10/7/2023 Route: North Ridge Posted On: 10/7/2023, By: enoki Info: A bit snowy/icy for much of the route above tree line. Carried spikes but never put them on. Halo Ridge looked pretty much clear other than the last stretch up to 13831. |
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10/5/2023 Route: North Ridge Posted On: 10/5/2023, By: dmweinstein Info: 1"-2" of snow between 11,000'-12,000'. 2"-8" of snow above 12,000' Not enough snow for good steps, but enough to make the rocks slick and cover some holes between rocks. Microspikes definitely helpful. |
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9/30/2023 Route: Halo Ridge Posted On: 10/1/2023, By: oorg Info: No ice or snow to speak of... yet. Some flurries were coming down as we reached the summit of Holy Cross. It was clearly snowing on some surrounding peaks. Winter is coming! Side note, the Aspen were in their prime. Get out there over the next few days if the weather behaves! |
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9/30/2023 Route: North Ridge Posted On: 9/30/2023, By: Abowser7 Info: Zero snow on the trail for Mt. of the Holy Cross. Started at 4:15, summited at 7:50, back to the car at 11:00. Beautiful conditions and the aspens are definitely in season. Road is fine, just a boat load of people all throughout the road to see the leaves. Plenty of parking at the trailhead and room on the road for about 8-10 additional cars. |
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9/29/2023 Route: North Ridge Posted On: 9/29/2023, By: alpinenut Info: No snow. Only good water is big stream crossing by campground |
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9/29/2023 Route: Halo Ridge Posted On: 9/29/2023, By: alpinenut Info: No snow. 1 OK water source before the Notch Mt Trail turn off. I wouldnt count on it though. |
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9/28/2023 Route: North Ridge Posted On: 9/28/2023, By: marcusmartin Info: Summer conditions. No wind. Warm and sunny all day. Absolutely perfect 10 hours. |
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9/24/2023 Route: North Ridge Posted On: 9/25/2023, By: rider11 Info: Absolutely stunning conditions on standard route. Zero snow or ice, zero wind or clouds at the top at 11am summit. Colors are starting to fill in. This week should should be more of the same |
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9/24/2023 Route: North Ridge Posted On: 9/24/2023, By: taylorharris50 Info: Summer conditions |
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9/23/2023 Route: Halo Ridge Posted On: 9/23/2023, By: Joey_parm Info: Halo ridge is dry as of today. No ice or snow to be of any concern. And the cross is not in currently. Took standard down. Any small snow patches were easily avoidable. |
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9/16/2023 Route: North Ridge Posted On: 9/16/2023, By: starfishprime Info: 1-3 inches of snow on the final push to the summit and ice on the rocks above 11.6k before sunrise. I heard that the Halo Ridge had a lot of ice and snow and thus did not do the full loop as planned. |
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9/7/2023 Route: Halo Ridge Posted On: 9/8/2023, By: donovanrice Info: North Ridge up, Halo Ridge down. Halo Ridge is extremely beautiful, but harder / slower than North Ridge due to copious amounts of talus. Route description mentions unending spider webs, but I encountered very few. 10 am start, 1 pm summit, 4:30 Notch shelter, 6:30 back to trailhead. |
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8/24/2023 Route: Halo Ridge Posted On: 8/25/2023, By: Habret Info: Tour de Holy Cross - Halo Ridge up, North Ridge down. Near-perfect trail conditions and tons of wildlife while ascending the switchbacks to the mountain hut. Rock is fairly loose on the bumps between the hut and Holy Cross Ridge, so just be mindful to test every hold during sections of scrambling. |
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8/6/2023 Route: North Ridge Posted On: 8/7/2023, By: GrizzlyAdams Info: Easy but a slow drive to the TH in a rental Outlander 2WD. Parked easily along the side of the road facing out around 4:45 am on 8/6. On trail at 5 am by headlamp. I'm an ultrarunner from NE Ohio with a bit of backcountry & climbing experience, and found this to be a fairly straight-forward and easy ascent with no issues following the trail or huge naked pine cairns in the last 800'. Hit the summit in 2hrs50minutes with only 3 other hikers and a pooch enjoying the clear blue views. I was fine wearing a t-shirt, arm sleeves, shorts but had to don gloves for the final push as I was not yet in the sun and my hands never function under 50F. Had a quick snack, put on my awesome Patagonia Storm racer over my vest, and rolled back down following the same route to my car. Personally, I had zero bug issues and wore no spray though I didn't fill bottles in the camp or stop for any other reason but to ditch my jacket around 12,500' and make one quick bathroom stop off trail. There 'could' have been mosquitos at my car yet I didn't hang out waiting for them either. The parking area was full at the TH and there were maybe 30 cars parked along the road heading out; way, way less busy than I was imaging. Head to Mango's in Red Cliff when you are done for great food and a brew! |
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8/5/2023 Route: North Ridge Posted On: 8/6/2023, By: truekyle Info: BRING YOUR BUG SPRAY!! Camping, hiking or just standing around. You're gonna want it and you're gonna want it often. |
