Snowy. Are 300 inches enough for you? Snowfall might be a little less than that in some spots in the Snowies but you'll find the light, dry champagne powder the Snowy Range is famous far spread all over this range of mountains. And put away those fears that it will all be tracked up by the time you get there because there are so many parks and pockets of snow that it would be near impossible for every flake to be tracked up.
Range. Riding starts about 7,000 feet and climbs to 11,000 feet (if you've got the horsepower and necessary nerve for the tippy tops of the mountains. The riding is challenging in some of the chutes and drainages that cover the Snowies, but there is an abundance of more benign riding spots where emerging riders can hone their skills on the way up to tackling the Widow Maker.
For the third year in a row, the Snowy Range finds itself in the top five of the Top 15 Trails in the West. That's some pretty good staying power.
Last year the Snowy Range was helped by a nice helping of snow, one of the bright spots in the West when it came to the white stuff. We had a great ride in early April, right after a snow storm. And we hear folks rode well into April this past Spring.
One more thing about the "Range" part of the name. For Midwesterners taking the southern route (Interstate 80 as opposed to I 90) to the West, the Snowy Range would be the first big mountain range they come to. Some never make it any farther. They unload, find out how good it is and stay and ride the Snowies. And they return again and again.