9/26/2011 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 9/26/2011, By: passionforhiking Info: There is no snow on the summit, a minuscule amount here and there on the upper trail. No microspikes needed on this day. The trail softened up a little on the way down, but not muddy, due to frost melting on a perfectly sunny day. The aspens revealed their glory. Stunningly beautiful today! |
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9/19/2011 Route: East Slopes Posted On: 9/20/2011, By: a94buff Info: Hiked the standard route from S. Winfield TH yesterday. The trail is quite muddy above the basin and then has a surprising amount of snow on the trail above 13500‘. It‘s pretty packed down and seems to be just snow on top of ice now. I really wished I‘d had my spikes with me; as it was I only slipped once - thank god for good boots, and for the most part I could kind of ‘heel‘ into deeper snow around the hard pack. A slip here wouldn‘t mean ‘slide off the mountain and die‘ but could definitely mean ‘fall hard and break an arm/wrist/tailbone/head‘. Utilize caution and prepare accordingly. |
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8/16/2011 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 8/16/2011, By: mrschaible Info: Trail is clear and in great shape! |
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7/14/2011 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 7/16/2011, By: Bowman Info: Snow free. |
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7/6/2011 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 7/8/2011, By: iquack08 Info: Completely snow-free, except for some small patches of snow. |
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7/1/2011 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 7/1/2011, By: rocketsmom Info: Clear trail hiking below treeline. Snow in the basin can be crossed without any issues. Beautiful day on the peak with little to no wind. The road in from Winfield was pretty muddy and sloppy on Thursday night with the recent rain but by noon on Friday, it had dried up quite a bit. |
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7/1/2011 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 7/2/2011, By: Ramsey Boys Info: 4wd road is rough and narrow but dry except for a small stream crossings and a few mud holes. There is one bad spot 1/4 mile before the trailhead. We bottomed out on this going in and went around it going out. Our Subaru Baja did fine and actually worked well on the narrow road. Starting up the trail there is one stream crossing that is pretty high, so be prepared for wet socks if you are wearing trail shoes. Above treeline there were three snow patches still but the crossing were firm in the morning, not much post-holing on the way back either. My son switched his wet socks out for the trip down the mountain. This was a great first 14er of the summer. Ramsey Boys |
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6/25/2011 Route: East Slopes Posted On: 7/1/2011, By: Carl Info: Picture of the east slopes from last Saturday. If you‘re looking to ski Huron this weekend you might be able to patch something together. |
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6/23/2011 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 6/24/2011, By: vistaphil Info: Pretty easy climb through the trees, no problem finding the trail through a few lingering drifts. The entire route is pretty snow free except for one large snowfield at 12500‘. It‘s OK in the early morning, but slushed up in the early afternoon. I saw one guy doing the backstroke through it, no kidding. Try to cross where it is most narrow, or just take the plunge if you don‘t mind a little post-holing. |
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6/19/2011 Route: Southwest Slopes Posted On: 6/19/2011, By: Carl Info: Came up the standard route today because the creek at Rockdale was barely manageable. Intermittent snow begins on the trail shortly before treeline, then clear of snow for a bit until the upper basin around 12k. This part of the route looked like a suffer fest for the hikers that were post holing like crazy by late morning. After that the trail is clear to the summit. For the skiers, there are a couple lines off the summit down the east face. We skied to 13k, climbed the ridge to 13,400 (to get back to the west side), and found a skiable line to about 11,500ft. Snow was pretty good when we dropped in at 9am. |
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11/20/2010 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 11/22/2010, By: scheelt Info: Below treeline there was about 6" of fresh snow making finding the switchbacks a little difficult. Above treeline the snow was drifted and windblown. The snow was patchy among island of rocks. Definitely not skiable yet. Overall, the trail was clear and there was little snow. |
