12/28/2010 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 12/28/2010, By: Dancesatmoonrise Info: Conditions on Elbert are good right now. There is a well-trod lane through the trees. We carried, but didn‘t use, snowshoes. One member of the party did a ski descent. Not great snow conditions for skiing, but he was able to ski most of the route. From South Elbert we saw a recent natural release on a NE aspect at treeline. However, there was nothing on the east ridge route that suggested any current instability. CAIC dropped the "considerable" rating on N->E aspects in the Sawatch this morning, which was consistent with our observations today. |
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11/27/2010 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 11/28/2010, By: mountainjam Info: Started from about 1.2 miles up the 4WD road (see TH section for more info). There was 3 of us, we all brought snowshoes but didn‘t use them. There was a nice boot track all the way through the trees. The snow was really windblown above treeline and never very deep. Took us about 4 hours and 40 minutes to summit and about 2 hours down. It was very cold and windy above treeline but summit views were awesome. |
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11/19/2010 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 11/21/2010, By: hollamby Info: Windy conditions. Low to no snow. Although low snow in many areas, areas affect by the wind created postholing conditions without snow shoes. Current storm will change peak condition. |
