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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…
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…
Snowpack Conditions 2019 June 4 - Deep snow still exists along much of The Colorado Trail. But warmer weather has arrived, including mountain lows above freezing, and the snow is…
Snowpack Conditions 2019 May 28 - Unusual winter-like conditions still exist along much of The Colorado Trail. Another snowstorm came through last week and temperatures remain unusually cool, slowing the…
Snowpack Conditions 2019 May 21 - We’re upbeat about the 2019 trail season for The Colorado Trail. CT travelers will experience great adventure, likely enhanced by this season’s unusual challenges…
Snowpack Conditions 2019 May 14 - Mid May now and another portion of The Colorado Trail has become snowpack “passable,” meaning it has melted enough to where it is not…
Snowpack Conditions 2019 April 30 - Though Segments 1, 2 and 3 have been passable (snow free) for weeks now, today’s April/May snowstorm might make them impassable again, as up…
Posted April 23, 2019 - It’s late April and snowpack questions about The Colorado Trail are becoming more numerous. Recent CTF blogs have discussed some of the related aspects including…
Posted April 16, 2019 - Given that it’s mid-April now, it is impossible to know for sure all the ways this spring’s super-deep snowpack, averaging around 150% of average, will…