Snowbasin Road (12) will also open Friday if road repairs are finished on time. There are several sinkholes, but road crews will be patching them this week and Weber County is "shooting to have it open by this weekend," said Kelly Hipwell, director of Weber County's roads department. Call 399-8447 for updates.
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[chickenlicken]

thanks for the info. we tried to go up left hand fork last week and got snubbed at the gate. we ended up going out to little bear below porcupine and did fairly well though. I can't wait to get up left hand for some guerilla fishing. chicken.
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[slidemypipe]

Thanks Mateo,I guess I will find somewhere else to go this weekend. PEACE!!!
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[Xman]

actually in normal years accessing the uintahs should be impossible. in the last 5 freak years of no snow or rainfall we have had open range to the uintahs as early as memorial. funny they show concerned that it wont be open when it really shouldnt be if we are getting the proper snow we need each year.
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[mateo]

I guess snowmobiling could be an option.
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[slidemypipe]

I called Reserveamerica.com to get info and they said the Mirror Lake Highway was completly open.So I called the Kamas Ranger Servive to make sure and they said hell no,only open up to Soapstone campground.So that means ReserveAmerica is Reserving campsites on a place that is not even open yet.What Tards!Oh well!
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[mateo]

Who are you going to believe, reserveusa or some lowly ranger? Obviously he's lying[].
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[slidemypipe]

I know,some Rangers just dont know how to do there jobs!![]
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[HighUintas]

[unsure] You can forget about fishing the high country until July this year. The Trial Lake area may be available in late June. The last time we had a winter like this past one, I was cross-country skiing at Trial Lake on June 17th - and we still had 3-4 feet of snow - and the lakes were still had slush on them.
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