Pikes Peak snow melt
Barr Trail Snow Free Dates*
2007 - July 12th2006 - May 26th
2005 - June 29th
2004 - June 15th
2003 - July 7th
2002 - May 20th (and we had a ton of forest fires and they closed Pike National Forest)
2001 - July 3rd
2000 - June 13th
1999 - July 19th
1998 - July 4th
1997 - July 6th
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photo for a before/after view
May 1, 1997 at 9:00am
after a record snow storm.
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*The trail is easily passable well before the last snow melts. However, the dates above represent
the first day you could ascend the peak via the Barr Trail without touching ANY snow!