Gate Locked Due to Snow!

Due the the weekend's snow storm, Canyon Rim Ranches roads are not passable in several areas and we have decided to to lock the gate at this time.

If conditions improve so that cars and trucks can safely use the roads, we will unlock the gate and send an email to lot owners.

We like to keep the road open until the Thanksgiving weekend or longer when possible, but at this point it is unsafe in some areas and not passable in others.

Thank you for your understanding.

 

(A good snowpack will help fill our water tanks!)

October 18th Fall Meeting

Please save the following date for the Fall CRR Membership Meeting:

Thursday, October 18 at 6:30 PM

Sprague Library (downstairs meeting room)

2131 South 1100 East

Salt Lake City, UT

An agenda will be emailed when we get closer to the meeting date. 

Important items to discuss include: a review of our 2012 financials, our water system, roads, preparations for winter, and Board Elections. The Board of Directors will be meeting next week. Please let Bill Bowen know if you have anything you would like to have discussed at the Board or Membership meetings.

Tenth Annual CRRA Hoedown

Reminder! 

The 10th Annual Canyon Rim Hoedown and Potluck Party is scheduled for this Saturday, August 25 at 5:00 PM, at VanderVeur's lot.

Great food. Great music. Great friends! 

Bring a dish to share and a chair for when you just can't dance anymore!  

There will be photos looking back over the past 10 CRRA Hoedowns—should be fun to see!

If you would like to help setup or have tables and chairs that you want to set up in advance, please contact Lowell Gill. He is doing much of the setup on his own and would welcome the help.

Bears at the dump

The "dump master" has notified us that there has been at least one bear spotted inside a dumpster.

It happened about 6:00 pm so it was still daylight.

They suspect that more than one bear is in the area and wanted people know about the potential problem. 

Please be cautious.

Water & Fire

The good news first....  Five water samples were taken on June 10, 2012 and all tested clean. So there are no water quality concerns at this time.

For those of you who were not available to attend the Canyon Rim Work Party last week, you missed a fun and very productive day.  We had over 50 folks working in the morning and we tackled a long list of projects around Canyon Rim. Many additional family members joined us for a fantastic potluck lunch after the work was done. Thanks again to the Harpers for hosting the lunch and thanks to all of you that worked so hard in the morning!

Now the bad news....   Many of you have already heard in the news that Statewide fire restrictions are in place due to the high fire danger this year. In Summit County, the ban on fires includes ALL outdoor fire pits, no matter if it is permanent, improved, covered, or whatever.  A notice on the fire restrictions will be posted on the gate to CRR. Enclosed barbecue grills are still OK to use but please be extra careful. To give you an idea of how bad the conditions are, Summit County has already responded to 47 fires this year; compare that to 45 fires total in all of 2011. Please be very cautious this summer.

Work Day Projects

Join us on Saturday, June 9, 2012, for breakfast, work, and lunch. 

Bring your gloves and tools and join us for some fun projects like:

• Painting a tank, barrier, door, shed, or bridge
• Cleaning up roadways, barrow pits, culverts, or hillsides
• Replacing signs
• Reading water meters
• Gathering trash and even large items
• Removing silt fences
• Cutting brush

Meet us in the Winter Parking Lot at 8:30 a.m. for a quick breakfast. 

Then make some new friends working on one of the projects for a few hours.
We'll have a large dumpster for trash collected during the day and coming week in the winter parking lot for about 10 days -- NO hazardous materials or electronics please.

Meet at 1:00 p.m. at the Harper's for lunch. 

Bring your own chairs and a potluck dish to share. 

Pulled pork and hotdogs will be provided. 

This is one of those things that makes Canyon Rim Ranches such a great association!

Thank you!

Save the Date

Summer Work Day and Picnic and Breakfast

Saturday, June 9, 2012 (June 16, if we get rained out)

Bring your work gloves.

Meet us at the gate at 9:00 AM.

Get to know your neighbors.

Enjoy a grab 'n go breakfast.

Volunteer for your favorite project.

Then, join us for the potluck picnic

(time to be announced--stay tuned)

at the Harper's (thank You Lupe!).

The main course will be furnished by the association.

