Backcountry Nordic Skiing – Zimmerman Lake to Meadows Trail

Trip

Backcountry Nordic Skiing – Zimmerman Lake to Meadows Trail

  • Sun, Jan 26, 2025
  • Northern Colorado
  • Backcountry Nordic Skiing
  • Adults
  • Easy B
  • Easy
  • Mileage: 6.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 750 ft

Carpool details will be sent out via email a week or two before the trip.  This trip does require a car shuttle.

We will leave a car at the Meadows trailhead and begin the ski from the Zimmerman Lake trailhead. We will ski up to the lake on an old logging road. Although I have done this without skins, it is much easier and requires much less energy to use at least kicker skins. At the lake we will ski a very nice trail that goes around the lake. We will then continue the trip by skiing down the Meadows trail. Depending on snow conditions, we will ski some nice downhill runs. If there hasn't been some recent fresh snow, sections of the trail can be icy. We will continue down the trail and before we cross Long Draw Road, there are some nice powder runs we can ski if we/you want. We will then continue down the trail, crossing Long Draw Road and continuing to the Meadows trailhead.

Route/Place

Zimmerman Lake to Meadows Trail


Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

10 Essentials, Backcountry Nordic Skis

Trip Reports