I will be taking some scouts up into the mountains to do some snow caves in a month, was just wondering if anyone has doing any snow caves in the area and if you have anywhere that you would recommend us heading up to to build them. I haven't been up in the mountains a whole lot here in the two years I have lived here so any insight is helpful.
snow cave locations
- Thread starter blznnp
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ChestonScout
opinions are like Jeeps..
- Location
- Clinton, Ut
We used to build them up Farmington Canyon as Scouts. Good times!
rholbrook
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- Location
- Kaysville, Ut
Farmington is closed down low again.
- Location
- The Village of Kay
I always went up Farmington Canyon as a scout too. Not sure if you want to go that far, or if there will be enough snow in a month, but that is the only Place I ever went.
That sucks that they closed the road down low though. That is news to me.
That sucks that they closed the road down low though. That is news to me.
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rholbrook
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- Location
- Kaysville, Ut
Rumor has it that its the Farmington City Fire Chief that wants it closed do to the fact that he doesnt want to have to rescue anyone up there any more.
- Location
- The Village of Kay
Interesting. I grew up in Farmington and my parents still live there. I will ask them what they have heard.
rholbrook
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Kaysville, Ut
I grew up in Summerset. This was actually told to me by a friend who is good friends with a Farmington Cop
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We had fun building one in the back yard today.
So we can come to your back yard and do them then deviant?
So what parts of AFC are closed during the winter?
None of it is closed. They close the gates after Tibble and part way up the Alpine Loop, but it's still perfectly fine to hike up there and take snowmobiles up there.
Houndoc
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- Location
- Grantsville
I think about anywhere there is snow should work...as a scout snowmobiled in above Kamas. As an adult went a couple times above Liberty.
skiboarder
SkiBoarder
- Location
- No Ogden
Liberty is a little short on the snow this year.
We used to do winter camps up Bells Canyon above the reservoir. Sometimes there was enough snow for caves, other times we camped in the boulder fields in the crevices between huge boulders. its a bit of a hike though.
The Spruces/ Doughnut Falls area was always good for snow caves also.
The Spruces/ Doughnut Falls area was always good for snow caves also.
UNSTUCK
But stuck more often.
Where ever you go, if you run across any goblins, I mean snowcaves already formed, you must resist the urge to knock them down! Unless of course they pose an immediate danger of falling on a scout or anyone else in the area. Instead it might be helpful to put up signage informing others of the dangers of these creations. Good luck out there to all scout leaders! 
Ha, will do.Where ever you go, if you run across any goblins, I mean snowcaves already formed, you must resist the urge to knock them down! Unless of course they pose an immediate danger of falling on a scout or anyone else in the area. Instead it might be helpful to put up signage informing others of the dangers of these creations. Good luck out there to all scout leaders!
Doesn't matter to me if we need to hike in, as long as we don't have to do it through 2 feet of snow, I just want to make sure we find somewhere with good amount of snow an good compact. First time I did one I found out we only had a foot or two of snow before I hit the side of a hill, that was in Washington though an was a bad snow year. Thanks for all the suggestions guys.
Little late here but what about skyline drive starting from the spanish fork canyon section? I havent been there in the summer but it was covered in lots of snow the couple times i was there last winter and was still passible by stock rigs that came with us(stock JK, stock 4 runner). The stockers usually only went to the big deep bend in the road(still a good ways up) but there were a couple pull out spots before it that seemed like they were camping spots. Maybe someone who has been there in the summer could validate that. I know ive been planning to get back up there this winter to camp, just need to make it happen. The snow was great for snowballs so i imagine snowcaves should be possible.
