I was bitten by the bug when visiting ny bro a few years ago. We spent the better part of a week going from Basalt to Durango, though Uncompagre (sp?) and other "classic" places like Engineer, Imogene, etc. It was across Memorial day weekend and they had just gotten many of the passes opened that week. Come to think of it, Imogene was still under way. I remember seeing the dozer way up there at the end of his day, not to the top yet.

It was awesome, driving through some areas where the skiers were hiking up to the bowls that still had snow left. There were some sections where it was hard to see above the snow on either side of the trails. All that, and the air temp was in the 70s.

Colorado is awesome... We need a 2009 trip to happen. I have a new job an money is finally about to flow again. I could make a trip next year.