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Old December 6th 03, 03:28 AM
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Default Backcountry Suggestions Near Steamboat Springs?

Will be visiting Colorado after Xmas and may have an opportunity to do some
light bc touring within, say, a 50 mile radius of Steamboat Springs. Could
anybody recommend some general areas--not looking for extreme stuff or your
secret place, just some pointers so I can start studying the topos and go
out for a day or so. Not looking for an avalanche study either. Thanks.

TFJ


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Old December 7th 03, 04:30 PM
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Rabbit Ears Pass area - for general touring or a round trip to Rabbit Ears
Peak. Be prepared to share the area with snowmobilers.

Other suggestions:
the Hahns Peak area (north of Steamboat) and Dunckley Pass area (south)

A bit farther than 50 miles but still worth the trip would be the Cameron
Pass area along state highway 14 near Walden.
A few suggestions the
Zimmerman lake and
Lake Agnes
Montgomery Pass


I found some trail lists on Wildernet at URL:
http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/are...st&CU_ID= 127

Select "Cross-country Skiing" on the first drop down menu for a list of
other areas within 50 miles of Steamboat.

There is also an excellent guide (unfortunately out of print but still
obtainable through Amazon) that describes many tours in the Rabbit Ears Pass
and Cameron Pass areas - Skiing Colorado's Backcountry - Northern Mountains,
Trails and Tours, by Brian Litz & Kurt Lankford (1989).

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Will be visiting Colorado after Xmas and may have an opportunity to do

some
light bc touring within, say, a 50 mile radius of Steamboat Springs.

Could
anybody recommend some general areas--not looking for extreme stuff or

your
secret place, just some pointers so I can start studying the topos and go
out for a day or so. Not looking for an avalanche study either.



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Old December 9th 03, 12:38 PM
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Thanks a lot! This is all I need to start following up.

TFJ
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Rabbit Ears Pass area - for general touring or a round trip to Rabbit Ears
Peak. Be prepared to share the area with snowmobilers.

Other suggestions:
the Hahns Peak area (north of Steamboat) and Dunckley Pass area (south)

A bit farther than 50 miles but still worth the trip would be the Cameron
Pass area along state highway 14 near Walden.
A few suggestions the
Zimmerman lake and
Lake Agnes
Montgomery Pass


I found some trail lists on Wildernet at URL:

http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/are...st&CU_ID= 127

Select "Cross-country Skiing" on the first drop down menu for a list of
other areas within 50 miles of Steamboat.

There is also an excellent guide (unfortunately out of print but still
obtainable through Amazon) that describes many tours in the Rabbit Ears

Pass
and Cameron Pass areas - Skiing Colorado's Backcountry - Northern

Mountains,
Trails and Tours, by Brian Litz & Kurt Lankford (1989).

wrote in message
news:Z%bAb.441403$Fm2.439271@attbi_s04...
Will be visiting Colorado after Xmas and may have an opportunity to do

some
light bc touring within, say, a 50 mile radius of Steamboat Springs.

Could
anybody recommend some general areas--not looking for extreme stuff or

your
secret place, just some pointers so I can start studying the topos and

go
out for a day or so. Not looking for an avalanche study either.





 




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