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High Country Opening Day 2026

The high country is open. The alpine holds snow into summer, then comes into season fast, and the window is short. Here are the high trails riding well right now, highest first, plus what is opening next and the last holdouts still under snow. Refreshed every morning from real SNOTEL and SNODAS snow data. Informational only.

1,224

Riding well up high

~13,000 ft

Snow line

46

Still snowed in

The snow line

How high can you ride?

Snow line~13,000 fthigh trails ride clear below it, still snowed above

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Snow-free & ridingStill snowed in

Every high trail we track, binned by elevation. Bar length is how many trails sit in that band; teal is snow-free, blue still holds snow. From real SNOTEL and SNODAS data.

The alpine, right now

Riding now, up high

The alpine that has come into season — high trails snow-free and riding well today, highest and best first.

Gothic Mountain Trail · Crested Butte & Gunnison12,602 ft · Hero dirt Girl Scouts Trail · Summit County11,621 ft · Hero dirt Milky Way Trail · Summit County11,608 ft · Hero dirt Milky Way · Summit County11,601 ft · Hero dirt Wheels Up · Summit County11,545 ft · Hero dirt Greens Creek Trail · Salida & Buena Vista11,506 ft · Hero dirt Green's Creek · Salida & Buena Vista11,506 ft · Hero dirt Pass Creek Trail 1412 · Salida & Buena Vista11,348 ft · Hero dirt Pass Creek Trail · Salida & Buena Vista11,342 ft · Hero dirt Motorhead · Summit County11,293 ft · Hero dirt Motorhead Trail · Summit County11,283 ft · Hero dirt High Speed Dirt · Summit County11,220 ft · Hero dirt Crag Crest Trail · Colorado Backcountry11,168 ft · Hero dirt TNT Trail · Summit County11,093 ft · Hero dirt Hunkidori Mine Road · Summit County11,001 ft · Hero dirt Mosquitoe Coast Trail · Summit County10,935 ft · Hero dirt Meridian Trail · Colorado Backcountry10,715 ft · Hero dirt Grouse Lake · Vail, Eagle & Avon10,699 ft · Hero dirt Punk Rock · Summit County10,653 ft · Hero dirt Logger's Way Trail · Summit County10,594 ft · Hero dirt 7:30 Mine Trail · Colorado Backcountry10,456 ft · Hero dirt Bluegrass Trail · Summit County10,043 ft · Hero dirt Mt. Princeton · Salida & Buena Vista14,177 ft · Tacky / good Mt. Princeton Trail · Salida & Buena Vista14,167 ft · Tacky / good Crystal Lake Trail · Summit County12,953 ft · Tacky / good Upper lakes to Grays · Summit County12,861 ft · Tacky / good Little Browns Creek · Salida & Buena Vista12,831 ft · Tacky / good Little Browns Creek Trail · Salida & Buena Vista12,831 ft · Tacky / good Copper Pass Spur Trail · Crested Butte & Gunnison12,602 ft · Hero dirt Willow Lake Trail · Aspen & Snowmass12,569 ft · Tacky / good McCullough Gulch Trail · Summit County12,566 ft · Tacky / good Monarch Crest Trail · Salida & Buena Vista12,552 ft · Tacky / good Lenawee Trail · Summit County12,520 ft · Tacky / good West Lost Creek · Colorado Backcountry12,484 ft · Tacky / good Mohawk Lakes Trail · Summit County12,461 ft · Tacky / good Beavers Loop Trail · Summit County12,434 ft · Tacky / good Morgan Gulch Trail · Summit County12,320 ft · Tacky / good Little Cochetopa Trail · Salida & Buena Vista12,300 ft · Tacky / good Scarp Ridge · Crested Butte & Gunnison12,280 ft · Hero dirt Poplar Gulch Trail · Salida & Buena Vista12,280 ft · Tacky / good Horseshoe Basin Road · Summit County12,247 ft · Tacky / good Horseshoe Basin Trail · Summit County12,244 ft · Tacky / good CDT · Salida & Buena Vista12,142 ft · Tacky / good Hancock Lake/cdnst · Salida & Buena Vista12,136 ft · Tacky / good Cumberland Basin Trail · Crested Butte & Gunnison12,070 ft · Tacky / good Twin Lakes Trail · Crested Butte & Gunnison12,067 ft · Tacky / good French Pass Trail · Summit County12,051 ft · Tacky / good Colorado Trail (Segment 8) · Colorado Backcountry12,021 ft · Tacky / good Ridge 70 Trail · Crested Butte & Gunnison12,005 ft · Hero dirt Swandyke Road · Summit County12,001 ft · Tacky / good Monarch Crest Trail 531 · Salida & Buena Vista11,969 ft · Hero dirt Elliot's Ridge Trail · Vail, Eagle & Avon11,949 ft · Tacky / good Cooper Basin Trail · Crested Butte & Gunnison11,946 ft · Tacky / good Colorado Trail - Fooses Creek · Salida & Buena Vista11,919 ft · Hero dirt Sharkstooth Trail · Durango & San Juans11,919 ft · Hero dirt Colorado Trail Segment 15 · Salida & Buena Vista11,919 ft · Hero dirt Willow Lake · Aspen & Snowmass11,916 ft · Tacky / good Coal Creek Trail · Durango & San Juans11,886 ft · Tacky / good Chihuahua Lake Trail · Summit County11,886 ft · Tacky / good Colorado Trail Segment 6 · Summit County11,873 ft · Tacky / good

