Ok, Monday snow did not happen. It’s been warm in Pagosa, but Pagosa Nordic grooms a place called Colman Park out by the airport. Karen Kvam reports they do a great job and had some Class 1 Fun this past weekend. (Coyote Hill is another spot a little further north of town).
This being a car trip weekend, maybe some folks would want to challenge the icy entrance to the West Fork; I found East Fork to be icy.
Fall Creek (FR 39) is an excellent Class 2 choice!
As Terri said, the gully approach to Lobo Overlook is icy and hardback. I’m going up today to check out the approach from the Pass itself that CAIC uses. (Skinning required on any approach to Lobo)
As Barry and others know, the forest and glades on slopes other than south are nearly always powder. And coordinating a car drop on the highway at the eastern side of Lobo is a great plan! (Class 3+)
For those of you that want to do some other route-finding, FR 725 is fun skinning off toward Treasure Peak. But you have to tolerate snowmobiles anywhere south of the highway.
Good news! Snow is forecast for the next couple of days🤞! I’ll send a new message late tomorrow.
Think Snow!
Bill White
Yes! Fall Creek is the pick of the hill for out-and-back, kick and glide or snowshoes. Crossed paths with Terri and Kevin; marvelous views, snow was soft enough to do some turns, beautiful sky.
Clouds moving in with some snow, they say. It has been warm up here and low elevation trails are icy. I’ll send out news of snow conditions post-storm, Tuesday!
Bill White
We went back to Fall Creek and skied an out and back, probably 5-6 miles. First 1/2 mile, the trail was a bit macerated and on the trip out, the actual snow was very nice but the track was a bit icy, with better conditions in the shade. On the trip back, the
snow had softened a bit, making the track less crusty. Beautiful day and beautiful skiing. For those of you coming next week, there is a bit of snow predicted, so maybe some nice conditions, but bring maxi glide, just in case!
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