Most stuff will be snowed in much of the year in the foothills. Denver is at 5300' but the Front Range trails are 6000-9000', which is enough of a temperature drop to keep snow on them. There are sections that are covered with trees or north facing, lack of sunshine will keep the snow around too.
But some do dry out. Green Mountain is pretty much treeless so its open most of the year, but I use my HT on it. Mt Falcon drys out fairly fast, nothing super technical but a good long climb.
There is no guarantee. Some years the snow sticks around all winter, some years I have rode all winter. Denver winter weather is pretty random.
Yeah, Bacon Boy(SSs) is correct, Grand Junction/Fruita is dry for a lot of the year and only 3.5 hours away. Pueblo stays pretty dry, its 2 hours south.
Its best to hit some of those over a weekend; but you can drive to Pueblo, ride and head home in 1 day.
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