Still snowed in — the last holdouts

The highest peaks, still under snow. No snow station sits high enough to date these, so we track them as they clear rather than guess.

Black Cloud Trail · Colorado Backcountry14,416 ft · snowed in Mt. Harvard/horn Fork · Salida & Buena Vista14,406 ft · snowed in South Mount Elbert Trail · Colorado Backcountry14,403 ft · snowed in North Mount Elbert Trail · Colorado Backcountry14,403 ft · snowed in Continental Divide Trail · Summit County14,252 ft · snowed in Torreys Summit Trail · Summit County14,252 ft · snowed in Grays Peak Trail · Summit County14,252 ft · snowed in Mt. Shavano Trail · Salida & Buena Vista14,209 ft · snowed in Barr Trail · Colorado Springs14,088 ft · snowed in Grays/Torreys Connector Trail · Summit County13,688 ft · snowed in James Peak South · Winter Park & Fraser13,310 ft · snowed in Italian Mountain Trail · Crested Butte & Gunnison13,307 ft · snowed in Continental Divide NST · Colorado Backcountry13,258 ft · snowed in Jones Pass Trail · Summit County13,196 ft · snowed in Argentine Pass Trail / Continental Divide National Scenic Trail · Colorado Backcountry13,192 ft · snowed in Wheeler Peak Trail #90 · Taos & Angel Fire13,123 ft · snowed in Wasatch Trail · Colorado Backcountry13,061 ft · snowed in Wheeler Peak Summit Trail #67 · Taos & Angel Fire13,041 ft · snowed in Boulder Gulch Trail · Durango & San Juans12,995 ft · snowed in Devil's Playground Trail · Colorado Springs12,936 ft · snowed in Twining-Blue Lake Pack Trail · Taos & Angel Fire12,890 ft · snowed in Chicago Lakes Trail · Colorado Backcountry12,867 ft · snowed in Rundle Traverse Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley9,747 ft · snowed in Stenton Peak Scramble · Canmore & the Bow Valley9,180 ft · snowed in Mount Charles Stewart Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley9,150 ft · snowed in Mount Charles Stewart South Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley9,137 ft · snowed in Mount Townsend Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley9,098 ft · snowed in Mount Lawrence Grassi Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley8,796 ft · snowed in Grotto Mountain North Peaks Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley8,786 ft · snowed in Epic Tower to Townsend Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley8,766 ft · snowed in Epic Tower Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley8,694 ft · snowed in Ship's Prow Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley8,606 ft · snowed in Fable to Mythic Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley8,589 ft · snowed in Mythic Tower Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley8,573 ft · snowed in Gable Ridge Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley8,553 ft · snowed in South Ghost Peak / Cross Peak Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley8,547 ft · snowed in Mount Fable Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley8,517 ft · snowed in Cougar Peak Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley8,491 ft · snowed in Exshaw Pass Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley8,442 ft · snowed in Morrowmount Route · Canmore & the Bow Valley8,248 ft · snowed in

Catch it

Never miss opening day

The high country opens fast and rides best in a short window. On any trail's page you can set a one-tap melt-out alert and we will email you the day it clears. Through the melt, the weekly Dirt Report doubles as the melt tracker (how many trails opened this week).

Melt-out FAQ

Which high mountain bike trails are open right now in the Western US?

About 1,224 high-elevation trails are snow-free and riding well today. This page lists the alpine trails that have come into season, highest and best first, plus what is still holding snow, refreshed every morning from real SNOTEL and SNODAS data. The high season is short, so catch it while it is in.

When do the high mountain bike trails melt out?

Most high trails across the interior West melt out from late May through July, lowest elevations first. This calendar tracks what has opened, what is opening next (with a plus-or-minus date window projected from the snowpack melt rate), and the highest holdouts still under snow. Where no snow station sits high enough to date a trail, it is tracked as it clears rather than given a made-up date.