BLUE MESA RESERVOIR ICE CONDITIONS
Ice is covering Blue Mesa Reservoir from the canyon near the Lake City Bridge west to Elk Creek. Thicknesses do vary due to warm temperatures this winter. East of the Lake City Bridge river water is starting to flow in on top of the ice, which will cause unsafe ice. From the Lake City Bridge to Elk Creek the ice is approximately 10" thick. Around Bay of Chickens it is only 1". Most of Cebolla and Sapinero Basins are covered in a thin sheet of ice. Open water is no longer accessible by boat from Elk Creek, Lake Fork, Dillon, or Bay of Chickens so Blue Mesa watercraft AIS inspections are closed until the ice melts.
EAST PORTAL ROAD
East Portal Road is closed for the season.
