La Veta pass is not all that bad. I have flown this route a few times.
If the winds are light at 9000', then you don't have much to worry
about. The pass is around 9400'. If you can climb to 12500' then it
should not be a factor. I would avoid flying to Las Vegas. The east side
of these mountains are notorious for mountain waves.I've been beat up
quite a few times flying around LVS.




"Paul kgyy" wrote in news:1111608273.977036.211860
@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

I'm planning a flight from Denver Co to Taos NM around Memorial Day,
non-turbo Arrow. Available options to negotiate the Sangre De Cristo
mountain range appear to be either La Veta pass, west from Cimarron,
or
way down south around Las Vegas. I'd appreciate some comment from
people experienced with the route.