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Show LaSsI llsniifein leads Major Huh! Obstacle Roads in the LaSal mountains moun-tains will provide one of the major obstacles to a successful suc-cessful deer hunt this year according to Forest Service officials. The recent storms on the mountain' which on Fishev Point cut down between eight and ten inches of snow, have muddied the roads and in some cases made them Ell but impassiable. Reports to the TT have said that the ground has not frozen and is wet and this is causing many of the problems. The ioop road, which has been under construction this fall is or e of the worst to try to travel, according to officials. of-ficials. Some motorists have been attempting to travel this doing a great deal of damage to the surface. The north end of the moun-tain moun-tain is also one of those ar- eas where travel is not very safe because of road conditions. condi-tions. Roads in to the higher high-er areas of the mountain will probably require a four-wheel four-wheel drive unit to make a successful trip. As tf Monday, the snow level was about 8000 feet with considerable melting occurring at that elevation. Hunters are warned to expect ex-pect bad roads and weather for the forthcoming weekend They ore urged to have chains, spare tires, extra gasoline, a shovel and plenty of warm clothing with them when 1'ney begin their hunt. |