Ellicottville Conditions

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A great way to tell when the snow melts in Ellicottville is to look at HV's Webcam shot of the moutnain coaster. There is no snow making there, you are only looking at the natural snow conditions

The rain last week has left the snow with a breakable crust making backcountry skiing all but impossible. Dirt forest roads from the end of Rain Trial to HV out to Little Rock City are packed down by snowmobiles and make for great skiing or fat bike riding.

Skiing is fantastic on snowmobile trails behind Holiday Valley. Good skating all the way to Little Rock City.

I am so glad this was the year my office moved to a new building with showers. Got over a hundred miles in this week already doing the commute (on an old steel rigid MTB with panniers).

Jon Sundquist wrote: What a crappy summer.

The trails are so sloppy I've been riding my MTB on the road more than on dirt.