In the 10x times I've been up there, I always see a Subie up there. And (just about) every time I say to myself "I would not bring a Subie up here".herdbull wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 5:17 pmWell, there was a Subie at the upper TH so......terribletigzy wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 8:12 amThanks for the information, much appreciated! How was the quality of the road? I'm debating If I want to brave my way up to rainbow trailhead or just start from the lower trailhead.herdbull wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2023 5:40 pm The road is clear of snow to the upper TH. Past the gate it is quite wet in spots but you won't hit snow until about .4 miles from where the Humboldt pack trail branches off. The road from here is all heavy wet snow with a lot of postholing. Above 11,000' expect anywhere from 1-3 feet of snow. This was on 5/24/23.
South Colony Lakes conditions
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That's one of the axioms of Colorado: No matter how rugged the road, someone will somehow drive a Subaru up it.
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The Subaru I saw up there last year popped a tire on the way up and made it to the upper TH on a donut spare! Hate to pop that donut on the way down
