San Gabriel Mountains Discussion Forum

JEFFSCOF · Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 34 Location: Yorba Linda

Called the ranger station, and he told me to call back next Friday. Let's hope that it opens up next week. My San Gorgonio summits are starting to catch up to my Baldy ones' becuase of the closure. Have a good weekend all.

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hillbasher · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 19 Location: Glendora

I also just called the visitor center in the village and they did say that the lifts will be running this weekend but once up at the Notch, you are pretty much restricted to that area only and hiking is still prohibited.

KathyW · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 155 Location: Redlands, CA

I'd be surprised if the Baldy area opened this weekend with the Red Flag Warning. My guess is that they'll open up that area once fire season come to an end, which might be when we get snow/rain.
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lik2hik · Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 46 Location: Sierra Madre

According to the ranger at the Baldy visitors center, the trails up there are all open as of this morning.

Kathy - nobody more surprised by this than me!

KathyW · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 155 Location: Redlands, CA

lik2hik - I'm really surprised, but that's great news for us hikers.
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lik2hik · Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 46 Location: Sierra Madre

Just to make sure, I actually went up to Icehouse Canyon trail and walked on it with my own 2 feet. The trails ARE open!

asbufra · Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 27 Location: Anaheim, ca

This is great news.
I thought closing the Baldy Area because of a fire so far away was a poor decision, I find it interesting that they reopen on the first santa ana wind day since the start of all this.
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TacoDelRio · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 2:53 pm Post subject:

FWIW

I didn't go past the gate. I just went to IHC instead.