Currently, updated Currently, updated December 6th, 2017, the trail conditions are:
NOTE: The trail is currently open. Check here or the El Dorado County page for most recent updates.
Loon trailhead: Patches of snow, lots of ice, the bowl is treacherous. I would avoid it.
Wentworth Springs trailhead: Same as Loon, road is very icy.
Buck Island to Rubicon Springs: Clear.
Tahoe trailhead: 8 inches of snow over the top by Miller
Temperatures in the low 40's during the day, low 30's at night.
Boilerplate Winter Advice:
There are very few people on the trail during the off season (October through the melt), always be prepared to extricate yourself! Well set up and maintained rigs, lockers, 37” plus tires, a good winch, charging system, dual batteries, 100’ of extra cable, straps, and hardware are necessities to move in the snow. Always carry food, shelter, and warm clothes. Ham radio or satellite phone are the ONLY ways to communicate out of the Rubicon.
Temperatures can be VERY cold, in the single digits, go prepared!
Always carry a toilet...Wag Bag it.
Fire restrictions are NOT in place, which means campfires are allowed with a permit, but you still must have a permit from the Forest to have a fire or propane fired device (stove, fire, etc.).
Hope this helps., 2017, the trail conditions are:
NOTE: The trail is currently open. Check here or the El Dorado County page for most recent updates.
Loon trailhead: Patches of snow, lots of ice, the bowl is treacherous. I would avoid it.
Wentworth Springs trailhead: Same as Loon, road is very icy.
Buck Island to Rubicon Springs: Clear.
Tahoe trailhead: 8 inches of snow over the top by Miller
Temperatures in the low 40's during the day, low 30's at night.
Boilerplate Winter Advice:
There are very few people on the trail during the off season (October through the melt), always be prepared to extricate yourself! Well set up and maintained rigs, lockers, 37” plus tires, a good winch, charging system, dual batteries, 100’ of extra cable, straps, and hardware are necessities to move in the snow. Always carry food, shelter, and warm clothes. Ham radio or satellite phone are the ONLY ways to communicate out of the Rubicon.
Temperatures can be VERY cold, in the single digits, go prepared!
Always carry a toilet...Wag Bag it.
Fire restrictions are NOT in place, which means campfires are allowed with a permit, but you still must have a permit from the Forest to have a fire or propane fired device (stove, fire, etc.).
Hope this helps.
NOTE: The trail is currently open. Check here or the El Dorado County page for most recent updates.
Loon trailhead: Patches of snow, lots of ice, the bowl is treacherous. I would avoid it.
Wentworth Springs trailhead: Same as Loon, road is very icy.
Buck Island to Rubicon Springs: Clear.
Tahoe trailhead: 8 inches of snow over the top by Miller
Temperatures in the low 40's during the day, low 30's at night.
Boilerplate Winter Advice:
There are very few people on the trail during the off season (October through the melt), always be prepared to extricate yourself! Well set up and maintained rigs, lockers, 37” plus tires, a good winch, charging system, dual batteries, 100’ of extra cable, straps, and hardware are necessities to move in the snow. Always carry food, shelter, and warm clothes. Ham radio or satellite phone are the ONLY ways to communicate out of the Rubicon.
Temperatures can be VERY cold, in the single digits, go prepared!
Always carry a toilet...Wag Bag it.
Fire restrictions are NOT in place, which means campfires are allowed with a permit, but you still must have a permit from the Forest to have a fire or propane fired device (stove, fire, etc.).
Hope this helps., 2017, the trail conditions are:
NOTE: The trail is currently open. Check here or the El Dorado County page for most recent updates.
Loon trailhead: Patches of snow, lots of ice, the bowl is treacherous. I would avoid it.
Wentworth Springs trailhead: Same as Loon, road is very icy.
Buck Island to Rubicon Springs: Clear.
Tahoe trailhead: 8 inches of snow over the top by Miller
Temperatures in the low 40's during the day, low 30's at night.
Boilerplate Winter Advice:
There are very few people on the trail during the off season (October through the melt), always be prepared to extricate yourself! Well set up and maintained rigs, lockers, 37” plus tires, a good winch, charging system, dual batteries, 100’ of extra cable, straps, and hardware are necessities to move in the snow. Always carry food, shelter, and warm clothes. Ham radio or satellite phone are the ONLY ways to communicate out of the Rubicon.
Temperatures can be VERY cold, in the single digits, go prepared!
Always carry a toilet...Wag Bag it.
Fire restrictions are NOT in place, which means campfires are allowed with a permit, but you still must have a permit from the Forest to have a fire or propane fired device (stove, fire, etc.).
Hope this helps.