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E-bikes NOT allowed on Storm King » Upper
The top of Upper Storm King connects with the back side of Helipad at the summit and crosses Century Drive 1/4 mile west of the “Green Gate” Trailhead at the “bottom.” The trail becomes Lower Storm King on the South side of Century Dr. The top of both Grand Slam and C.O.D. intersect Upper Storm King.
Storm King was named in honor of the Prineville Hotshots who lost their lives on Storm King Mountain in Colorado in 1994. The trail was built by Leighton White.
This trail is maintained by Central Oregon Trail Alliance.
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Sandy and loose on ride yesterday where I did the top half. Still enjoyable but pretty soft.
Heavy snow from the Grand Slam Junction north to Heli Pad. It’s pretty much unrideable. There is some patchy snow south of the junction.
Storm King from COD to Grand Slam is clear of snow. Conditions above Grand Slam unknown
Upper Storm King from COD is patchy snow/hike-a-bike with long sections of dry trail to Grand Slam. The closer you get to Grand Slam the more snow there is (see pics). USK from COD to Grand Slam should be pretty close to completely ride-able after this warm weekend. – per john stark
Per USFS: Upper Storm King is closed between Phil’s (Helipad) junction and Cascade Lakes Highway for logging and mastication work 24/7. Please avoid this area.
Riding by on Dec 1, noticed the FS has added new signage to the junction with Helipad/Phils. It indicates that Storm King between Helipad/Phils and Grand Slam is now closed 7 Days A Week. But they have lifted the closure on Helipad/Phils and Pine Drops.
Rode upper Storm King to Upper Grand Slam today. Amazing dirt and all clear. Go now. Don’t wait!
All clear from the top and riding great. Get some!
All clear top to bottom. (2) 5′ patches of snow you can ride through.
Dry and snow free from Grand Slam / Storm King intersection all the way down Storm King. Didn’t venture higher up.
Rode from the intersection with grand slam to COD. 6-7 firm, rideable snowy bits. Otherwise prime condition.
Riding great. The section from Heli Pad to Grand Slam totally clear of downfall. (did not ride the whole trail).
Temporary USFS closure starting Monday June 8th. Monday through Friday. See the trail page for a map and details.
The mastication work has been completed on Upper Storm King and the closure has been lifted. Signs will be coming down today.
Two trees down within 3/4 mile heading north from the highway.
Cleared deadfall yesterday on Upper SK. All good top to bottom.
Cleared 3 trees below Grand Slam. Tread is a mixture of ice/mud/slush/dry dirt. Proceed with caution
All clear from bottom to top as of 5/10. Riding fine.
Cleared 3 on Storm King.
One of which people have been riding around long enough to start wearing in a new tread. This was above 4615
Cleared the deadfall just below Grand Slam junction
Storm King is clear of snow from COD to Grand Slam. There is a tree down. Im not sure of it’s closure status though. The way I went I saw no closure signs, but at the welcome centre there was a weekday closure warning. There was no activity, though I saw a machine sitting near Grand Slam.
Tree is still down. 6-7 inches where it crosses the trail
A snow trail at this point as of today. Fat bikes might be an option. It’s not super deep, but it’s consistent.
Still partially closed M-F.
Highly recommend bookmarking this page to check status: https://www.fs.fed.us/r6/webmaps/deschutes/west-bend/public-information
A few puddles higher up.
Trail is closed around the Grand Slam intersection starting monday Aug 27th monday – friday.
Fantastic shape. A few sharp turns blown out but riding well.
Sweet new reroute to Cascade Lakes Hwy crossing (below the green gate) is in and great!
Went out to clear the reported deadfall but it was already gone. All systems go
Just a couple of soggy spots, but no more mud. Three trees down above GS jct.
Tree reported down at Upper SK right after the “big downhill”
From century drive up to grand slam just a couple of snow patches , with only a few muddy sections .
So fun on the fatty today!! Maybe an inch of snow down by the hwy; 3-4 inches up by the bench. Powdery goodness! All the W/SW trails are good for fatbiking at the moment – Ticket to Ride, COD, GS, SK.
Great ride today on fatbikes. Firm, packed snow with traction for days. Grandslam was also awesome.
Wonderful, firm & crusty trail conditions mid-day, after freezing overnight temps. May soften in the afternoon, but riding perfectly!
Really good on the fatbike today! From green gate to the bench, about 85-90% of the trail is covered in half to an inch of soft snow, with a solid base. A little more at the top near Phil’s. Just a few bare patches.
All dry, no mud, just tacky goodness. There are about 3 blown downs (I think) between Phils and Century. You can ride around all of them and they shouldn’t deter anyone from riding. Super good today!
Clear head to toe.
As Rob says, still a couple of un-ridable snow patches just before GS. Also 4 small trees across one of the snow sections.
4- 6 patches of snow between COD and GS. 2-3 are rideable
“Rode” Grand Slam > COD on Storm King today. Lots of snow still.
Parked at green gate, rode up to the bench & back on the fatty. Trail was 95% snow, well packed by previous riders. (Thanks!) Very fun on the fatbike!
Two downed trees within 1/2 mile above GS.
Upper Storm King has two instances of deadfall. The first is maybe half a mile from top and easily could be cut with saw. The second is more substantial and will require chainsaw; located about 1 mile from top. There are some puddles, but not crazy wet, as of today. Otherwise, riding well.
Upper Storm King (about the middle) has one fallen tree, but easy to get around. Otherwise, riding well.
Riding well from the Bench to the Green Gate.
Clear of blowdown up to the Phils trail intersection.
Rode from helipad to cascade lakes highway and several down trees but mostly can be ridden around. lower storm king perfect conditions to 41 road
Rode from Green Gate today to the top of Lower Whoops. Riding was pretty good, but a fair amount of blowdown and still patches of snow and mud. Keep that in mind if going out.
Ridden 4/3 between COD and Grand Slam. Wonderful conditions with a few snow patches to hike thru, but they should melt out quickly this week.