# December ride at elevation

**URL:** https://bcadv.discourse.group/t/december-ride-at-elevation/754
**Category:** RIDE REPORTS
**Created:** [December 23, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://bcadv.discourse.group/t/december-ride-at-elevation/754 "2025-12-23T21:34:17Z")
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### Author: ![MattMcG617](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/bcadv.discourse.group/mattmcg617/32/2917_2.png) [@MattMcG617](https://bcadv.discourse.group/u/MattMcG617)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://bcadv.discourse.group/t/december-ride-at-elevation/754/1 "2025-12-23T21:34:17Z")

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22 December: Rode around Bunce school road near Peak to Peak, parachute hill, and some forest roads around Allenspark. Mostly tried to avoid the snow. Not a lot of it which was nice. No surprises that the gate to Johnny Park was closed.

If you’re planning on riding up that way, there is SOME snow but mostly avoidable for the sections I rode. Keep in mind temperatures are 10-20 degrees colder up at that elevation compared to Boulder / Longmont.

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Picture is my T7 with Mt Meeker in the background.

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### Author: ![mulebarn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/bcadv.discourse.group/mulebarn/32/23_2.png) [@mulebarn](https://bcadv.discourse.group/u/mulebarn)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://bcadv.discourse.group/t/december-ride-at-elevation/754/2 "2025-12-23T23:54:49Z")

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Crazy / amazing / man we need moisture.

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### Author: ![jcurry](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/bcadv.discourse.group/jcurry/32/1119_2.png) [@jcurry](https://bcadv.discourse.group/u/jcurry)
#### Post date: [December 24, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://bcadv.discourse.group/t/december-ride-at-elevation/754/3 "2025-12-24T00:19:53Z")

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Rode Rampart yesterday (22nd). Great conditions with very minor ice in just a few locations.

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### Author: ![309](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/bcadv.discourse.group/309/32/133_2.png) [@309](https://bcadv.discourse.group/u/309)
#### Post date: [December 24, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://bcadv.discourse.group/t/december-ride-at-elevation/754/4 "2025-12-24T16:24:38Z")

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I also rode the foothills yesterday. I wanted to test some cold weather gear but it was too warm even at elevation. I HATE winter and look forward to retirement as I plan to never be cold again but this is just weird. I’ve been in Colorado over 20 years and have never been able to ride dirt the week of Xmas.

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### Author: ![mulebarn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/bcadv.discourse.group/mulebarn/32/23_2.png) [@mulebarn](https://bcadv.discourse.group/u/mulebarn)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://bcadv.discourse.group/t/december-ride-at-elevation/754/5 "2025-12-25T17:17:01Z")

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Yeah dude, weird times.

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### Author: ![309](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/bcadv.discourse.group/309/32/133_2.png) [@309](https://bcadv.discourse.group/u/309)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2025, 5:46am UTC](https://bcadv.discourse.group/t/december-ride-at-elevation/754/6 "2025-12-27T05:46:25Z")

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Weirdness continues. Did a little loop of Fourmile, Switzerland, Gold Hill and back to Fourmile. Zero snow. There was a lot of crap on the trail though.

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### Author: ![mulebarn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/bcadv.discourse.group/mulebarn/32/23_2.png) [@mulebarn](https://bcadv.discourse.group/u/mulebarn)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://bcadv.discourse.group/t/december-ride-at-elevation/754/7 "2025-12-27T16:10:49Z")

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@Paulo and I rode up past Gold Hill toward P2P, but were turned back a few days ago due to an ice sheet that was probably 100m long. It was right at the top of Gold Hill Rd. before you start dropping back down to P2P. Otherwise everything was dry and dusty.