Ponderosa turf conditions
Ponderosa is playing dry today
Should be dry enough to play.
- 0.04 in of rain in the last 48 hours against a high-drainage soil profile.
- Warm at 62F with 5 mph wind, which dries the turf a little faster.
Southwest Colorado high elevation (7000+ ft) with sandy volcanic soils and low precipitation typical of Four Corners region provides excellent natural drainage.
This is a model reading from rainfall, soil drainage and root-zone soil moisture, not a report from the course. Call ahead before you drive out if the call matters.
Is Ponderosa in CO wet or dry today? DryLies gives you the live turf status before you drive out, fusing on-the-ground reports from real golfers with a weather-driven drainage model (48-hour rainfall and the course's soil profile). See whether Ponderosa is playable right now, whether carts are cart-path-only, any frost delay, and a 7-day playability forecast.
Common questions
Is Ponderosa playable today? DryLies reads the last 48 hours of rainfall against the course drainage and on-site golfer reports, then shows a live green, yellow, or red status so you know before you drive out.
Is Ponderosa wet or dry right now? Green means dry, yellow means spongy and carts may be path only, red means wet or closed. The status refreshes as rainfall and reports come in.
What is the best day to play Ponderosa this week? Today's driest window is free below. DryLies+ ($4.99/mo) adds the 7-day drying trend and a push alert the moment the course flips back to dry.
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