Powered by lithium-ion batteries that drive a highly efficient 4-horsepower motor, MoonBikes have a wide, steerable ski up front and a motorized track in the rear. It’s an electric vehicle that looks something like a mashup of a snowmobile and a fat-tire mountain bike, and it operates a little like both. MoonBikes can ride packed-down trails, cut through powder, slice through gladed sections of trees and switch directions with a very small turning radius.
With the transition from summer to winter recreation management at Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area occurring on Tuesday, Nov. 15, U.S. Forest Service officials are warning the public that parking will be extremely limited this.
The Vail Pass rest area will temporarily close starting Monday, May 2. The closure will allow the Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor crews to demolish and reconstruct the rest area building, as well as.