Tincup mud pit fix.

**Trails Report 5/19/25**

This report starts with a project: the Tincup mup pit on the St. Elmo side has been repaired. Watch all the work in the VLOG below

Medano Pass - Fully Open for 2025! (National Park Service)

Tincup Pass Gate - St. Elmo (Memorial Day Weekend Opening)

Marshall Pass Gate - Memorial Day Weekend

Wheeler Lake - open to V-notch with snow

Hayden Pass - Open to .5 miles of the summit. (Larry Teem)

Rampart Range - Open!

Kelly Flats - Open

Waunita Pass - Open! (Silver Plume General Store)

Fourmile North Gates - Open!, Sevenmile, Chubb Park, East Lenhardy Cutoff, 185D, and Aspen Ridge.

Bill Moore Lake - Open for 2.25 miles (no new report)

Spring Creek - Open for 2.5 miles (no new report)

Saxon Mountain - Open with rockfall near the top, could still be impassable for smaller rigs.

Clohesy Lake - Open for 2.88 miles with snow

Rimrocker Trail - Open!

Slaughterhouse (Bailey) - Open!

Deadhorse Gulche (Salida) - Open

Carnage Canyon - Open

Chinaman - Open

Northfork - Gate Open

Mt Princeton - Open for about 2.5 miles

Hancock Road - Open with snow to Townsite

Mineral Basin - Open for 6.3 miles with deep snow

Ptarmigan Lake - Open for 1 mile with deep snow

Grizzly Lake - Open for about 1.5 miles with snow

Pomeroy Lake - Open for about 1.5 miles with snow

Lost Canyon - Open for 8.3 miles

Homestake Road (Holy Cross access) - Gate Closed (May 21st)

Badger Flats - Open

Rainbow Falls - Open

North Divide/Rule Ridge - Open

Westcreek - Open

Texas Creek - Open

Penrose - Open

Yankee Hill - Open all the way through with snow

Hartman Rocks - Open

Seep Springs - Open

Oil Well Flats - Open

Phantom Canyon - Open

Shelf Road - Open

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5-8-25 Conditions Report

*Trails Update 5/8/25*

Mountain snow for the last 7 days, but we have several updates.

Ride along with us in the comments below.

Rampart Range - Open!

Waunita Pass - Open! (Silver Plume General Store)

Fourmile North Gates - Open!, Sevenmile, Chubb Park, East Lenhardy Cutoff, 185D, and Aspen Ridge.

Bill Moore Lake - Open for 2.25 miles

Spring Creek - Open for 2.5 miles

Clohesy Lake - Open for 2.88 miles with heavy snow

Rimrocker Trail - Open!

Slaughterhouse (Bailey) - Open!

Deadhorse Gulche (Salida) - Open

Carnage Canyon - Open

Chinaman - Open

Northfork - Closed until May 15th

Mt Princeton - Open for about 2.5 miles

Tincup - Gates Gate Closed (May 15th date, watch VLOG for update)

Hancock Road - Gate Closed (May 15th date)

Mineral Basin - Open for 6.3 miles with deep snow

Ptarmigan Lake - Open for .8 miles with deep snow

Marshall Pass - Gate Closed (Memorial Day Weekend)

Lost Canyon - Open for 8.3 miles

Homestake Road (Holy Cross access) - Gate Closed (May 21st)

Medano Pass - Gate closed at Castle Creek Picnic Area (2.5 miles)

Badger Flats - Open

Rainbow Falls - Open

North Divide/Rule Ridge - Open

Westcreek - Open

Texas Creek - Open

Penrose - Open

Yankee Hill - Open all the way through with snow

Hartman Rocks - Open

Seep Springs - Open

Oil Well Flats - Open

Phantom Canyon - Open

Shelf Road - Open

**Travel at your own risk. Do not go around snow, downed trees, or obstacles. These reports are accurate on the day posted. Snow recedes quickly in the early summer, and some roads could open beyond the report. Environmental conditions can change, and roads can become impassable at any time with spring snow**

4-28-25 Conditions Report

Snow continues to melt with a little moisture forecast for later this week.

Ride along with us in the comments below.

Rampart Range - Open!

Clohesy Lake - Open for 2.88 miles with heavy snow

Slaughterhouse (Bailey) - Open!

Carnage Canyon - Open

Chinaman - Open

Northfork - Closed until May 15th

Mt Princeton - Closed until May 15th

Tincup - Gates Gate Closed (May 15th date)

Hancock Road - Gate Closed (May 15th date)

Mineral Basin - Open for 6.3 miles with deep snow

Ptarmigan Lake - Open for .8 miles with deep snow

Fourmile North/South (BV) - Open and clear, but seasonal gates are still closed. (May 1st)

Marshall Pass - Gate Closed (Memorial Day Weekend)

Lost Canyon - Open for 8.3 miles

Homestake Road (Holy Cross access) - Gate Closed (May 21st)

Medano Pass - Gate closed at Castle Creek Picnic Area (2.5 miles)

Badger Flats - Open

Rainbow Falls - Open

North Divide/Rule Ridge - Open

Westcreek - Open

Texas Creek - Open

Penrose - Open

Yankee Hill - Open all the way through with snow

Hartman Rocks - Open

Seep Springs - Open

Oil Well Flats - Open

Phantom Canyon - Open

Shelf Road - Open

San Juans - See graphic in comments.

