Vernal / McCoy Flats

As of the latest update, Vernal / McCoy Flats is Rideable, very dry (DUSTY). Rideable, but very dry. Expect dust. Rain returns in ~3 days. No measurable rain in the past week.

No. The current verdict is DUSTY, which means the model reads the surface as dry. About 58% of the ground here is rock, so it drains faster than its soil type alone suggests. No measurable rain in the past week.

Vernal / McCoy Flats sits on rocky clay soil that drains fast. About 58% of this ground is rock fragments, so water runs through it faster than the soil type alone suggests. It dries quicker than plain clay. The soil type here is classified, but the exact drying speed is modeled from that classification rather than measured directly at this spot.

Vernal / McCoy Flats drains quicker than its soil type suggests, since about 58% of the ground is rock fragments. Its terrain holds water in low spots, which slows it.

Usually yes, and often sooner than the soil type alone suggests: much of the ground here is rock fragments, which drain fast. Rather than counting days, check the live verdict above: it already accounts for how much rain actually fell here and how fast this exact ground, with its slope and tree cover, gives back a firm, dry surface.

Yes. At 5,332 ft, Vernal / McCoy Flats typically sees winter snow and freeze-thaw that can pause riding. Loam flags a FROZEN state when the ground is snow-covered or frozen, then clears it as things thaw and dry.

Vernal / McCoy Flats sits at roughly 5,332 feet, faces mostly WSW, and averages a 2.7° grade with about 0% tree cover. That makes it an afternoon-sun network where mornings run tackier, and the gentle grade means it leaves low spots soft after storms. Loam models this exact ground against live weather rather than using one regional forecast.

The reliable season at Vernal / McCoy Flats runs late spring through fall: at around 5,332 feet it holds real winter snowpack, and freeze-thaw makes the shoulder seasons hit or miss. Loam flags FROZEN days and posts a live verdict, so the calendar never has to be the tiebreaker.