Appreciating the view while hiking the Booth Falls and Gore Valley trails near Vail. (Provided by Nick Brown) The Gore Valley Trail through Dowd Junction will be reopened for a new season by 5 p.m. Friday, April 16, weather permitting. Users are advised to use extreme caution during or after additional snowstorms due to snowplowing activity on Interstate 70. In addition to sweeping, cleaning and other repairs, reopening the trail requires the installation of a fabric screen near the Mud Springs Gulch wildlife underpass.