MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN

As I mentioned last week, the electronic gate is available for entrance to CRR and the lower road is in pretty good shape. On Canyon Rim Road, we do have a few areas with small slides and a significant gully in one area of the road where a blocked culvert under a driveway caused water to travel down the road and tear it up for 50 yards or so, but the road is usable.  The upper loop is a different story.  Mt Aire Lower Loop is clear to travel until you get to about lot 150 where much of the road has slid down the hill.  A four wheel drive/ high clearance vehicle can get thru this area but probably not a passenger car.  On Mt Aire Upper Loop, the major slide covering the road at lot 161 has been to wet to clear and is not passable.  As of last weekend there was still to much snow on the upper loop to get any further than the Gale's at lot 157 when approaching from the west.  Much of this snow has probably melted this week so if you can get past the slide at lot 151 you may be able to take the long way around get to the cabins on the upper loop that you can not get to the "normal" way due to the slide at lot 161.  Please use caution when traveling all roads in CRR as there are a number of problem areas and even some of the "usable" areas may not suitable for all vehicles at this time.

Sorry for any inconvenience the road conditions have caused.  This winter has really taken a toll.  We have blue stakes scheduled to come up and mark the problem areas this Friday and will be clearing and repairing the problem areas as conditions and manpower allow.  We will be surveying the situation Friday afternoon and hope to have a more definitive repair plan in place once we see how the conditions are at that time.  For those of you that offered to help clear wood and rocks out of the upper slide area on Saturday the 28th, we are not yet sure if we will be ready for help.  If you are up at CRR Sat. morning, feel free to call me or stop by the slide area Saturday morning to see if any help is needed.

There are still a number of trailers in the winter parking lot.  If the road is passable to your cabin, or if you are you are taking your trailer out of CRR, please remove them from the parking lot by Saturday the 28th for sure.

If you have any questions, feel free to call me.

Thanks,

Bill Bowen

801-556-5693 cell

435-783-7831 cabin

2011 LANDSLIDE, SPRING WORK PARTY & ROAD CONDITIONS

As most of you know our annual Spring Work Party is scheduled for June 11th.  More details to follow as we get closer but I want to see if anyone is interested in hosting the post work party potluck lunch at your cabin.  Kelvin Anderson had previously volunteered but may now have a conflict and has requested that we line up an alternate site.  If you are willing, please let me know.

I will be sending out a road update later this week.  One major problem we just discovered this weekend is that we have had a major slide come down thru The Garrett's property, lot 161 which has deposited a large amount of mud and log debris on the road making the road impassable in that area.  Conditions permitting, we may be looking for volunteers to assist with clearing the road this weekend or next weekend for sure.  Anyone willing to help should let me know.  John Forster has offered to go up this Wednesday to check out the situation and conditions and possibly see what can be done with his backhoe.  I should have a better idea of what the weekend plan will be on Thursday.  This project could use a tractor with a bucket if anyone has one available.  I am attaching a picture or two to help you see how bad the slide is.

Regards,

Bill

ROAD UPDATE

Howdy Folks,

The main road at Canyon Rim is still impassable and the gate will remain closed thru this weekend.  I will provide an update next week.  With the warm weather we are expecting over the next few days there is a chance the gate might open next week but only time will tell.  Even then, car access may be limited to the lower cabins.  Right now the road is still snow packed starting just above the Erdmann's place, lot 121.  On the top of the upper loop the snow is still 2+ feet deep.  I am attaching a photo taken yesterday showing where the snow starts between the Erdmann's and the Gregory's lots.

As those of you with trailers in the parking lot know, we would normally be removing them at this time.  Due to road conditions, it is OK to leave trailers in the lot until the road opens if you plan on taking the trailer to your property.  Once the road is open, we will need folks to move your trailers asap as we will be beyond the time frame we are normally allowed to keep trailers in the parking lot.  For those of you in the upper lots, we can make arrangements to park your trailer elsewhere in Canyon Rim until the road is clear enough for you to get to your property.  If you are taking your trailer down to your city home (or wherever) please get this done asap as they should already be out of the parking lot by now and the fewer trailers we have in the paring lot the better.

Some of you may of noticed the the gate cameras have not been accessible via the internet for the last few days.  We are aware of the problem and working to resolve it as soon as possible.

Thanks,

Bill