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1.
East Rim Trailhead
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Location,
at the beginning of East Rim Trailhead
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by Ski Patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions
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2.
Dutton Creek Trailhead
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Location,
around fifty feet west from West Rim Trailhead at the
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start
of Dutton Creek Trail
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions
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3.
Mazama Loop Trailhead
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Location,
start of Road leading into Mazama Campground
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions
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4.
PCT Trailhead
South
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Location,
Highway 62 at the beginning of the Pacific Crest Trail South
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions
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5.
Raven Trailhead (Top
)
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Location, Rim Village, at the beginning of the Raven
Trail in the beginning of the first Cirque bowl
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions
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6.
Raven
Trailhead (Bottom)
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Location,
placed at the beginning of the East Rim Drive, approximately
10 feet from the roadway.
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions.
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7.
No Hiking or Snowshoeing in Ski Tracks
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Location,
at West Rim, East Rim, Mazama, Hemlock and PCT (2) Trailheads
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions
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8.
Dutton
&
PCT (Junction Sign)
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Location
at the junction of PCT and Dutton Creek
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Directions,
Special note: Sign is bolted to tree at intersection
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9.
PCT &Annie
Springs
(Junction Sign)
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Location, at the junction of Annie Springs cutoff trail and
the P.C.T
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Directions,
Special note: Sign is bolted to tree at intersection
of PCT and Annie cutoff spur trail.
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10. Pumice Flat (Steward Falls) (Trailhead)
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Location,
on Highway 62 across from the Lodge Pole Picnic area
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions
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11.
Crater Peak Trailhead
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Location,
East Rim Drive at start of OLD Crater Peak trailhead.
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions
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12.
Avalanche Area Bypass
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Location,
where needed due to current Avalanche conditions.
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Directions,
used to detour skiers around avalanche areas.
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, signs needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions
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13.
East Rim Ski Route/ Sun Notch
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Location,
at Vidae Falls Picnic Area
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Directions,
Special note:
Sign is mounted on a 4 x 4 post and should be placed before
first snow storm of the season, some where around the end of
October
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14.
Avalanche Area Bypasses
Grayback
Trial
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Location:
beginning of Vidae Falls Picnic Area road off East Rim drive
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Directions,
Special note:
Sign is mounted on a 4 x 4 post and should be placed before
first snow storm of the season, some where around the end of
October
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15.
Avalanche Area Bypasses
Grayback Trial
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Location,
East Rim drive at junction of east rim drive and Vidae Falls
Picnic Area road.
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Directions,
Special note:
Sign is mounted on a 4 x 4 post and should be placed before
first snow storm of the season, some where around the end of
October
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16.
PCT North Trailhead
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Location,
highway 62 at PCT crossing north
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions.
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17.
LIGHTNING Springs
(Trailhead)
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Located
at the beginning of Lightning Springs Trailhead off West Rim
Road
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions.
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18.
Directional at
Kerr
Notch
Currently
sign needs to be replaced (sign was lost)
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Location,
on East Rim Drive at Kerr Notch
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Directions,
Special note:
Sign is mounted on a 4 x 4 post and should be placed before
first snow storm of the season, some where around the end of
October.
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19.
Directional at Lost Creek
Camp Ground
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Location,
on pinnacles road at Lost Creek Campground
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Directions,
Special note:
Sign is mounted on a 4 x 4 post and should be placed before
first snow storm of the season, some where around the end of
October.
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20.
Grayback Ski Trial (junction
sign)
21.
Danger Keep Back
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Located
in main West Rim Parking lot near overlook tunnel
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions.
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22.
No
Stopping in Avalanche Chute
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Location,
near the headquarters on the side of the road where the Raven
Trail crossed the avalanche chute below Garfield
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There
are two signs to be placed in this area, one before and one
after the avalanche chute area.
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Directions
placed by ski patrol when the snow gets around 3 to 4 feet.
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions
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23.
Hemlock Loop Trailhead
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Location,
at the start of the Hemlock Trailhead, which is near the Rim
Gift Shop
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions.
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24.
