2/29/2012 Posted On: 3/1/2012 By: richwill Info: Road is plowed and dry to ranger station. Parking area is plowed and accessable to any vehicle. | ||||
2/9/2012 Posted On: 2/11/2012 By: richwill Info: Longs Peak Road plowed & mostly clean all the way to rangers station. Accessable in any vehicle with decent tires. | ||||
4/23/2011 Posted On: 4/27/2011 By: mountainmicah83 Info: Ranger‘s Station parking lot was dry as were the roads leading to it. | ||||
3/2/2011 Posted On: 3/6/2011 By: Dancesatmoonrise Info: Plowed roads to plowed parking at the ranger station (TH.) We had the place to ourselves; parking was no issue. The trail was hard packed most of the way. We wore snowshoes but the track is firm, with the exception of some of the brush in the 11‘s. The boulderfield is dry. The approach to Cables has considerably more snow than we‘d seen in prior winter trip reports. The first eyebolt is under about four feet of snow. | ||||
9/26/2009 Posted On: 9/26/2009 By: Urban Snowshoer Info: Any recent snow and/or ice affects only higher up areas (12,000+ feet), so the trailhead should still be dry. | ||||
9/26/2009 Posted On: 9/26/2009 By: Urban Snowshoer Info: Previous posters have pointed out how quickly the parking lot fills up. Be mindful of where you park, as I‘ve been on at least on trip where the car got towed because it was parked in the wrong place--the rules do get enforced. | ||||
9/26/2009 Posted On: 9/26/2009 By: Urban Snowshoer Info: The trailhead will be dry this time of year. Previous posters have pointed out how quickly the parking lot fills up. If you arrive too late to find a park space--not hard to do--watch the no parking signs. I was on a trip when someone at NPS decided to enforce the no-parking zone and towed the car, so if you arrive too late to park in the lot, pay attention to which side of the road you‘re on. The last thing you want is to be tired and come back and learn you‘re car got towed. | ||||
11/23/2008 Posted On: 11/23/2008 By: Greenhouseguy Info: Zero snow at trailhead. Trail was absolutely dry up to the point that I turned off of the Longs Peak Trail towards the Eugenia Mine (9,450 feet). No snow all the way to the summit of Estes Cone (11,007 feet). | ||||
4/21/2007 Posted On: 4/21/2007 By: Scanner Info: Went some ways up the Longs Peak trail on Friday. Few bare patches of ground, mostly snow still. Don't need snowshoes, but trekking poles recommended as the snow is slippery in spots. Trail gets a little icy above the bridge. | ||||
11/25/2006 Posted On: 11/25/2006 By: Kiefer Info: As the TH is paved not much to report. The trail leading to treeline is hardpacked and ICY. You do not need snowshoes. Above treeline, the trail is snowblown with multiple bare spots again, snowshoes are not necessary. From the Chasm fork to Chasm Lake, snowshoes would be kind of nice to have but there are so many previous footprints, they really won't be necessary. Up to Granite Pass, the trail is pretty much the same. Snow and wind blown with bare patches. | ||||
8/28/2005 Posted On: 8/28/2005 By: CO Native Info: Unbelievably crowded TH. Paved to the end, but if you're not there by 5 a.m. you'll be parking back down the road a ways. |
