Mt. Bierstadt in december

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Mt. Bierstadt in december

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Does anyone know the kind of conditions up on bierstadt right now?
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Snowy?
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Cold
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Seriously though you can check out weather for a nearby similar environment at the Tundra cam http://instaar.colorado.edu/tundracam/large.php

Also the Michigan Creek and Jackwhacker (personally my favorite name for a site) Snotel sites are decent indicators for conditions in that area.http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snotel/sno ... 7&state=co

Plus you can always check the CAIC site for avy conditions and forecasting for the front range. http://avalanche.state.co.us/index.php
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Re: Mt. Bierstadt in december

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See my post from the 19th, it probably hasn't changed too much...
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Re: Mt. Bierstadt in december

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Looking at going up the 29th, anyone been up lately? Sounds like snowshoes will be worth their weight across the willows but didn't know if anyone had any recent info
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