 Watch your email for more details.

Important Water Notice

Tests Show Coliform Bacteria in Water System
 

Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although not an emergency, the board wants you to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct the situation.

We routinely monitor for contaminants. During May, we took two samples to test for bacteria. Both samples showed the presence of coliform bacteria. The standard is that no more than one sample per month may do so.

What does this mean?

• This is not an emergency. 
• Total coliform bacteria are generally not harmful themselves. Coliforms are naturally present in the environment and serve as an indicator that other, potentially harmful, bacteria may be present. Coliforms are usually a sign that there could be a problem with the treatment or distribution system (pipes). 
• When coliform bacteria are found in any sample, we do follow-up testing to see if other bacteria of greater concern, such as fecal coliform or E. coli, are present. 
• We did NOT find any fecal coliform or E. coli in our subsequent testing.

What should I do?

• You do NOT need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.
• People with severely-compromised immune systems, infants, and some elderly may be at increased risk. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. 
• General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.

What is being done?

• We are chlorinating and flushing our water system and will be releasing water at about the same rate the water is running into the tanks. 
• It should take several weeks (about a month) for the system to be flushed with the chlorinated water. 
• We will inform you when sampling shows that no bacteria are present. 

Good News!

Our springs have been running at a high enough rate to fill all of our community storage tanks to capacity!  

There are no known leaks at this time.  

Please check your cabins carefully when you open them for the first time this spring and make sure to turn your water off at the road when leaving your cabin.

At this point, water is overflowing from the tanks so it is the perfect time for members with personal storage tanks to fill them so that our community tanks can be refilled while the springs are still producing at a good flow rate.  Generally, the area is very dry compared to early May in years past, so it remains to be seen how long the springs will continue to produce at this rate.

Our roads are also in pretty good shape, especially for this time of year.  You shouldn't have any trouble getting to your cabins, including in two wheel drive vehicles.

Thanks and see you around Canyon Rim,

 

Bill

Summer is Almost Here

Thanks to all who attended the Spring Association Meeting. Minutes will be emailed to members as soon as they are available. 

Fire. Summer is quickly approaching at CRR, after what seemed like a non-winter. With very little snow, fire danger will be high this summer. Please clear the brush and ladder fuels from around your cabins to provide a defensible space.

Water. It's always about water, isn't it? We do have some water in the tanks, but they are not full! Flow into the tanks is minimal, although there is still some snow pack. We are hopeful that the tanks will be full to start the summer season. 

Delrie is working to determine if we have any leaks in the system. We'll let you know. You can help by tracking your own water use. 

1. Record your meter reading when you arrive.

2. Record your meter reading when you leave.

3. Note how well you conserved during your stay!

4. When you leave, turn off your water at the valve near your meter.

5. Record your meter reading the next time your arrive.

6. Is there a difference between this reading and the last one?

    a. NO. Celebrate (but not with water).

    b. YES. Please report it immediately to Delrie or someone on the board. Contact info is available on our member website (see link in the column to the right).

PLEASE, please be very conservative with your water use. The supply will be limited this year.

Picnic. The Spring Clean-up and Picnic is scheduled for Saturday, June 9th. If we get rained out, the make-up date is June 16th. More details will be emailed and posted later.

Spring Meeting

Don't forget the spring meeting! We have many important issues to discuss. 

Spring Membership Meeting
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 6:30 pm
Sprague Library
2131 South 1100 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84106

The electronic gate has been unlocked, but rain and snow are in the forecast. As soon as this storm passes and we have a few warm days to dry the road out, all cabins should be accessible.  

For those in the Upper Lots beyond Canyon Rim, the road is still snow covered past lot 196.

Water should be available to all cabins. If you do not have water, please notifiy Bill or DelRie. This will likely be a very dry year, as we've had considerably less snow than is usual. It remains to be seen how this will effect our water supply.

Please conserve as much water as possible. Turn your water off at the road when you leave your cabin and report any suspected leaks immediately.

Important Dates!

