12 guides covering ouray month by month — written for guests staying at The Lumberyard Condos, two blocks from the Ouray Ice Park.
- Ouray Colorado in JanuaryJanuary is Ouray's defining month. The ice festival draws the world's best climbers. The canyon fills with frozen pillars. The hot springs are at their most magical.
- Ouray Colorado in FebruaryAfter the festival crowds clear, February delivers Ouray's best ice conditions. The canyon is yours. The routes are perfect. The hot springs are waiting.
- Ouray Colorado in MarchThe last of the ice and the first of spring. March in Ouray is a shoulder season with the feel of a secret — quieter than winter, more dramatic than you'd expect.
- Ouray Colorado in AprilApril is Ouray's best-kept secret. Waterfalls at full snowmelt roar. Trails open. The town is yours. And the rates are the lowest of the year.
- Ouray Colorado in MayMay is Ouray waking up. Trails opening, wildflowers beginning, jeep roads accessible at lower elevations. The best weeks before summer arrives.
- Ouray Colorado in JuneSummer arrives. Passes open. Wildflowers climb higher every week. June is the on-ramp to Ouray's peak season — busy enough to be energetic, not yet at full summer capacity.
- Ouray Colorado in JulyPeak season. Wildflowers at 12,000 feet. Canyon-wall fireworks on the 4th. All passes open. Ouray in July is the reason people come back every year.
- Ouray Colorado in AugustFull summer in the San Juans. Every trail, every road, every peak accessible. August is long golden days and cool starlit nights at 7,760 feet.
- Ouray Colorado in SeptemberThe aspens turn. The crowds thin. The light gets warmer and longer. September may be the finest month in Ouray — and most travelers don't know it.
- Ouray Colorado in OctoberThe aspens finish. The first snows dust the peaks. The town quiets. October in Ouray is the dramatic transition between summer and the ice season ahead.
- Ouray Colorado in NovemberNovember is Ouray at its most private. The summer is a memory. The ice season hasn't started. The town belongs to the people who live there — and a few who know.
- Ouray Colorado in DecemberChristmas in one of Colorado's most historic mountain towns. The ice park begins to form. Snow covers the peaks. The fireplaces are on. The hot springs are steaming.