Due to the atmospheric river rains and temperatures, I decided to try the lower sections of the Out of the Blue trail since it faces South on North Mountain (better sun exposure). I parked at the lower gate and started climbing. The snow was gone until it started at 3000 feet so the climb to the lower part of Out of the Blue was pretty easy until the road ended and then I needed to hike a bike to the mid-trail junction. The trail was fairly clear of snow but had plenty of windfall that I needed to clear along with one or two trees that chainsaws will need to remove. You can see the tree locations in the Trailforks ride log pictures here. I'm guessing the rest of the upper half of the mountain (>3000') is still hike a bike. Lower Skyline and Lower Showcase might be ridable but unknown.

Sing the parody part of this report to “Comfortably Numb” by Pink Floyd ……