12-31-2003, 04:59 PM
Hey, for all of you who are wondering what the conditions are at Bear Lake, the wind finally stopped blowing but the snow is still coming down. We got another 3" so far. I checked the ramp this morning, and as of 8:00am it looks like the post that Crestliner made the other day asking for help to call the State Park to complain about the ramp conditions is paying off.....at least a little bit! The Parks still haven't found anyone to plow the ramp, but they took a snowblower to the ramp, but blew out only ONE lane. The ramp is still very icy and I would bet you need chains to get back up if you launched a boat. The marina is partly frozen, but I'm not sure how thick the ice is. If you do plan on coming up to try it, then I would bring a spud bar or axe just in case you need to chop a path out of the marina. It doesn't look too thick, but who knows. Their deicers are running, but just can't seem to keep up. I even took my snowmobile down on the beach yesterday to see if you could drive a truck down there to "beach launch". No dice, snow is too deep for trucks. Guess we'll see what the next day or two does. I hate these "in between" conditions, I wish it would either freeze solid or thaw out.
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