The party scene at Conundrum Hot Springs in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness attracted as many as 300 people on summer weekends, as seen in this undated photo, before the forest service moved to limit crowding and resource impacts last year by requiring reservations and permits for overnight stays. Permits for overnight backpacking in restricted areas of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness in the rugged Elk Mountains west of Aspen go on sale next week.
The Four Pass Loop is a 27-mile trek for backpackers and trail runners crossing four high alpine passes that top out over 12,400 feet — West Maroon, Frigid Air, Trail Rider and Buckskin. It’s considered to be one of the best trips in Colorado.The forest service began requiring permits for overnight stays at the Conundrum Hot Springs in 2018, and those go “really quickly” when they are put on sale, said David Boyd, public affairs officer for the White River National Forest.
All nine areas have quotas to limit human impact. The forest service says permits and quotas are necessary to manage increasing numbers of visitors and reduce resource impacts including unburied human waste, garbage and damage to vegetation.
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