Snowmobiling: Another way to enjoy powder days
The group of snowmobiliers takes a quick break at one of the old homesteaders' cabins on Bair Ranch.
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The view at one of the lookouts during the two-and-a-half-hour tour around the Bair Ranch property.
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Rory Kerr flies through the powder on his rented snowmobile on Tuesday morning at Bair Ranch with the Glenwood Adventure Company.
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Logan Bartek, the operations manager for Glenwood Adventure Company took advantage of the fresh powder on Tuesday morning.
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Logan Bartek makes a tight turn with his snowmobile at the top of Bair Ranch. Portions of the Flat Tops Wilderness have accumulated up to 34 inches of snow this winter but at the highest point of the two and a half hour tour the snow reached up to 5 feet deep.
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Glenwood adventure company
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Tour is two and a half hours and covers a 25-mile loop across the 5,500 acres of Bair Ranch. Cost is $155 for single rider or $200 for two.
Winter snow fun isn’t all about skis or snowshoes, and you don’t need your own machine to experience snowmobiling.
Glenwood Adventure Co. offers daily snowmobile tours to anyone seeking a good time in the backcountry of Bair Ranch, located off of Interstate 70 in the Glenwood Canyon.
Guests visiting the valley or locals looking for something different to do with the abundance of snow received this winter are invited can take a two-and-a-half-hour tour that covers a loop of 25 miles. The tour takes the riders to multiple vantage points of the eastern half of Glenwood Canyon, the Flat Tops Wilderness and the town of Dotsero.
A single rider can take the tour for $155; two can go for $200.
A favorite portion of the tour takes the riders through a thick patch of aspen and pines trees known as the enchanted forest.
This is Glenwood Adventure’s fourth year doing snowmobile tours, and the company was hopeful for a good snow year after purchasing 16 new machines last fall.
Riders are advised to dress with multiple layers that can be taken off as necessary. Waterproof footwear and pants and gloves are important. The company provides snowsuits, helmets and goggles if needed.
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