Alan (Firehawk068) and I went up this morning to do SlaughterHouseGulch in the snow. Was great experience for sure.

 

Here are a few more pictures.

 

We got to run the whole loop.

There were a couple spots where we had to winch, and some sections were real tippy due to the snow/ice crust.

It made for a fun day in the snow for sure!

Here's the trail stats from Saturday.





I'll have more pics up soon!

 

David and I met at the Loaf-n-Jug in Bailey.





We drove in the few miles to the trailhead.





Airing down at the start of the trail.








Early on, the trail had some bare spots and a little snow/ice.





We quickly ran into deeper snow.





At the split, where you have to decide "Clockwise", or "Counter-Clockwise".
I chose Counter-Clockwise.









The solid-ice layer underneath the snow made for some tricky spots.








Some spots we needed the winch.
Some spots were just gun-it!














We used my "Tree-Saver" strap.
As you can see, other folks didn't.



Posing on a snowdrift, that just a week before was a soft, deep pile.
The frozen crust on top was enough to drive over.



Almost..................





David, trusting my judgment that I wouldn't let him hit the tree.














David checking out a fairly tippy section.





Tippy on the snow slope.











Snack break at the bottom of the loop.





3 deer roaming through the forest at the side of the trail.





At the junction with the old Crow creek section (that is closed with a locked gate) we took one last shot before we headed back out.





Then headed back out to the trailhead to air up, and head home.





I've ran this trail a bunch of times, and each time it has been a different challenge.
We had a great day of helping each other get through the trail.