West Rim Trailhead
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Location,
start of West Rive drive, approximately 12 feet from roadway
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Directions,
to be placed by ski patrol when snow gets between 3 and 4 feet
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Maintained
by ski patrollers, sign needs to be moved up according to new
snow accumulations and other weather conditions
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Overview
of Sign's
(15)
Signs Mounted on 2 x 4s
(These
signs are maintained by the ski patrol weekly)
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EAST
RIM (TH)
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DUTTON
CREEK (TH)
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MAZAMA
LOOP (TH)
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PCT
SOUTH (TH)
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RAVEN
TOP (TH)
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RAVEN
BOTTOM (TH)
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NO
SNOWSHOEING OR
(4 Signs) @ (THs): Located @
East Rim, West Rim, Hemlock, Mazama Loop
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PUMICE
FLAT (TH)
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PCT
NORTH (TH)
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HEMLOCK
(TH)
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WEST
RIM (TH)
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(7)
Signs mounted
on 10 or 12 Orange Snow Poles
(These
signs are maintained by the ski patrol weekly)
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DUTTON
CREEK AND P.C.T. JCT (JCT)
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PCT
JCT & ANNIE SPRINGS (JCT)
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AVALANCHE
AREA BYPASS (2 SIGNS)
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DANGER
KEEP BACK
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NO
STOPPING IN AVALANCHE CHUTE (2 SIGNS)
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Signs Mounted on 4 x 4 Posts
(Rangers
or Patrollers put out these signs before season start)
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CRATER
PEAK SKI ROUTE (TH) Location,
East Rim Drive at start of OLD Crater Peak Trailhead.
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EAST
RIM SKI ROUTE (DIR)
Location, at Vidae Falls Picnic Area
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GRAYBACK
TRAIL - APPLEGATE BY-PASS -
VIDAE RIDGE BY-PASS
(DIR)
Location, East Rim drive at junction of east rim drive and Vidae Falls
Picnic Area road
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APPLEGATE
& VIDAE RIDGE BY-PASSES - AVALANCHE AREA BY-PASSES- GRAYBACK SKI
TRAIL (DIR) Location, junction of Vidae Falls Picnic Area road
and Grayback
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LIGHTNING
SPRINGS (TH)
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DIRECTIONAL
@ KERR NOTCH (DIR)
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DIRECTIONAL
@ LOST CREEK CAMPGROUND (DIR)
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GRAYBACK
SKI TRAIL (DIR)
Location, on Pinnacles Road at Lost Creek Campground
(TH) = Trailhead
(JCT) = Junction
(DIR) = Directional
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Crater
ski patrol launches effort for new ski signs
This sign, being held by a member of Crater Lake National Park's
ski patrol, is an example of the signs the patrol is installing.
The patrol is looking for financial help to do so. |
Published Feb. 20, 2004
By LEE JUILLERAT
Cross country skiers finding their way around
the backcountry at Crater Lake National Park are getting some help.
Members of the park's ski patrol are
installing new metal signs. Some are replacements for worn-out wooden
signs - "They're starting to turn into firewood," said Niel
Barrett, a long-time ski patrol member - and some are totally new
directional signs.
A total of 33 signs are being installed by
ski patrol members, who for decades have spent winter weekends and
holidays handling multiple tasks in the park's snowy backcountry. Although
patrol members - who wear distinctive red jackets - are most visible when
skiing on popular trails along Rim Drive, they also handle many work
projects and are trained in avalanche control, rescues and emergency
assistance.
Earlier this month, they helped rescue a
woman who was injured while skiing the Dutton trail near Rim Village. It
took team members four hours to help evacuate her. She was not seriously
injured, but was unable to ski.
Barrett said the patrol's 51 members decided
to take on the task of designing, buying and installing directional and
informational signs.
The cost for the 33 signs is $2,400, and
volunteer ski patrol members have raised more than $1,000. Now they're
hoping to rally support - and cash - from individuals and corporate
sponsors.
"We went to the ski patrol and now we're
also going out to the community," said Barrett. "We're working
for the park, but we're a separate entity."
The new metal signs, which are expected to
last longer than wooden signs, provide directional information at
trailheads and junctions. New are signs reminding snowshoers, walkers and
snowboarders not to use cross country ski tracks. Also new are signs
marking an alternate route around an avalanche area on East Rim Drive near
the Crater Butte junction.
Patrol members also hope to raise enough
money to buy replacement signs, in case signs are damaged.
Most signs will be installed seasonally, but
signs in more distant, difficult-to-access areas are being placed on
year-round posts and poles. The signs are being installed as they are
manufactured.
People and organizations willing to donate or
wanting more information can contact Klamath Falls ski patrol member J.T.
Hummel at 273-9286 or by e-mail at jhummel@ncelec.com
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