SOB Hill

We went down SOB hill in the dark and the rain. Several boulders have moved into the trail. Most are loose and 3/4 of the way down is a ‘can opener’ boulder with paint and scratches on it that will open door skin if you slip to the right going past. This hill is by far harder than anything on Holy Cross. Going up this hill even dry I would rank as a 9/10. Not sure why people are calling this a 5/10 medium trail as this 800’ of hill is unclimbable when wet with fully locked Dana 60s on aired down 37” MTRs, I tried. Not sure what these people before us were driving to continue these mild ratings but this trail is steep, slippery and full of loose 2 to 3 foot tall boulders. This should Not be a blue trail and rating needs to be raised.

Tree on the less technical fork was still there. The only way to complete is to travel up or down the very steep rocky fork. We approached from the south and tried the left fork but it was blocked and not much space to turn around. Was able to complete trail by going down rocky fork

Tree obstruction removed. First hill from north side getting real technical with rocks, I’d give it a 6 rating and the rest of the trail a 3 to 4

Large downed tree about a 1/4-1/2 mile from entrance near middle forks river