Snowpack too thin for snowmobiling at Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area in California
2/20/2018 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Business & Industry
Tourism & Recreation
AFFECTED AREAS:
Alpine County, CA
Mono County, CA
Start Date: 2/13/2018
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The U.S. Forest Service closed the Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area to snowmobiling until the snowpack becomes deeper to avoid damaging the ground. The area opened on Jan. 27 and closed on Feb. 13, which would be the shortest season ever for the area if it does not reopen. The area typically opens where there is 24 inches of snow and closes when there is less than 12 inches of snow, but at present, there were areas of bare soil.
Other areas on the Carson Range were having the same problem of too little snow. At Hope Valley there was little to no snow, while at Tahoe Meadows, the snowpack was too thin for snowmobiling.
Reno Gazette-Journal (Nev.), Feb. 13, 2018
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