Upper Weber Canyon Association
Annual Membership Meeting
Monday, March 26, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Salt Lake County Commission Chambers
2100 S State Street, North Building
Salt Lake City, UT 84115

Canyon Rim Ranches
Spring Membership Meeting
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 6:30 pm
Sprague Library
2131 South 1100 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84106

We hope to see you at both meetings!

Water Update

We do have water to most parts of Canyon Rim!

There have been several cabins, scattered throughout the Association, without water. When they were first reported, that led us to (wrongly) conclude that the problem was system wide.

It seems that many of the problems are between the main line and individual cabins, but there does seem to be a system problem effecting the line to Gill's, VanderVeur's and Forster's cabins.

If anyone else has a problem and has not reported it to either Delrie or me, please let us know.

We do have a very low supply of water to last us until Spring, so please conserve the water as much as possible.

Thanks,

Bill

Water Woes

Members:

I have just been notified that we are experiencing a major problem with our water distribution system.

From what we can tell, we have a frozen line somewhere between the tanks and the main valve (above Forster's cabin near where Upper Loop turns to the west.) There is little to no snow over much of the ground covering the water line and we suspect the line is frozen.

This problem is resulting in no water availability to ALL cabins. It is possible that it’s a chunk of ice temporarily blocking the line, but is more likely that the line is frozen. Because we don’t know exactly where the problem in this long stretch of line, there doesn't seem to be much we can do at this point. Hopefully we will get some snow cover soon and the ground will warm up the line.

Until the problem is resolved, you will need to rely on your storage tanks (if you have one) or haul water up with you.

Sorry for the bad news.

Bill Bowen

Hi Folks.

As you all know, we've had a very unusual winter with a serious lack of snow, which has left the roads at CRR in poor condition for any regular winter use.

There are large stretches of dirt/mud that make snowmobiling pretty much impossible. Areas that do have snow typically melt during the day and freeze hard at night making the roads very icy and slippery. Four-wheelers are probably your best bet until we get some snow.

I have heard reports of some folks successfully driving in (through the winter parking lot) using four-wheel-drive by keeping their speed up as they approach icy areas. Others have not made it! Driving down is also dangerous in some areas.

So, for your safety, I am recommending that you do NOT drive on CRR roads until conditions change.

Officially, the main gate is still closed.

The cold weather and lack of snow has also resulted in some problems with the water system. The normal snow level usually provides some ground-level insulation. Without the snow, we have had two meters freeze and crack resulting in a significant amount of leakage.

There is no new water going into the system at this point. We probably have enough water to last until spring, but we are asking everyone to conserve as much as possible.

Thanks,

Bill Bowen

ROAD UPDATE

I want to let everyone know that the main Canyon Rim road is currently

snow packed and very slick.  Depending on the day and time, some areas

are not passable, even in four wheel drive vehicles.  We are trying to

keep the gate unlocked for the rest of this week for folks that must

get access, but plan to lock the gate for the season next Sunday

afternoon, 11/20.  If conditions get worse, we may need to lock it

sooner.  We had several people slide and/or get stuck over the

weekend.  For most folks, I suggest you do not attempt to use the road

at this point.  It is definitely not passable in 2 wheel drive

vehicles and should be avoided if at all possible even in a four wheel

drive vehicle with good tires.

Bill Bowen

Leadership Change

We would like to extend a big thank you to Kelvin Anderson and Kathleen Garn for their years of service on the Board.  We welcome Gordon Hurley and Julie Olsen and appreciate their willingness to serve.

MEMBERSHIP MEETING REMINDER

This is a quick reminder that the Fall membership meeting of Canyon

Rim Ranches Association will be held on Tuesday October 25th starting

at 6:30 pm at the Tyler Library, 8041 South Wood St (55 West) Midvale,

UT.  All property owners at Canyon Rim Ranches are welcome and

encouraged to attend.  I am attaching a preliminary agenda to let you know

the topics we will be discussing.

Hope to see you all at the meeting!

Thanks,

Bill

801-556-5693

WOOD CHIPPING AND MEMBERSHIP MEETING INFO

Our fall membership meeting is scheduled for October 25 at 6:30 at the Tyler Library, 8041 S. Wood St in Midvale.  There will be a number of important items to discuss so please plan to attend.  I will send out an agenda and reminder prior to the meeting.  We will hold elections for 2 available positions on the Board of Directors.  If you are or might be interested, or know anyone that you think might be interested, please let me know. 

