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Red Lake Fire 4 is being held after quick and efficient work from regional fire crews.
The grass fire started just south of Balmertown near Balmer Creek on Tuesday morning and is reported, as of Wednesday morning, as being held at 15.5 hectares. Two FireRanger crews, one CL-415 waterbomber and one birddog aircraft assisted the Red Lake Fire Department with this fire. No action required! The Municipality is aware that a fire of [approximately 6 hectares] in size is burning adjacent to Balmertown and Evolution. The MNRF Fire crews along with Red Lake Fire Rescue Fire Department are working diligently on suppressing this fire. We have been assured by MNRF that this fire is not a threat to the Balmertown Townsite and that the fire will be contained very soon, quoted the Municipality of Red Lake Facebook page on Tuesday.
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Snowpack about average so far January 26 2021
Marks Creek site had about 7.2 inches of snow when checked in early January; SNOTEL data at other sites average for this time of year
On the heels of severe drought conditions in Crook County and several other counties, the local mountain snowpack suggests this year may not be so dry.
Ochoco Irrigation District staff has already visited one of their three snow courses, where they measure snow depth and water content, and the results are encouraging. We did the Marks Creek snow course at the beginning of January, said district manager Bruce Scanlon. At that site, there is about 7.2 inches of snow on average across the site. That is pretty good for this time of year.
Where to go snowmobiling? By Brian Rathbone, The Bulletin (Bend, Ore.)
Published: January 17, 2021, 5:49am
Share: A snowmobiler rides around a clearing at Wanoga Sno-park in Bend. Ore. (Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin)
BEND, Ore. For a quarter of a century Jim Valentine, the president of Ochoco Snow Sports, a Prineville snowmobile club, has been enjoying snowmobiling trails all around Oregon.
North, south, east and west of Bend there are areas to rev up the engines of snowmobiles and cruise through the snowy forests.
“The thing about Central Oregon is there are a lot of good riding areas between Mount Bachelor, Paulina Lake, Sisters, out in Prineville,” Valentine said. “You have a large area to choose from out of Central Oregon.”
For a quarter of a century Jim Valentine, the president of Ochoco Snow Sports, a Prineville snowmobile club, has been enjoying snowmobiling trails all around Oregon.
North, south, east and west of Bend there are areas to rev up the engines of snowmobiles and cruise through the snowy forests.
âThe thing about Central Oregon is there are a lot of good riding areas between Mount Bachelor, Paulina Lake, Sisters, out in Prineville,â Valentine said. âYou have a large area to choose from out of Central Oregon.â
Part of the duties of Ochoco Snow Sports is to groom the 79 miles of snowmobile trails in the Ochoco National Forest. Moon Country Snowbusters is a similar club responsible for grooming the trails of the Deschutes National Forest.