Tabeguache Peak

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Posted On: 11/13/2011, By: SnowAlien
Info: Still not enough snow to warrant snowshoes, even in the basin. Snow can be deep, but only for short stretches. Mountain surface is windblown. Jennings creek TH is not accessible by anything but a serious 4WD. 

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Posted On: 10/22/2011, By: CinciKid
Info: Hiked from Jennings Creek TH. Clear of snow expect a couple patches near 13,000 that are easily avoidable. 

Route: Via Mt. Shavano
Posted On: 7/4/2011, By: pklotzbach
Info: Climbed Tabeguache from Shavano. As mentioned in the Shavano report, the trail up Shavano is completely snow-free. The traverse from Shavano to the saddle between Shavano and Tabeguache is also snow-free. There is still some snow near the ridgeline on Tabeguache. It seemed easiest to us to stay to the left of the snow (as the climber is ascending Tabeguache), and then traverse onto the ridgeline in a small area where the snow was completely melted. It was super-warm up there today as well, so that small area where the snow was completely melted will likely grow significantly in the next couple of days! 

Route: Via Mt. Shavano
Posted On: 7/4/2011, By: Ghigs
Info: There is still snow on the Tabeguache ridge, but you can avoid it if you want. The rock below the ridge is stable and the route finding is simple. 

Route: Via Mt. Shavano
Posted On: 6/12/2011, By: mrschaible
Info: Did the Tab/Shav combo yesterday. The road to the trailhead is clear. You will enconter some short sections/snow drifts on the trail to Shav, but there is a well worn path that allows you avoid use any form of traction devices (gators will keep your feet dry though). Between Shav and Tab, you will encounter snow on the Tab side, but it is avoidable to the top. Glissading is still good going down Tab and the Angel. 

Route: Via Mt. Shavano
Posted On: 5/30/2011, By: GerryRigged
Info: A very nice day to climb. A dry walk up to about 11,600 ft, then a skin to the bottom of the angle. From there crampons made for an easey ascent to the summit of Shavano. There were quite a few folks sitting on top when I got there. A short stay and then a dry down climb to the Shav/Tab saddle. I was able to skin to the summit of Tab, then a short but nice ski back to the saddle. I was able to ski a track through the rocks to about 13,800 from the top of Shav but then down climbed about 200 vert to the saddle south of the summit where I could ski to the bottom of the angle gully. From here it was a short post hole jaunt to dry ground and a long walk to the truck. The wind was bad going up the angle but calmed down above 13,800. 

Route: Browns Creek
Posted On: 4/17/2011, By: Carl
Info: A picture of the north face. 

Route: Jennings Creek Alternative
Posted On: 11/21/2010, By: ColoradoSherpa
Info: Hiked Tabeguache Peak on 11/20/2010. The overall hike was surprisingly free from snow, though snow was encountered through treeline and on the summit ridge. We didn't use snow shoes or traction devices (YakTrax and the like) during our ascent. That being said, there is an extreme weather alert for the southern Sawatch range from 11pm Saturday 11/20 to 8pm Monday 11/22, so conditions could change rapidly during that time. We were off the mountain at 8pm, and were experiencing extremely high winds above treeline, which I'm assuming was this front moving into the area. Route Information: We took an alternate approach to the Jennings Creek route. In essence following Jennings Creek up the basin similar to the route in "Dawson‘s guide to Colorado Fourteeners". This route does not use the closed restoration area. 

Route: Via Mt. Shavano
Posted On: 6/2/2022, By: Danganman
Info: Mountain was completely snow-covered on the way up from the middle of the saddle of Shav./Tab. Stick to the left on the way up to the top of Tab, which has the most solid snow and some cornices to the right on the summit, watch out. Highly recommend your traction of choice, I used spikes, and z poles-worked well. I saw someone using an ax to work up the snowy scramble over on Shav. Angel of Shavano was great to glissade down as comfortable as you can.