**Travel at your own risk. Do not go around snow, downed trees, or obstacles. These reports are accurate on the day posted. Snow recedes quickly in the early summer, and some roads could open beyond the report. Environmental conditions can change, and roads can become impassable at any time with spring snow**

4-18-25 Conditions Report

Clear Creek Reservoir (Chaffee) - Open water

Cottonwood Lake (Chaffee) - Open water

Town of Winfield - Open

Missouri Gulch Trailhead - Open

Clohesy Lake - Open for 2.88 miles with heavy snow

Slaughterhouse (Bailey) - Open!

Carnage Canyon - Open

Chinaman - Open

Tincup - Gates Gate Closed (May 15th date)

Hancock Road - Gate Closed (May 15th date)

Mineral Basin - Open for 5.5 miles

Fourmile North/South (BV) - Open and clear, but seasonal gates are still closed. (May 1st)

Marshall Pass - Gate Closed (Memorial Day Weekend)

Lost Canyon - Open for 8.6 miles

Homestake Road (Holy Cross access) - Gate Closed (May 21st)

Badger Flats - Open

Rainbow Falls - Open

North Divide/Rule Ridge - Open

Westcreek - Open

Texas Creek - Open

Penrose - Open

Yankee Hill - Open all the way through.

Hartman Rocks - Open

Seep Springs - Open

Oil Well Flats - Open

Phantom Canyon - Open

Shelf Road - Open

**Travel at your own risk. Do not go around snow, downed trees, or obstacles. These reports are accurate on the day posted. Snow recedes quickly in the early summer, and some roads could open beyond the report. Environmental conditions can change, and roads can become impassable at any time with spring snow**

4-11-25 Conditions Report

Trails Report, 4-11-25

Ride along with us in the video below.

Clear Creek Reservoir (Chaffee) - Open water.

Town of Winfield - Open

Missouri Gulch Trailhead - Open

Clohesy Lake - Open for 1.4 miles with heavy snow

Slaughterhouse (Bailey) - Gate still closed

Carnage Canyon - Open

Chinaman - Open

Tincup - Gates Gate Closed (May 15th date)

Hancock Road - Gate Closed (May 15th date)

Mineral Basin - Closed (April 15th date)

Fourmile North/South (BV) - Open and clear, but seasonal gates are still closed.

Homestake Road (Holy Cross access) - Gate Closed (May 21st)

Badger Flats - Open

Rainbow Falls - Open

North Divide/Rule Ridge - Open

Westcreek - Open

Texas Creek - Open

Penrose - Open

Yankee Hill - Open for use (not seasonally closed), deep snow on St. Mary's side

Hartman Rocks - Open

Seep Springs - Open

Oil Well Flats - Open

Phantom Canyon - Open

Shelf Road - Open

**Travel at your own risk. Do not go around snow, downed trees, or obstacles. These reports are accurate on the day posted. Snow recedes quickly in the early summer, and some roads could open beyond the report. Environmental conditions can change, and roads can become impassable at any time with spring snow**

Holy Cross Drainage Work

Have you driven the Holy Cross Trail? Would you take an excavator to French Creek? Follow along as we track a machine to French Creek and build drainage features to prevent water erosion and keep the creek in the channel. The CORE Trail Crew spent three days on the trail and accumulated several hundred volunteer hours to keep the trail in good condition and open into the future.

Trails Report 7/1/24

Lots of openings in the last three days. Watch the VLOG (comments) and ride along as we open 4 trails in 3 days.

Trail Updates:

Grizzly Lake - Open

Tincup Pass - Open over the top from St. Elmo (Mirror Lake too deep to cross)

Hancock Pass - Open

Pomeroy - Open

Hancock Lake - Open

Antero - Open to switchback (last report)

Baldwin - Open

Mineral Basin - Open

Ptarmigan Lake - Open to above treeline

Mt. Princeton - Open

Marshall Pass - Open

Clohesy Lake - Open Open

Lost Canyon - Open to end of MVUM

Tomichi - Open

Hayden Pass - Open

Cumberland - Open

Black Sage - Open

Waunita Pass - Open

West Alpine Tunnel - Construction Closure for Palisade Rebuild

Slaughterhouse (Bailey) - Open.

Spring Creek - Open.

Saxon Mountain - Open

Kelly Flats - Open

Medano Pass - Open

Kebler Pass - Open

Bill Moore - Open

Red Elephant - Open

Red Cone - Open

China Wall - Open

Holy Cross - Open

Wheeler Lake - Open

Georgia Pass - Open

Mosquito Pass - Open to top from Leadville, Alma side still blocked by snow