According to Jim Thornton the Forest Creek/Hidden Meadows area around Bonney Butte probably will not be open (free of snow) until mid-July.

Thanks from the Mt. Hood National Forest - Barlow RangerDistrict

I want to express my utmost gratitude to those people who madethe trip to the Forest this past weekend. National trails Day, June 7th, 2008was a great success because of your efforts. A total of 30 people worked onmulti-use trails on the Barlow Ranger District on the Mt Hood National Forest.

The bear springs trap xc race is on 5/17 (Sunday). The flyer states that you can pre ride the course on 5/16 (Saturday). I did this race a few years ago and enjoyed the trails. I was thinking about doing the pre ride since I'm more interested in checking out the trails then the race. I'm concerned that it may still be buried in snow. Does anyone know what the snow levels are like before I attempt a trek out there?

Here is a link to the flyer with directions: http://skibowl.com/uploads/File/BearSpringsXC(1).pdf

Mount Hood Wilderness action alert