Any One Live In Colorado

[smally4.6]

G/DAY from tassie in australia
just some questions on your state...
whats the best time in winter to be able to travel around in a 4wd.
love the snow, but would like to get out and about..
what would be the average temperture be at this time?
how much is gas $ at the moment...
looking at spending between 6 to 8 weeks there.
any advise woud be great.......
cheers smally....

 

[gmookher]

G/DAY from tassie in australia
just some questions on your state...
whats the best time in winter to be able to travel around in a 4wd.
love the snow, but would like to get out and about..
what would be the average temperture be at this time?
how much is gas $ at the moment...
looking at spending between 6 to 8 weeks there.
any advise woud be great.......
cheers smally....

Hi,I recently moved here but will try and help you, I'm from east coast orig-much is new to me:

winter comes early to areas with elevation. mid Sept & Oct are your best bets.
good trails . i think by mid november snowfall returns and mountain passes can be a challenge

renting an lr3 from denver airport?

daytime temps in 80's night in 50s
fuel is not cheap, over $3.25 a gallon
if you come to this part of us PM me
gem

 

[az_max]

Colorado's weird. you could have a snow storm one day, and have it melted the next. Or like last season, you could have snow in your front yard for 6 weeks. September and October you should have leaves changing colors and some snow. Nov and Dec definitely snow.

 

[UK 4X4]

Main roads will be free of snow.......most of the time.....head off the main I70 and expect some compacted snow covered routes and ones that get cleared. Depends on the day....I think I 70 got blocked about 6 times this winter and was compacted snow ....lots of times...

I used to check the road camera's on the web before setting out.

Higher trails usually close late september really depends on the weather.....

October check the weather before setting out on the high trails if they are still open.

The main roads ski-place to ski place are usually pretty clear...but 4wd is a major help.

I thoroughly enjoyed my winter here and snowboarded every weekend
the local place is powderhorn-not great but way enough for a beginner/intermediate...............plus $ 350 for a season pass was an offer from god.

Started off on my arse.....and progressed to controled high speed descents by the end of the season..

I'm gona miss it here

 

[Leslie]

I was in Colorado in June, and it was flurrying on me on I-70 going from Vail to Denver at the entrance to the Eisenhower tunnel... nothing accumulating, mind you, but was neat to see snow in June....


FWIW....

 

[gmookher]

I'm gona miss it here

UK4x4
.. if you wanna go wheeling, look me up. My rigg is still down getting work done till 1st week of august...

I'll be here

 

[smally4.6]

thanks guys
Also whats the basic wage in colorado..and the cost of living like..is it easy to find work over there?
here in tassie,
it costs me $600 a year to rego my discov8.
power bill is about $500-$600 a quarter (3 months)
cheers smally

 

[ange87]

LOTS of Aussies (and Kiwis) work in the ski areas during the winter so there is lots of work to be found. Winter wheeling can be tough since many of the trails are impassable with snow but there are some at lower elevations. The guys from Grand Junction that replied are in one of those areas. Check out the www.bushducks.com site if you want to get an idea when some of them open up.

gmookher: NJ to GJ: wow what a change! My wife's a jersey girl and if I have to hear again how bad the Italian food is in CO...

 

[61rover]

Check out the Solihull Society website. (www.solihullsociety.org) We have a very active Land Rover club in Colorado. We would be happy to help you with any planning or logistics. We have a National Rally late every summer. The Rally alternates between Moab, UT and somewhere in Colorado. This year's rally will be in Montrose, CO. Over 150 trucks have preregistered for this year.

 

[MarkP]

G/DAY from tassie in australia
just some questions on your state...
whats the best time in winter to be able to travel around in a 4wd.
love the snow, but would like to get out and about..
what would be the average temperture be at this time?
how much is gas $ at the moment...
looking at spending between 6 to 8 weeks there.
any advise woud be great.......
cheers smally....

Colorado ranges from plains to high desert to alpine mountains. From basically Sept to May the climate can be wild. Early fall can hit 90 degrees F OR blizzard conditions. Middle of the winter, +70 degrees F or -30 degrees F. Spring can be well, spring in which we can have summer and winter within a 2 day span.

Overall Fall is beautifull while Spring is usually the wildest weather. Average temp depends on altitude. But realistically one should be prepared for the extremes, not average. It is not unusual for temps to vary 50+ degrees in a single day. Clothing strategy? Layers.

Gas prices are running $3.20US/gal premium. Prices go up middle of May and down in the Fall. It's the tourist season (May-Sept) surcharge.

Depending on how good our winters are off-road trails are mostly closed by Oct/Nov with some not opening until July. My gut feel says another good winter like we had in 2006/2007, back to normal. Lots of snow and several blizzards that shut down the state for 2-3 days at a time.

 

[dirty]

welcome to colorado, now go home.

 

[tanabnd]

Most of the trails in Northern Colo are open in the winter, and you are really close to RMNP up here. It's the springtime when the trails get shutdown because of the runoff and trail damage can occur. Dec would be good, but like someone else mentioned, the high country trails can be impassable when hit hard with a southern storm. Especially if this coming winter is like the last. (I hope).

 

[smally4.6]

any aussie's in colorado or states near this region at this present time...
be good to chat to some one,,,BE ABLE TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS...
cheers smally