12-23-2018, 01:29 AM
I agree -- 12/21 is the first day of summer as I look at it, not the first day of winter. Around here, we stay cold through April. We can get 50 degree F days in January but February is usually nasty and March / April are by far the snowiest months. The passes begin to open by late May / early June but you really can't count on good riding weather until late June and even then, you can be surprised by sudden changes in the weather in the mountains.