best trails?

Lived in CO before. I know there's cool stuff nearby.
Visiting UT right now. Remembering doing Black Bear and Imogene, it was 6hr west.
Which means, it's 6hr east from me in Utah. Same damn drive. With good old gas prices going up soon as you get out there middle of nowhere at the base of those mountains.
That a lil 3gal tank will make no difference of, only a big expensive secondary gas tank if they even make one.

Looking at doing the Alpine Loop but staying longer. Black Bear and Imogene again, if weather clears up (hopefully) and more stuff there. I recall it includes Poughkeepsie Gulch and Engineer Pass.

Anyone here have a comprehensive list? I think it's like 7 trails.
I will research it.
There's a book that lists them. Not sure if the nav apps do. I'll have to update mine and try to use them this time.
Used an old Garmin car GPS good enough to route you to the store but up there it was bad.
From Black Bear to Imogene had me drive all the way *around* Imogene (hour) to start up from the end going backwards...

 

Opening will not be early this year. Skied across the Colorado trail above Molas yesterday with the snow at 4’ down at the parking lot and 10’ at 12,000. USFS motorized map will show all the trails or an app like OnX or Gaia GPS

 

I really enjoyed Stony Pass a few years ago. We plan on doing Yankee Boy Basin this summer.

 

oh yeah and Ophir Pass

which I guess is apparently covered in snow right now then...

Black Bear last time I did in summer
it's been a long winter

 

CORE's FB page:


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Deep snow holding at 10,700' in Central Colorado. You will start seeing snow on roads at 10,100' around Buena Vista. Watch the most recent trail report s d 4 Here are the trails we know are open:
Modano Pass - Open to 4th Creek Crossing (West side, 6.4 miles - Park Service Report)
Rampart Range - Open
Slaughterhouse - Open
Fourmile (BV) - Open
Bunce - Open
Kelly Flats - Open
Ironclads - Open
Switzerland - Open
Rainbow Falls - Open
Chinaman - Open
Carnage - Open
Mineral Basin - Open for 3.5 miles
Aspen Ridge - Open
Clohey Lake - Open for 1.25 miles
Lost Canyon - Open for 6 miles
Grizzly Lake - Open for .5 miles
Mount Antero - Ice flow at .5 miles
Tincup - Open for .75 miles, deep snow beyond that point.
Hancock - Open 1.5 miles with some snow, deep snow beyond that point.
San Juans
Animas Forks - Open from Silverton
Camp Bird - Open
Yankee Boy - Open to 11,000'
other plowing operations are underway; watch for updates.
https://youtu.be/isSTQL1-9Gs