Full Moon Snowshoe Experience
Join us for a unique backcountry experience under the light of the full moon!
Grouse Creek Trail
We will meet at the Grouse Creek Trailhead near Minturn. The trailhead is located off of US-24 across from the Meadow Mountain Business Park. The snowshoe up Grouse Creek is a moderate snowshoe that climbs above Minturn to a backcountry fire! The snow-covered open-meadow is stunningly bright under the full moon, and we rarely even need to take our headlamps on this night hike! After warming up at the fire we will trek out a little further to an old dilapidated cabin, before returning to the fire and snowshoeing back to our vehicles. The snowshoe generally takes 30 minutes on the way up and 20 minutes on the way down.
What to Bring:
Come prepared with a thermos or bottle for hot drinks, a pack for extra warm clothes, and a headlamp—although on most clear nights, the headlamp will stay in your pack as the moonlight is more than enough to light our way up the trail! Hot water-bottles can also be nice to have on particularly cold nights!
