Colorado · Cross-country skiing

Loppet'S Trail

Loppet'S TrailPhoto: Eric Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.9 mi
distance
67 ft
climb
8,702 ft
high point
Easy
difficulty
Jun–Aug
best months

Loppet's Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Colorado, about 0.9 miles long and rising about 67 feet from a low point of 8,619 feet to a high of 8,702 feet. The nearest town is Elkdale, about 3.5 miles away. The trail is a gentle outing, with the steepest stretch at about 0.37 miles in, where the grade reaches 3 percent. It is an easy option for a short ski, and the climb is minimal, with only about 67 feet of gain over the course of the route. Winter is the natural season for cross-country skiing here. Typical averages from the nearby Fraser weather station, at a similar elevation, show January highs around 31°F with lows near -1°F, while June and July run in the low to mid 70s. The station sits about 140 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the trail may run slightly cooler. Loppet and Slim Jim, two other cross-country ski routes, both lie about 0.1 mile away. The Grand County / Fraser Valley climbing area is about 1.8 miles off, and St. Louis Creek Campground is about 6.2 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Aug

    Best time to visit Loppet'S Trail

    Best months: June–August. 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

      31° / -1°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      34° / 2°

      10 wet

    3. Mar

      43° / 11°

      9 wet

    4. Apr

      51° / 20°

      8 wet

    5. May

      62° / 27°

      7 wet

    6. Jun

      72° / 33°

      6 wet

    7. Jul

      77° / 38°

      9 wet

    8. Aug

      74° / 37°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      68° / 29°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      56° / 21°

      7 wet

    11. Nov

      41° / 10°

      8 wet

    12. Dec

      31° / -1°

      10 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fraser, CO, 6.8 mi away at 8,560 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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