Average Snowpack Passable Dates When do Colorado Trail segments normally become snowpack passable? Here at the CT Foundation, we have studied this carefully. Below you’ll see the Average Melt-Off Dates…
Bill ManningMay 3, 2022
Posted April 1, 2021 - SNOWPACK MELT DATES are unpredictable. A frequently asked question is, “When is the snowpack going to be melted off The Colorado Trail?” There is no…
Bill ManningApril 1, 2021
Posted June 30, 2020 - Snowpack 2020 ... All Passable as of June 30 SNOWPACK FINAL TUESDAY JUNE 30, 2020 (Summary: Entire CT including the Collegiate West is 'Snowpack Passable.'…
Bill ManningJune 30, 2020
Posted June 23, 2020 - HOW MUCH SNOW REMAINS? It is hard telling at this time of year how much snow is still on all the different portions of The…
Bill ManningJune 23, 2020
Posted February 18, 2020, and this remains true every year... Suppose you’re planning to travel a lengthy distance on the CT this summer. When should you start? Our suggestion for…
Bill ManningFebruary 18, 2020
Conditions 2019 July 2 - Guesswork here. Building on recent blog posts, these guesses are based on user reports, etc. “Passable” refers to remaining snowpack and indicates that enough has…
Bill ManningJuly 2, 2019
Snowpack Conditions 2019 June 25 - Guesswork based on user reports follows. “Passable” relates to remaining snowpack and that enough has melted to no longer be overly arduous or hazardous,…
Bill ManningJune 25, 2019
Snowpack Conditions 2019 June 18 - Segs 1-5 PASSABLE (tiny snow remains) Seg 6-10 not passable (lengthy & deep snow up high) Seg 11 PASSABLE Segs 12-13 not passable (snow…
Bill ManningJune 18, 2019
Snowpack Conditions 2019 June 11 - The melt is on! More segments have become passable. The end-to-end CT segments we consider snow passable are Segments 1, 2, 3, 4 (yes…
Bill ManningJune 11, 2019
