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Priest & Trout Lake

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Basic Snowshoe – Priest & Trout Lake

This nordic area is south of Telluride and is groomed. There are multiple loops to explore off the historic Galloping Goose rails to trails railroad line and Priest Lake. Brenda Leach will lead the XC skiers and Anne Keil will lead the snowshoers.

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Brenda Leach
Brenda Leach
Primary Leader
  • Fri, Jan 20, 2023
  • Western Slope
  • Nordic Skiing, Snowshoeing
  • Basic
  • Adults
  • Easy
  • Easy
  • Mileage: 3.0 mi

NOTE: Read the Leader's Notes below. Meet at the northwest corner of the Looney Bean parking lot in Montrose for an 8:30am departure. For those in the Ridgway area, meet at 9am at the parking lot by Hartwell Park. We will all caravan to the Priest Lake area from there.

NOTE: We skied at the Divide Ranch Golf Course close to Ridgway due to weather and avalanche concerns close to Lizard Head Pass.

Note this trip is >6 hours drive from Denver. There is a donation box at the parking area if you want to support their grooming efforts. Brenda's group will ski the easy to intermediate rated XC trails and the mileage may be more than 5. Anne will lead the snowshoers on a 5 mile loop rated easy.  

Route/Place

Priest & Trout Lake

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Ten essentials, extra layers.

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