A quick summary

Town of Breckenridge has a list of trails and their conditions that are managed by the Town. This does not include county trails. Please visit http://friendsofbrecktrails.org

Meantime, for April 2012: This year will be nothing like last year. Trails are drying at a fast pace, but keep in mind that not only are trails on the shady side of a valley going to be muddy, they will be snowpacked. If you HAVE to ride these trails, ride them in the early AM when it’s below freezing. That way you won’t leave tracks. Do NOT ride around mud bogs. Go through them. Use your best judgment here. If you find a lot of mud, just turn around.

Trails in the northern part of County, Oro Grande, Tenderfoot, are very dry and very rideable. Blair Witch is not there yet. Neither are the Flumes nor Turks trail or even most of the B&B.

The dry conditions are not going to last with the latest weather indicating storms the second week of April that could dump significant snow. Famous last words, but now that we’re putting away our skis (or some of us are going to the backcountry!), the snow usually plays tricks and comes back.

So if that happens: Fruita, Moab, Buena Vista, Salida, Front Range. Be kind to the trails, head to the dry trails, and post pictures on our Facebook page.