Trails Report #8 - 2023

Lots of trail info this week!

Mirror Lake still has some ice on it still and deep snow above the lake covering Tincup Pass. You can get to past the Williams Gulch Water tank on West Alpine Tunnel but it's blocked by snow below the damaged Palisade. Marshall Pass Gates are open, snow drift still at the summit. Hagerman Pass on the Leadville side is open for about 2 miles above the Windsor Lake Trailhead. Slide Lake is open to 11.300'. Hermit Pass is open to about 11,400' and blocked by deep snow. Cloverdale Mine is open to just past the cabins. Northfork is open and if can handle the deep snow like Mile-Hi you can get to Billings Lake.

Saxon Mountain is Open.

Holy Cross is still closed from 6/5 - 6/16 for road work.

Halfmoon Creek flow report is also attached!

Here are the trails we know are open:

Medano Pass - Open

Rampart Range - Open

Slaughterhouse - Open

Fourmile (BV) - Open

Bunce - Open

Kelly Flats - Open

Ironclads - Open

Switzerland - Open

Rainbow Falls - Open

Chinaman - Open

Carnage - Open

Mineral Basin - Open for about 6 miles

Aspen Ridge - Open

Clohesy Lake - Open to the meadow (end of MVUM)

Hagerman - Open for about 2 miles past Winsor Lake Trailhead (Leadville side)

Slide Lake - Open to about 11,300'

Lost Canyon - Open for 6 miles

Grizzly Lake - Open for about 2.5 miles

Mount Antero - Open to lower switchbacks

Tincup - Open for 4.5 miles (St. Elmo side); snow on the road after that point.

Hancock Townsite - Open

Hancock Pass - Open for .5 miles (St Elmo side), deep snow on road.

Northfork - Open, Open to Billings Lake with deep snow on the road.

Hayden Pass - Open

Weston Pass - Open to the top on the Fairplay side

Spring Creek - Open

Saxon Mountain - Open

Cascade Creek - Open

Champion Mill - Open to the mill, see flow report for creek

Iron Mike - Open to treeline

Cumberland Pass - Open to 11,200' on Tincup Side, Open 5.5 miles (Pitkin Side)

West Alpine Tunnel - Open 6 miles to past Williams Gulch Water Tank.

San Juans

Animas Forks - Open

Yankee Boy - Open

Cinnamon Pass - Open

Engineer - Open to top from Lake City Side

Ophir - Open to top on San Juan County Side

other plowing operations are underway; watch for updates.