Winter conditions in Rocky Mountain National Park
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:07 am
I'm thinking of coming over to Denver, and mainly Rocky Mountain National Park to do some winter mountaineering at the end of April next year (I have a particular window at work!) I wondered what the conditions are typically like - I know it varies from year to year but I was looking more generally.
If I'm over from the UK for a week is there a real risk of a strom which could stop me hiking for a good part of the holiday? Or could I find access to roads up to Bear Lake / Horseshoe Meadows a problem - my understanding is they try to keep them open but I don't know how successfully...
Any help appreciated. Having been over before I'd love to do some winter stuff in RMNP but don't want to travel all that way to sit in a motel for a week or just stay on lower trails.
Excuse the question - I'm from the UK so have no idea what its like in winter in the Rockies. I've tried googling for information but its on the whole pretty general...
If I'm over from the UK for a week is there a real risk of a strom which could stop me hiking for a good part of the holiday? Or could I find access to roads up to Bear Lake / Horseshoe Meadows a problem - my understanding is they try to keep them open but I don't know how successfully...
Any help appreciated. Having been over before I'd love to do some winter stuff in RMNP but don't want to travel all that way to sit in a motel for a week or just stay on lower trails.
Excuse the question - I'm from the UK so have no idea what its like in winter in the Rockies. I've tried googling for information but its on the whole pretty general...