SANDPOINT & BONNERS FERRY AREA GROOMER REPORT

East Bonner County Area 9B & Boundary County Area 11

 

LAST UPDATED: March 22, 2013

 

COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

This Sandpoint & Bonners Ferry Area Groomer Report is available online at www.idahosnow.org under Groomer Reports!

 

Sandpoint Winter Riders is now on Facebook.  Get information at www.facebook.com/SandpointWinterRiders

 

Check out the Sandpoint Winter Riders Pages on the Idaho State Snowmobile Association site

under Regional Clubs on www.idahosnow.org

 

Caribou Closures in the Selkirk Mountains are temporary while the USFS Selkirk Mountains Winter Travel Planning Process is completed.  IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE CLOSURE BOUNDARIES - DON'T GO!  Get the maps at USFS offices or USFS website at www.fs.fed.us/ipnf/ 

 

TRESTLE CREEK & LIGHTNING CREEK:

Trestle Creek (13.2 Miles):   3/21/2013  

Lunch Peak (3.9 Miles):     3/21/2013       

Moose Lk Trail Head          3/21/2013

Lightning Creek (14.9 Miles):  2/7/2013   

Wellington Creek (approx. 7 Miles):      2/7/2013 

Rattle Creek (13.4 Miles):     Only a small portion by Libby Club at the top - Lower Road Obliverated by USFS

 

PACK RIVER: Stay out of the Caribou Lawsuit Closure Areas

Pack River (16.2 Miles):        3/22/2013

Jeru Loop (11.7 Miles):          3/22/2013                              Culvert washed out 2006 at North end.

McCormick Ridge (2.9 Miles):     2/25/2013                    Bridge washed out 2006.

Pearson Basin/Dodge Peak (8.9 Miles):   3/22/2013     

 

ROMAN NOSE: Stay out of the Caribou Lawsuit Closure Areas

Fall Creek (12.2. Miles):         3/22/2013                  Dirt on lower portion of road   

Ruby Creek (8.0 Miles):         3/22/2013                   Dirt on lower portion of road   

Snow Creek (16.5 Miles):       2/33/2013                                  

Roman Nose Lakes (1.5 Miles):   3/22/2013

 

HIGH DRIVE (JOHNSON, TWIN, & DRY): connects to Kootenai County Grooming

Johnson Creek (8.7 Miles):       1/15/2013

Johnson Saddle (8.4 Miles):      1/15/2013 

Twin Creek/Ruen (11.3 Miles):   /  / 2012

Dry Creek (7.7 Miles):       1/15/2013 

Buckskin (4.9 Miles):         1/15/2013

Mosquito Flat (9.7 Miles):   1/15/2013

 

CANUCK BASIN:

Deer Creek (10.9 Miles):         2/14/2013 

Canuck Pass/Dougals Loop (8.9 miles):     /   /2012      

Copper Creek/Ruby Loop (25.7 Miles):       /   /

 

SMITH CREEK: Stay out of the Caribou Lawsuit Closure Areas

Smith Creek (11 Miles):     Grooming unlikely until USFS Selkirk Winter Travel Plan Update completed.  Open areas are very few and most everything is closed.  STAY OUT OF THE CLOSURES.  You don't want to ruin it for the future!