6/6/2011 Route: Northeast Ridge Posted On: 6/6/2011, By: boatmoose Info: Stewart Creek road open to trailhead (I logged out a few trees on my way in), in good condition. Trail dry to second creek crossing, then snow drifts in the shade/trees. 12 trees across trail before first creek crossing none difficult to get around. Snow in upper basin above treeline only in drainages but is rotting out, choose route carefully to avoid excessive postholing.Left trailhead at 6:45, summit at 11:00 back to trailhead 14:30. |
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3/12/2011 Route: West Slopes Posted On: 3/13/2011, By: pioletski Info: Forest Service Road 504/503 is plowed all the way to the Equity Mine. Snow on the west side is consolidated spring snowpack, skiing was great (and continuous from the summit down the North Yawner Gully). North aspects around timberline are sugary, deep, slabby and prone to sinking. This is mostly in dense woods so it‘s relatively safe, if annoying. Take skis or BIG snowshoes. I can‘t speak to conditions across the slopes around/south of Point 12,562, as we skirted around it to the north. |
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1/8/2011 Route: South Ridge Posted On: 1/10/2011, By: Kiefer Info: Road is plowed from Creede clear up to the Equity Mine. Past the mine, the snow varries from calf to waist deep. Snow conditions up towards San Luis Pass and beyond is horrible. A 2"-3" frozen top-layer with VERY dry sugar snow underneath: lots of fracturing. Infrequent pockets of stability. Snowshoes are definitely required. Southern aspects are more scoured but all aspects seem to be holding snow. Image#1- Looking down onto San Luis Pass from the southeast Image#2- Looking up towards San Luis Pass from the Equity Mine side (south) |