Summit County will have the wood chipper at Canyon Rim Ranches this Friday, Sept. 30 at 8:30 and we still need a couple folks to help.  Please meet at the gate at 8:30 and/ or send me a note to let me know you can help.

Water meter readings were taken last week.  I will be in contact with a few folks whose usage was particularly high over the summer to make sure you are aware of the situation.  We did have a water break right before Labor Day that resulted in the loss of a fair amount of water.  We still have a pretty good supply on hand but it would be a good idea to conserve when possible to make sure we have enough to last through the winter. 

Thanks,

Bill

Good, Clean Water

I am happy to report that our most recent water tests came back clean, the boil requirement has been removed, and our water is once again approved for drinking!  We will continue testing on a more frequent basis than normal for the next few months to make sure the problem has not reoccurred.  Thank you all for your patience while we worked through this challenge.

I would like to give a big thanks to Delrie Gale for all the time he spent working to resolve the problem.  His hard work, commitment, and knowledge allowed us to get this problem resolved in as little time as possible.  I also want to thank a number of folks that I know spent a significant amount of time assisting Delrie including, Stephanie Weems, Carl Andra, Lowell Gill, John Forster, and JoJo Gale.  (Sorry if I missed anybody!)   

Regards,

Bill

801-556-5693

Hi folks!  Don't forget that the 9th Annual Canyon Rim Hoe-down is this Saturday night starting at 5:30!  The Vander Veur's are hosting the party on August 27 and would really appreciate it if you take a minute to RSVP by clicking on the View Invite button below if you have not already done so.  If you are having trouble with the internet RSVP site, just respond to this email and I will pass along the information.  The main dish will be supplied so just bring a side dish, beverages and chairs and be ready to enjoy a great evening with old and new friends.  The Vander Veur's have a great play area for kids and there will be live music for all to enjoy.

Lowell and Shelia Gill and John Forster, among others hopefully, will be working on setting up the party site Friday morning at about 10:00.  If any of you are available and willing to lend a hand, the help will be much appreciated.  Stop by the Vander Veur's lot 124 if you can help.

The wood chipping scheduled for August 27 has been cancelled as Summit County can not make the chipper available as originally scheduled. Hopefully they will resolve their problem and we will be able to reschedule this fall.  

We have made a few road repairs but it has been reported that the steep section below the S-turn is a bit soft and 2 wheel drive cars that are driving to slow are sometimes having difficulty getting past the steep spot.  If you keep your speed up at the speed limit as you approach and go through the spot you should be fine.  Once we get a little rain and repack the area it should improve.

Our water system did not pass the last round of tests so please continue to boil before drinking or pack in bottled water.  Delrie and JoJo spent much of last weekend working with a water official to clean out the collection areas.  Once the current chlorine in the system works its way through the system we will be doing more testing.

Thanks and hope to see you all Saturday night!

Bill

801-556-5693

August 27th Chipping Date Has Been Cancelled

Kathleen G. is rescheduling and should have the Forest Service up here before too long!

Thanks, Kathleen!

A Message From Bill

Members,

I wanted to take a minute to pass along general updates on two of our favorite CRR topics; roads and water.  I also want to remind you that the 9th Annual Canyon Rim Hoe-down is only two weeks away.  The Vander Veur's are hosting the party on August 27 and would really appreciate it if you take a minute to RSVP by clicking on the View Invite button below.  If you are having trouble with the internet RSVP site, just respond to this email and I will pass along the information.  The main dish will be supplied so just bring a side dish, beverages and chairs and be ready to enjoy a great evening with old and new friends.  The Vander Veur's have a great play area for kids and there will be live music for all to enjoy.

We are making progress on the water quality issue.  One of our two water collection areas has tested clean so we are only collecting water from this area and are in the process of cleaning out the entire system.  When water at cabins tests clean we will let you know but until then please continue to boil water before drinking or bring up bottled water.

