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Post by Angela on Oct 23, 2019 11:55:05 GMT -5
FATS is officially open!
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Post by Angela on Oct 27, 2019 8:34:04 GMT -5
Tropical Storm Olga moved through the southeast and has finally moved up north but dropped enough rain on FATS that trail users need to wait at least 24 hours before using the trails. Thank you.
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Post by Angela on Oct 30, 2019 6:19:00 GMT -5
Steady rain all day yesterday with more projected for today and Thursday. Please do not ride/run/hike the wet trails. Once the rain stops the trails will need time to dry out. Thank you.
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Post by Angela on Nov 1, 2019 6:17:12 GMT -5
Heavy rain moved across FATS yesterday evening fortunately it was moving pretty fast. Please give the trails time to dry out before using, they should be okay by Saturday.
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Post by Angela on Nov 2, 2019 7:38:50 GMT -5
Heads up! Received a report of a tangle of trees down on the Skinny Trail. A tornado moved across Columbia County and into South Carolina a couple of days ago. It appears to moved across just above the FATS but the winds might have impacted trees along the trail.
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Post by Angela on Nov 16, 2019 6:53:49 GMT -5
Rain has been impacting FATS since Thursday night. That coupled with low temperatures and overcast skies means it will take longer for the trails to dry out.
Please do not use FATS for at least the next 48 hours. Spread the word to help protect the trails.
Thank you!
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Post by Angela on Nov 16, 2019 22:02:01 GMT -5
Due to very wet trail conditions the USFS has officially temporarily closed FATS. Please respect the trail closure and stay tuned for updates.
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Post by Angela on Nov 20, 2019 8:12:10 GMT -5
FATS is officially open! There are still wet spots along the trail. Please ride through them rather than around them to avoid widening the trails.
Thank you!
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Post by Angela on Nov 23, 2019 23:29:39 GMT -5
We have had several questions about riding the FATS tomorrow. The trail on Saturday was lightly tacky at FATS but there were still areas with mud and water from the rain that came through Thursday through Saturday morning a week ago.
About 3:30 a front moved in and it rained for the next 4 hours.
Stay tuned for updates but at this point it looks like the trails will need 24 to 48 hours to dry out. Please do not use wet trails.
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Post by Angela on Dec 1, 2019 16:14:04 GMT -5
Had some heavy rain this morning, please give the trails a couple of days to dry out before using them! Thank you.
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Post by Angela on Dec 11, 2019 6:49:04 GMT -5
A large system rolled through our area beginning yesterday afternoon through the early morning hours bringing steady rain for several hours.. Please give the trails time to dry out before using them! Thank you
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Post by Angela on Dec 14, 2019 0:38:12 GMT -5
The USFS has officially closed FATS due to excessive rain and wet trail conditions. Please respect the closure and help protect our trails!
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Post by Angela on Dec 17, 2019 6:59:39 GMT -5
FATS is still under official USFS closure.
As an update, PRIOR to this system moving across today, everything was still wet with active seeps. Will take several days for things to dry out.Stay tuned for updates.
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Post by Angela on Dec 20, 2019 17:30:05 GMT -5
FATS is still under official USFS closure. Scout check of the trails at FATS revealed water table is still high with active seeps. The roughly 4 inches of rain that fell over the past week is not getting being absorbed at a fast rate by the trees since growing season is over. Thank you for protecting these trails by staying off them while they dry out. This is a great time to select some of the other trails that are in this area for a ride/run! sorbacsra.org/Trails/Trails.htm |
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Post by Angela on Dec 23, 2019 23:45:06 GMT -5
FATS is still under official USFS closure. A trail check on Friday (Dec 20th) early evening revealed active seeps still on the trails. Just after midnight on Sat (Dec 21st) a system rolled through lasting over 24hrs dumping approximately 2 more inches of rain and causing flooding in the area. Stay tuned for updates.
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Post by Angela on Dec 26, 2019 17:06:06 GMT -5
FATS is still under official USFS closure. Trails are still wet with active seeps. Hopefully the water table will drop in the next couple of days. Stay tuned for updates.
Please don’t use these trails when they are closed (and help spread the word). Most important is to protect the trails but secondarily users accessing the trails when they are under official closure will be ticketed and fined.
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Post by Angela on Dec 31, 2019 14:45:19 GMT -5
The bad news is that the trails were a couple
of days away from being dried out enough to work with the USFS to potentially reopen when we had additional rain (yesterday). The good news is by the time the front reached our area it had dissipated some and less than 1/2 inch fell. Stay tuned for updates and please stay off the trails until they are reopened by the USFS.
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