A good location for Scouts to practice on cross-country skis is on the campus of Colorado Mountain College (CMC). There are groomed trails that are as wide as roads and all types of terrain variations. There are open areas where a group can practice going uphill, traversing, skiing downhill, and of course how to get up after a fall. Colorado Mt. College is located just south of Leadville. How to get there: Take US 24 south until you reach McWethy Drive. Turn left (there is a sign for CMC on the south side of US 24) just up the hill and around a turn make the first right-hand turn into the campus. Drive through the parking areas pass several classroom and dormitory buildings staying to the north side of the buildings and heading toward the southwest side of campus. There will be a barricade across the road and you will be able to see some distance down the snowy road. Several parking spaces are next to the barricade and the main trailhead. Put your skis on and follow the road south around the barricade, in a short distance you will find a cross-country ski map on display and rules posted on a bulletin board. From this point, you can choose trails according to your group's skill levels. Most of the trails are south and east of the bulletin board. You can’t get lost, the ski trails are a number of loops that interconnect and have cross-country trail signs posted according to the difficulty level.
Created on: 2024-09-07 22:01:15