# Breckenridge CO in early May **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 12, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breckenridge-co-in-early-may/812307 "2018-04-12T17:52:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breckenridge-co-in-early-may/812307/1 "2018-04-12T17:52:38Z")
My brother and I are going to a Leftover Salmon concert at Red Rocks, May 5th. I got a GREAT (free) Condo at Valdoro Mountain Lodge in Breckenridge for 4 nights. Thursday through Sunday. Saturday is booked for the show, but I want to see the best of Breckenridge/Frisco area. Any suggestions? Particularly enjoy…Beer, Bluegrass music and GREEN:D) Thanks in advance. TSFR ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breckenridge-co-in-early-may/812307/2 "2018-04-12T17:57:48Z")
Let me know how it goes. I’m going out west myself in early May but am not hitting Breckenridge because I hear that the mountain trails will most likely still have some snow on them, but if anyone knows differently feel free to correct me on that. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breckenridge-co-in-early-may/812307/3 "2018-04-12T18:12:01Z")
In my experience conditions in the Colorado Rockies in May are \*extremely \*variable–not only from year to year, but from day to day. I’ve driven from Durango to Ouray on beautiful 70-degree days and been in almost whiteout conditions on I-70 a few days later. Generally speaking trails in the high country are either snowbound or very wet/muddy in early May. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breckenridge-co-in-early-may/812307/4 "2018-04-12T23:08:36Z")
Just across the street (and across the ski slope) from the Valdoro Mountain Lodge however is the Lehman Gulch which has the Burro Trail. For the first mile it is a great peaceful mountain stream hike, which is good because that may or may not be the furthest it is not snowed in at. Beyond the first mile it is a nondescript mountain biking trail for the next 3+ miles. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breckenridge-co-in-early-may/812307/5 "2018-04-13T00:13:32Z")
Wait. You’re driving to and from Red Rocks and Breck? 2+ hours each way through the mountains in early May, when blizzards are not uncommon? Oh dear. I would seriously consider changing your Saturday accommodations to something in or around Morrison. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breckenridge-co-in-early-may/812307/6 "2018-04-13T00:44:46Z")
> [@MoonMoon](#): > > Wait. You’re driving to and from Red Rocks and Breck? 2+ hours each way through the mountains in early May, when blizzards are not uncommon? Oh dear. > > I would seriously consider changing your Saturday accommodations to something in or around Morrison. Google maps says 69 miles, 1 Hour 17 minutes unless we take US 285 which would be 91.6 miles 1 hour and 57 minutes. We will be in a 2017 Toyota Sequoia Platinum edition…we will be fine! Ludovic, The Burro Trail sound good…Thanks.