Getting to steamboat...help

[zoombyu]

Planning a trip to Steamboat Springs right after Christmas. We will be coming down from the Northeast and google shows to go to Laramie, WY and then to Harmony, WY and then on 230/127 to Walden, CO and then take 14 over to 40 into Steamboat Springs.

My question is are all these roads kept open in the winter or do I need to plan a different route? Thanks guys.

 

[tmk50]

Planning a trip to Steamboat Springs right after Christmas. We will be coming down from the Northeast and google shows to go to Laramie, WY and then to Harmony, WY and then on 230/127 to Walden, CO and then take 14 over to 40 into Steamboat Springs.

My question is are all these roads kept open in the winter or do I need to plan a different route? Thanks guys.

They are kept open - weather permitting.

You should be fine unless there is a good storm. Then you would be OK with the wait since the snow the next day would be outstanding

 

[PJ-Hunter]

Don't drive after 6pm or before 7am. Those roads are generally just maintained during the day. Watch out for Moose.

And that is the HEAVIEST sig line I have ever seen.

 

[jwentzer]

PJ's Correct

PJ hit in on the head. NO road maintenance from basically sundown to sun up. This isn't a problem unless it's snowing and blowing. The Walden area has a ton of moose around in that area. Moose for some odd reason like roadways at night. Be careful and enjoy. Maybe see you on the mountain....looks like I just have to look for a bunch of Yammies stuck in the snow.

 

[bushy]

That's the way to go.

 

[MetallicTA96]

And that is the HEAVIEST sig line I have ever seen.[/QUOTE]

haha

 

[Qreiff]

^^ha ha and I raise you a HA!

 

[zoombyu]

Thanks for the info everyone. And you'll just have to watch for 1 Yamaha, a white Apex.

 

[Dogmeat]

Planning a trip to Steamboat Springs right after Christmas. We will be coming down from the Northeast and google shows to go to Laramie, WY and then to Harmony, WY and then on 230/127 to Walden, CO and then take 14 over to 40 into Steamboat Springs.

My question is are all these roads kept open in the winter or do I need to plan a different route? Thanks guys.

Yes, the road from Laramie WY to Walden CO is open during the winter. If you guys are coming from that far away I'd seriously consider coming through Denver then hitting up Rabbit Ears first, then heading north to the snowies and/or madres from there. There are basically 4 really good riding areas within about ~75 miles of each other right there, and if you are coming from afar it'd be a cool trip to try and hit all 4 of them. You could hit RE first, then north routte (north of steamboat lake .. hog park, etc) ... . then the madres, then hit the snowies on your way back home.

 

[bucky919]

Yes, the road from Laramie WY to Walden CO is open during the winter. If you guys are coming from that far away I'd seriously consider coming through Denver then hitting up Rabbit Ears first, then heading north to the snowies and/or madres from there. There are basically 4 really good riding areas within about ~75 miles of each other right there, and if you are coming from afar it'd be a cool trip to try and hit all 4 of them. You could hit RE first, then north routte (north of steamboat lake .. hog park, etc) ... . then the madres, then hit the snowies on your way back home.

Ya we are headed to steamboat first, to ride with one of my friends, then we'll take it from there, whether we ride a couple more days in CO or head back into WY, we'll c what the snow does...

 

[Pertzbro]

Ill be riding the steamboat area that same time frame, probably not the Rabbit Ears area though, more the northern SLO area.

 

[zoombyu]

Anybody know how the snow is in this area right now?

 

[PJ-Hunter]

Anybody know how the snow is in this area right now?

As a local, I can tell you it sucks. I live 20 miles away and every sled that comes from I70 rolls through the town where I live. I have seen a handful of totaled sleds and some pretty decent insurance claims on trailers.

I haven't ridden and for good reason. I don't enjoy minimal snow nor do I enjoy trashing my sled. We have not had any decent snowfall in four weeks and it has been very cold, making what is up there quite sugary. The only decent snowfall (honestly) has been in Southern Colorado.

There have been good reports but they have been coming in from flatland folks who think that 20-30" base (not fresh) is epic. And I mean no offense by that either. If I were a rider and wanting to travel to RE/Buff to ride, I'd either re-route my trip to somewhere else or reschedule it. Heck, even the Snowies suck bad and I got that from a guy that doesn't ride anywhere but the Snowies.

 

[zoombyu]

As a local, I can tell you it sucks. I live 20 miles away and every sled that comes from I70 rolls through the town where I live. I have seen a handful of totaled sleds and some pretty decent insurance claims on trailers.

I haven't ridden and for good reason. I don't enjoy minimal snow nor do I enjoy trashing my sled. We have not had any decent snowfall in four weeks and it has been very cold, making what is up there quite sugary. The only decent snowfall (honestly) has been in Southern Colorado.

There have been good reports but they have been coming in from flatland folks who think that 20-30" base (not fresh) is epic. And I mean no offense by that either. If I were a rider and wanting to travel to RE/Buff to ride, I'd either re-route my trip to somewhere else or reschedule it. Heck, even the Snowies suck bad and I got that from a guy that doesn't ride anywhere but the Snowies.

First of all, no offense taken even though I'm a flatland rider myself. I have done my share of moutain riding over the last 5 years so I know what kind of snow conditions there can be. I don't ride a 174" to be hitting rocks and trees in the shallow snow, I like it deep. Thanks for all the info provided, and I'd appreciate if you'd keep me updated on the conditions. Don't really want to drive all the way and then have little to no snow. Thanks again.