The Ridge Route area has been hit by very heavy rainfall over the past few days. Over the last three days alone (as of 1400 on 2/5/2024), per Los Angeles County rain gauges, Sandberg has had 3.74 inches of precipitation and the Castaic Powerplant has had 5.39 inches of precipitation. Other reports estimate up to 7-10 inches in the area. Most of this fell from Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon. We are expecting heavy damage along the roadway with multiple slides at this time. The hardest hit area is between Reservoir Summit and the National Forest Inn site.
At this time, we do have not been able to inspect the roadway due to the ongoing storm. We anticipate being able to go up there as soon as the 10th or 11th. So far, the weather looks to improve toward the 17th, which is our first planned CUTRR event this year. If the weather is good for that weekend, we will need all the help we can get. Further updates will be posted as soon as we can.
