Red Lake Exploratory X-C Ski Trip

Let's ski up the Red Lake Road, from Highway 17 between Cumbres and La Manga Passes - and scout out the Red Lake trail, from the end of the Red Lake Road.  The road is about 3-3.5 miles, starting at 10,000 ft and has an 800 ft elevation gain, and will most likely be packed from snowmobiles.  Then we will explore the Red Lake trail - requiring route finding (the trail is blazed) and unlikely to be packed.  It is about 1 mile to the South San Juan Wilderness boundary at about 11,400 ft.  This will put us at timberline, and we will make a decision based on time, on the possibility of skiing to Red Lake, which is another 2 miles, at 11,600 ft.  On the return, we should be able to fly down the road, back to the cars.  

Let's meet at Sullivan Field at 7 am to carpool.  We can meet folks at the White Rock Y and Northern NM College in Espanola.

Bring backcountry skis, lunch, water, clothing in layers, GPS if available, radios if available.  

If you'd like to come, email me at jdewart@q.com.  Hope you can come - the weather looks good.