Colorado · Cross-country skiing

Dirty Socks Connector Road

Dirty Socks Connector RoadPhoto: John Sowell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1.1 mi
distance
246 ft
climb
8,162 ft
high point
Easy
difficulty
Jun–Sep
best months

Dirty Socks Connector Road is a short, easy cross-country ski route on Bureau of Land Management land in Colorado's Gunnison Field Office, about 1.1 miles long with a total elevation gain of 246 feet. The road rises from a low point of 7,902 feet to a high of 8,162 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.7 miles in, with a 7% grade. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Gunnison, which sits about 540 feet lower, show January highs around 26°F with lows near -6°F, while July and August run warmer, with highs in the upper 70s and lows in the low 40s. Powerline Connector Road lies just 0.1 mile away, and the Skyline and Sky Line mountain biking routes are within half a mile. Climbers can head to Hartman Rocks, about 1.7 miles off.

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Dirty Socks Connector Road

    Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      26° / -6°

      7 wet

    2. Feb

      30° / 1°

      6 wet

    3. Mar

      44° / 14°

      5 wet

    4. Apr

      56° / 23°

      5 wet

    5. May

      66° / 30°

      6 wet

    6. Jun

      76° / 36°

      6 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 44°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      77° / 43°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 34°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      60° / 22°

      6 wet

    11. Nov

      44° / 11°

      5 wet

    12. Dec

      28° / -3°

      7 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gunnison 3sw, CO, 3.5 mi away at 7,622 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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