We have made a number of repairs to the roads this year due to all the weather related problems.  Many of the repairs had to be delayed late into the summer due to the continuing water run-off.  We will continue to make spot repairs, but since it is so late in the season we have decided not to grade the entire road this year.  Our plan is to grade the road (weather permitting) early in the summer next year so that we can maximize the benefit.  This will also allow us to remain within our budget as we have spent considerably more than normal on repairs and if we went forward with the grading at this time it would be a major financial expense with fall right around the corner.

Thanks and let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Bill Bowen

801-556-5693

9th Annual CRRA Hoe-Down!

Host: Kellie Vander Veur
Location: Lot #124 Canyon Rim Ranches
4550 Weber River Canyon Road
Oakley, UT
When: Saturday, August 27, 5:30PM    
Phone: (801)573-9444
Please join us for the
9th Annual
Canyon Rim Ranch
Hoe-down.
Great food, great music, great friends.
Bring something to share, a chair and your dancin' shoes!

Members,

Unfortunately, most of the water samples that were tested last weekend showed positive for Coliform bacteria, including samples pulled from the spring collection area.  The collection area had tested clean several weeks ago and we were optimistic that our problem was almost resolved, but that is not the case. At this point the boil order remains in place and you should either boil your drinking water or drink bottled water.  We continue to work with the State Health department representatives to identify and resolve the problem.  We will doing some work in the spring area this weekend in an attempt to correct the problem.

Sorry for the bad news.  I know the water situation is an inconvenience but it is a beautiful time of year at Canyon Rim and I encourage you all to pack up a few containers of drinking water and get up and enjoy your cabins!

Regards,

Bill

801-556-5693

STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHY OF CANYON RIM

These beautiful pictures were taken by Andre DuBois.  They are absolutely amazing and capture the beauty of  Canyon Rim Ranches.  Thank you, Andre!

WATER UPDATE 07.13.11

7/13/11

Members,

Preliminary tests of water pulled from 2 cabins at the lower ends of our water system last weekend tested negative, meaning there was no evidence of any E-coli or Coliform and the chlorination process has worked its way through our water system.  Per the plan provided to us by the Health Department, the next step is to take additional samples for testing from five cabins and the water collection area next weekend.  If these samples all test clean, we will then remove the boil water requirement.   Until that time, please continue to boil your water or use bottled water for drinking.

Delrie will be taking water samples from 5 cabins Sunday morning, 7/17.  If you plan on being at CRR this weekend and wouldn't mind him stopping by to take a water sample, please let me know.  

We will be doing some work rebuilding the road at the lower slide area near lot 150 starting tomorrow.  It should be complete by the weekend but the road in that area will be closed to vehicles while the work is being done.  The road in that area is likely to remain pretty rough until the final grading takes place in a few weeks when we have the grader scheduled to work on other CRR roads.

Thanks,

Bill

801-556-5693

WATER UPDATE

Members,

We tested various locations of the Canyon Rim Water system over the weekend.  The chlorination process we were directed to follow by the Health Department is progressing as anticipated (the Health Dept. indicated it could take up to 3 weeks to complete) but our water is not yet approved for drinking.  The chlorine has worked its way from the collection area through the first 5 of our storage tanks but has not yet made it through the distribution lines running to individual cabins. It is expected that process will be complete in about a week and we will be ready for additional testing at that point.  

Until you hear that the water quality problem has been resolved, please continue to use bottled water or boil the system water prior to drinking.

Thank you for your understanding.

Regards,

Bill

801-556-5693 

WOOD CHIPPING!

Members,

Our wood chipping date has been confirmed for Saturday June 25.  With all the precipitation this year, the fire danger will be high this summer.  We all need to do what we can to clear out dead fall from our lots and keep a clear and defensible space around our cabins.  Please pull out your dead wood and get it to the road before June 25.

We need a few folks to assist with wood chipping Saturday Morning June 25 starting at 9:00.  Summit County will be providing the chipper and, hopefully, a couple folks to assist but we need 3 to 5 folks to help as there is a lot of wood to chip.  Volunteers should meet at the gate at 9:00.  If you want to help but can't make it until an hour or two later, you can take over for one of the early folks.  Please let me know if you are available to help.

