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Colorado locals: Is there any snow left in RMNP

Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:02 am
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18946 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:02 am
It seems like ya'll had a snowy spring and cooler summer...how's RMNP looking? And Pikes Peak?

Heading there next Wednesday.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98190 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:03 am to
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18946 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:06 am to
I look at that often

I want reports. What does Tyndall Glacier look like? Mount Ida?

That one shot from the Alpine Visitor Center doesn't tell the whole story!
I'm weird. I know.
Posted by windhammontanatigers
windham-stanford, montana
Member since Nov 2009
4993 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:07 am to
Posted by LSUvegasbombed
Red Stick
Member since Sep 2013
15464 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:21 am to
Just got back Tuesday from the Rockies (Breckenridge & Estes Park)

There is snow but not to ski or snowboard by any means. Mainly little patches to stop and walk in and throw a snowball at someone
Posted by wheelr
Member since Jul 2012
5147 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:40 am to
Try the reports here:
LINK /

Posted by Pectus
Internet
Member since Apr 2010
67302 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:40 am to
Yes. Way up high though.
Posted by b87
Member since Nov 2014
46 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:50 am to
Getting married in Estes Park in the fall. Went for a short trip Memorial Day weekend. The last morning we were there we woke up to 29 degree temps and then was welcomed back to LA by 90 degree temps that afternoon in NOLA.
Posted by BallCoachinFool
Member since Dec 2012
2133 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:50 am to
Butte still has a lot of snow. Buddy is up hiking with his family and has send a few pictures with significant amount of snow still on the ground.
Posted by LSUvegasbombed
Red Stick
Member since Sep 2013
15464 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:53 am to
quote:

Getting married in Estes Park in the fall


Estes was so awesome!
Posted by b87
Member since Nov 2014
46 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:56 am to
I know Trail Ridge Road didnt open back up until late May or early June because of all the snow. When we were there in May the local news station was showing one of the ski areas open and said it would probably remain open until mid-June.
Posted by Xenophon
Aspen
Member since Feb 2006
40923 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:11 am to
I hiked Indian Peaks last week. Plenty of snow still on the ground.
Posted by LSUvegasbombed
Red Stick
Member since Sep 2013
15464 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:28 am to
quote:

Trail Ridge Road


its open now
Posted by LSUShock
Kansas
Member since Jun 2014
4917 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:45 am to
I hiked up to Dream Lake and Emerald Lake last Friday. Not much snow, but definitely some on the ground as we made our way up and more even higher. Great trip. I really enjoyed it.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18946 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:59 am to
Thanks for the info. We're doing Glacier Gorge to Mills Lake back to Dream/Nymph and Bear Lake.

Then Mt. Ida from Milner Pass (different day)

It's gonna be great!
Posted by lsuguy84
CO
Member since Feb 2009
19671 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:43 pm to
I would check the webcams. Be careful on the drive up if you plan to make it. It has been unseasonably wet this year. We have afternoon showers more often than not. I made the trip up there in June and it was 29...I wore shorts and a thin hood t-shirt up to Pike's Peak. It may not be weather you are used to. It's a dry cold so it's not like 40 and humid and you wear 2 layers of clothes. If you drive and don't use the COG train I would wear jeans and a hoody so you can stay longer. You won't feel miserable. Some parts of the summit were closed due to how much rain and snow we took but it looks nice now. I plan to make the drive up there by myself soon. I live about 20 minutes away but we took the COG because my son lives trains. Have fun and let us know how you like it I can see the summit of Pike's Peak beatifully from my porch in Woodland Park. It looks nice up there lol
Posted by lsuguy84
CO
Member since Feb 2009
19671 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:51 pm to
Also, I highly recommend taking a trip around to Helen Hunt Falls and North Cheyenne Canon Park. It's magnificnent. It's probably 30 minutes around back into Colorado Springs. Pikes Peak is breath taking, but using the time to go back down and around into Cheyenne Canon Park, you will thank me. It's absolutely beautiful and a different view of the same mountain range.
Posted by lsuguy84
CO
Member since Feb 2009
19671 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:53 pm to
It's actually 24 minutes by the way....well worth it
Posted by lsuguy84
CO
Member since Feb 2009
19671 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:58 pm to
Garden of the gods is free too by the way...don't leave my area without seeing all of our free wonders. You will pass both on the way to Pike's Peak. They're all within twenty minutes of each other. So glad I left Slidell for this lol
Posted by auzach91
Marietta, GA
Member since Jan 2009
40255 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:10 pm to
Garden of the gods is great. I love colorado. Hope to move out there one day.
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