Rubicon 2023 Trail Conditions

[J.Cole]

Went snow shoeing with my girlfriend yesterday 4/15/23. Started at the plow line (first dam at Loon Lake) and made it to the top of the slabs overlooking the granite bowl. There’s still so much snow it’s laughable. I don’t think it will be much better by Memorial Day weekend. It’s going to be an interesting year up there and a ton of water.

Bathrooms at the bottom of the spillway

Overlooking the granite bowl

Dropping down onto the slabs from Gate Keeper

Gate Keeper looking back towards the start of the trail

Gate Keeper going towards the slabs

Bottom of the spillway looking at the dam

 

[J.Cole]

Loon Lake is still frozen

There’s a decent size berm that’s on the other side of the first dam

 

[white-rhino]

Beautiful

 

[carslut]

wow, so much snow still! looking forward to being up there in a few weeks. thanks for posting up photos!

 

[Hooligan]

Anybody been up in last week or so?

 

[CowBro]

Anybody been up in last week or so?

I'm headed up tomorrow, with the intentions of camping around Loon lake saturday night. I'll chime in with some pics upon my return.

There are some pics from a few days ago floating around on facebook/insta. Still a bunch of slushy melting snow, not ideal 4wheeling conditions.

 

[Clb]

4dyce is up to 400
So its ( the melt) is on

 

[chaplinfj60]

holly buckets of snow batman!!!!!

 

[Hooligan]

I'm headed up tomorrow, with the intentions of camping around Loon lake saturday night. I'll chime in with some pics upon my return.

There are some pics from a few days ago floating around on facebook/insta. Still a bunch of slushy melting snow, not ideal 4wheeling conditions.

I was thinking of doin the same, why I was asking

 

[2 86s]

Has anyone been up to the Loon Lake side of the Rubicon in the last few days?
I would like to get up there soon but am curious about the current snow conditions.

 

[Bmxbry9]

Heading up to airport in the morning.

 

[Hooligan]

Just stumbled across this YouTube channel, has a recent video.

 

[Clb]

Lame yuppie heeps pre gatekeeper, circa ( when?)

Bmxbry9 clue us in.
I'd love to come up tomorrow, but just got back from a fishing trip.
Next time

 

[2 86s]

Thank you guys. Let me know what you see past the spillway.

 

[Bmxbry9]

Lame yuppie heeps pre gatekeeper, circa ( when?)

Bmxbry9 clue us in.
I'd love to come up tomorrow, but just got back from a fishing trip.
Next time

Father's day weekend? Heading into fordyce I think Sunday-Tuesday

 

[Clb]

Lemme see what the kids got planned...

 

[RunningProblem]

Snow is clear until the slabs before Buck island.

Sluice box is snowy at the entrance.

The rest of the trail is just wet.

Photos from yesterday.

 

[2 86s]

Good info, thank you!
Time to prep the old trail rig.

 

[Bmxbry9]

Buck island lake yesterday

 

[RunningProblem]

Show off.

 

[Dirtyjed]

I was hoping to see more of a river at Buck

Show off.

 

[Clb]

Details Man

 

[RunningProblem]

I was hoping to see more of a river at Buck

Maybe you should have looked in the Sluice right before it. 🖕😁🖕

Buddy’s group made it there Saturday. I…was at home sick.

I can’t upload the phile

 

[Bmxbry9]

Soup bowl was clear of snow, very wet. Little sluice had snow in the bottom and top. A little bit of snow at the top before dropping into Indian trail and old sluice. Coming up old sluice I broke a warn hub and backed out. The top of old sluice had a bunch of snow.

 

[NorCalJalopy]

I’m planning in heading up Friday after work or early Saturday morning from Chico. Anyone else going up? I’ll be in a clapped, black 2nd gen 4 runner. Come have a beer or bourbon.

 

[Bmxbry9]

I’m planning in heading up Friday after work or early Saturday morning from Chico. Anyone else going up? I’ll be in a clapped, black 2nd gen 4 runner. Come have a beer or bourbon.

I'll be up there sun-tues. How long will you be out for?

 

[NorCalJalopy]

I'll be up there sun-tues. How long will you be out for?

Prob leaven the rubicon Sunday morning or afternoon. I’ll be camped on near the slabs or before the Ellis creek bridge .

 

[Jeffh555]

Rubicon is now passable from Loon to Tahoe. I cruised through in the JKU on 40s. 2big bronco barely struggled in his 21 Bronco on 37s. Gladiator on 35s and JKU 35s both on had to winch a couple times, mostly from getting turtled.

 

[2big bronco]

2021? Im not one of the poors

 

[YotaAtieToo]

You can't just casually post pics of a fuckin Cadillac on the Rubicon without even mentioning it

Was there basically no snow until springs to Cadillac?