Thanks,

Bill 

801-556-5693

Water Update

June 14, 2011

It was great to see so many members participating in our Spring Work Party last Saturday.  Thanks again for all your help!

I want to give you an update on our water quality issue.  Per the email I sent out last week, one of our regularly scheduled water quality tests showed a positive reading for the presence of the e-coli bacteria at our collection spring.  We were required to collect and submit additional samples last Friday, which we did.  Unfortunately those tests also came back positive.  We have scheduled an on-site meeting with the appropriate government agencies for the week of 6/20 in an effort to identify and eliminate the source of the problem and take any necessary measures to clean our existing water supply.  We are also taking additional samples of our water to be tested prior to next weeks meeting.

Until further notice, do not drink the water without first boiling to remove any e-coli bacteria.  Water should be boiled vigorously for two (2) minutes after it reaches a full boil.  Hopefully we will have this matter resolved as soon as late next week but we really won't know until after we meet with the State agency representatives.

We read all of the individual lot water meters last week.  I will be sending out individual emails to a handful of lot owners whose water meter readings showed usage above our allowed level.  We also checked each lot and cabin to make sure that all outside water faucets had the required anti-siphon valve attached.  Unfortunately a large number of folks have not yet attached the anti-siphon device.  This is not optional and with our water quality issues it is more important than ever that these devices be put on all outdoor faucets immediately!  These simple screw on devices are available at no charge from our water master, Delrie Gale (435-789-8937).  If you have any questions about this, please let Delrie or myself know.  

Bill Bowen

Chairman  CRRA

801-556-5693

SPRING CLEAN UP LUNCHEON

Many thanks to everyone who came out and helped with the spring cleanup!  We appreciate Lowell and Sheila hosting the luncheon.  There is still a lot of work ahead, saddle up!

WATER

Members,

Delrie conducted our regular water sampling and testing yesterday and one of the two samples collected showed positive for e-coli.  The test pulled from the collection tank on our upper spring showed a positive result.  The second test, done on water pulled from Delrie's cabin was negative.  We will be taking tests at the collection tank again tomorrow to see if we continue to have a positive result.  If it is positive, we will have to determine the cause and take measures to correct the problem.  Until the issue is resolved, the attached notice will be posted at our gate and you are advised not to drink our water without first boiling.  

Sorry for  any inconvenience.  At this point, we are still planning on having our Spring Work Day this Saturday June 11.  We hope to have the test results back by the end of the day Friday.  You may want to pack some extra drinking water in case our water is not cleared for drinking this weekend.

Regards,

Bill

801-556-5693

SPRING 2011 WORK PARTY

Our Spring work party is scheduled for next Saturday, June 11.  Lets gather in the parking lot between 8:30 and 8:45 for a snack and short meeting.  We will start work at 9:00.  Please bring along a tool or 2 to assist with the type of work you would like to help with.  Some of the "fun" projects we have lined up this year include trimming the brush back from the road (bring pruning sheers), painting the bridges with preservative (brushes provided but bring brooms, flat shovel, dust pan, etc), trimming back fallen trees near the roads (bring a chain saw), cleaning rocks and debris out of culverts and ditches along the roads throughout CRR (bring shovels and 4- wheelers), gathering logs from road side that aren't suitable for chipping and moving them to the parking lot or dump (need a trailer and folks with strong backs) general trash clean-up along roads and more.

Lowell and Sheila Gill will be hosting a post-work potluck lunch.  The Association will provide hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches and soft drinks.  Please bring a dish to share and chairs.

The road continues to be a bit of a challenge and will be pretty rough in places until we can make a few more repairs and have the road graded.  The lower slide area near lot 151 is passable by 4 wheel drive/ high clearance vehicles only.  The road immediately below the S-turn is soft and sandy and can be a challenge in a 2 wheel drive vehicle.  It is not an issue for 4 wheel drive vehicles.  If you are in a 2 wheel drive going up the hill, when you see the spot ahead, pick up a little more speed than the 10MPH you usually drive to get across the soft stretch and you should be fine.  Please use caution, especially if the road is wet. 

Thanks and I'll See You Saturday!

Bill Bowen

801-556-5693 

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