Moffatt Tunnel – PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 22:51:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-fav-ico-160x160.jpg Moffatt Tunnel – PMags.com https://pmags.com 32 32 81463906 Exploratory Skiing https://pmags.com/exploratory-skiing https://pmags.com/exploratory-skiing#respond Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:04:00 +0000 https://pmags.com/january-5th-and-6th-exploratory-skiing Exploratory Skiing

I wanted to explore something different on skis. Rather than go to places I know well, I wanted to see something a little off the beaten ski path.

My original plan on January 5th was to go to Mammoth Gulch. I last went there in winter 2002. I don't remember much about the area and I was curious to see if ski skills have improved in six years.

Well, we pulled up to the area to see NO PARKING signs everywhere! A lot different than a few years ago. And what we thought was public parking is apparently off limits, too. (Courtesy of verbal notice from a Gilpin county deputy).

So we made a decision; we did an exploratory tour up Moffat (Rollins Pass) Road.

This road leads to Rollins Pass on the Continental Divide. A popular jeep road partway and a popular mountain bike route for up and over the divide to Winter Park as well.

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