Winfield Access
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Alpine Guy
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Winfield Access
Anyone been up to Winfield lately - can I get up there in a Jeep Cherokee? Looking to hike La Plata on Sunday. My wife and I drove from Denver to Montrose just before New Years and there was very little snow west of Vail but definitely snow around the Divide.
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JQDivide
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Re: Winfield Access
We had five vehicles in and out of Winfield Dec. 21/22.
Road had about half a foot of snow, deeper in some spots, but wheel tracks were fine.
Not sure how much it has snowed up there since.
JQ
Road had about half a foot of snow, deeper in some spots, but wheel tracks were fine.
Not sure how much it has snowed up there since.
JQ
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RyGuy
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Re: Winfield Access
Why not do La Plata via the standard route with the winter variation? It's accessible year round, and far safer avalanche-wise.Alpine Guy wrote:Anyone been up to Winfield lately - can I get up there in a Jeep Cherokee? Looking to hike La Plata on Sunday. My wife and I drove from Denver to Montrose just before New Years and there was very little snow west of Vail but definitely snow around the Divide.
-Ryan
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Alpine Guy
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Re: Winfield Access
Sounds like the mountains are getting some new snow so I'll stick to the foothills this weekend.
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