Prompted by the impacts of a noticeably shorter snow season in recent years that can impact the main parking lot and lower trails off of Thompson Creek Road, the Mount Sopris Nordic Council has been looking at some solutions.
Operators of the popular Spring Gulch Nordic ski trail system west of Carbondale won approval Monday from Garfield County to build a new parking lot. Prompted by the impacts of a noticeably shorter snow season.
There’s more to love about the Spring Gulch trail system located near Carbondale this winter. With the new year came a newly cut and groomed section of about 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) of new trails.