5/26/2013 Route: Rosalie Group Posted On: 5/27/2013, By: Mtnbird Info: We hiked Rosalie Peak via the Tanglewood Trail. We brought snowshoes and Microspikes but didn‘t end up using them. The trail up to the saddle between Rosalie and the Pegmatite Points had patches of snow but they were well packed down and slushy so no snowshoes or Micropikes were needed. Most of the ascent up the final ridge to the summit is grassy. There are some snowfields but on the day we climbed they were firm enough to walk across with only the occasional post hole. One could also walk around most of the snowfields if needed. |
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11/30/2012 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 12/1/2012, By: dehrlich101 Info: Dry, very little snow. Some ice on the trail leading up to the peak. No microspikes or gaitors needed. |
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1/8/2012 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 1/9/2012, By: jeremy27 Info: Climbed Rosalie with my wife on Sunday - 1/8. Almost perfect weather but a little breezy on the summit and back down to the saddle. You‘ll probably need 4wd to get all the way to the trailhead. The trail is a nice, hard-packed trench to treeline. Old wind slabs and 3-5 inches of drifting powder from Saturday‘s storm above treeline. Snowshoes not needed. Microspikes very helpful the whole way. Good luck. |
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5/29/2011 Route: From Summit Lake Posted On: 5/30/2011, By: JasonF Info: Adam (avs88fan) and I bagged Epaulet, Epaulie, Rosalie and Mt Warren in that order. Hwy 5 was closed off at Summit Lake. CDOT bulldozers were parked 1 mile or so up the road from the closure. There is still plenty of snow on the road in certain sections. Same goes for the ground - lots of dry areas but where snow remains it was fairly deep and was fairly firm even in the early afternoon. Sunrise Couloir had a healthy cornice. The southern face of Epaulie made life real difficult as it is holding a good deal of snow, enough to slow you down. We encountered 35+ mph gusts yesterday. Could be a short wildflower season this year. We also noticed that aspens are not even budding yet coming down from Echo Lake. I‘m guessing another 2 weeks before they get the road opened up to the summit. Image 1 - Sunrise Couloir Image 2 - Road about 1/2 mile from Summit Lake Image 3 - Bierstadt (left), Sawtooth and Mt Evans from Rosalie Peak Image 4 - Slope east of Epaulet |
