Maybe I'm missing something here but I work for a corporate flight department, not an airline, so when a flight is scheduled from point A to B, the captain is responsible for flight planning the trip. We do not have the benifit of having the support of tech people on staff to brief us. In most cases the only aid given by dispatch is to run a Jepp Plan or give us a copy of a T/L table. If I ask a question about Telluride, let's say, it's usually responded with a blank look. I perfer searching out as much information from other pilot's as possible before the trip and not wait the day of departure to see what my "package" contains.
In any case, we made it in and out with no problems. Did have a hail storm shortly after arrivial
though.