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WINTER USE RECOMMENDATIONS
The following recommendation for winter use provided by Rubicon TrailFoundation with support from El Dorado County
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Maintenance removal of down trees on the trail should be done with
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Avoid resource damage. Stay on the trail. Knowing where the trail islocated is crucial to snow travel. Do not make this a first time trip. Gowith someone that has experience.
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Large-diameter, wide tires, run on bead-locked rims with low-single-digit air pressures that reduce the risk of breaking through the snow,
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Go prepared!! A simple accident or mis-step can turn in to a lifethreatening situation very quickly. Know the area, have
communications and leave a plan with a friend on the outside whenyou travel in dangerous conditions.
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This picture shows why winter and even early spring can have Iittle tono use on the trail. This is the Wentworth intersection and is several
miles from plow Iine. Barts Creek is just out of sight in thebackground.