Horseshoe Mountain

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 6/2/2018, By: HikerGuy
Info: East Slopes is basically dry, I think I only crossed one short snowfield down low. Boudoir is out (see photo). 

Route: Boudoir Couloir
Posted On: 5/25/2018, By: soybean56
Info: Climbed the coulier. Snow was good, but warmed up quickly. Choke point near the top of the coulier was only ~10ft wide and melting quickly. Beautiful day with no wind. Get the coulier for the short time it still has this year :) 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 5/20/2018, By: WSC_Geologist12
Info: Had a wonderful trip on Horseshoe yesterday. A party of 4 of us parked right at the 11,580 4WD point mentioned in Roach's group due to a large snow bank. After the snow bank the road was dry in places with similar snow banks scattered here and there. We climbed a snowfield that crossed the many switch backs on the road above treeline. Once we gained the ridge we stayed on the ridge up to the summit. We wore crampons on the way up and snowshoes on the way down. On the way down 2 of our party skied the Boudoir. Boudoir looked pretty good with a nice continuous ski to the cirque lake. 

Route: Boudoir Couloir
Posted On: 5/14/2018, By: Giant hills
Info: From T.h to a little before couloir entrance patchy snow some postholing in the A.m but posthole in the p.m.couloir in great condition it was very hot up there until the summit ridge. theres a couple of boot packs through out the couloir and snow is in perfect condition all the way to the summit ridge. descended the east slopes and they were dry other than cornince hangover and some snow patchs on the outter part of the ridge Some decent glissading to be done also lol.. no need for flotation..Get after this one before its gone. 

Route: Boudoir Couloir
Posted On: 5/12/2018, By: AnnaG22
Info: Patchy from the parking area, but melting out fast for the most part. Flotation probably unnecessary if you get up and down reasonably early in the morning. Decent snow in the cirque and couloir for skiing still- good spring corn. Getting a smidge thin near the "choke" but should last for a while yet. 

Route: Boudoir Couloir
Posted On: 4/30/2018, By: BillMiddlebrook
Info: The couloir is in excellent condition. After parking 1/2 mile below the Leavick mine, we walked up part of the Fourmile road and skinned other parts until we reach the turn-off (left) for Horseshoe. From there we skinned to the base of Boudoir and booted to the summit. A few inches of snow had fallen the night before so we had a fresh powder coat 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 11/13/2017, By: wildlobo71
Info: Route from 4-mile creek road turnoff clear and passable the entire way to summit without traction or need for any gear. Small snowfield crossings at shaded areas below treeline (on the road) and in the basin otherwise it's wind bare for much of the approach to the saddle of Peerless and only gets into hardpack snow by about 13,000'. The summit approach is visible, snow filled but easily navigable. Side summits - Peerless Mountain is fairly clean on the west slopes, easy approach. Finnback Knob from Horseshoe saddle is slightly more spicy - snow filled the ridgeline proper and created some more exciting things to ponder but was not a problem; I didn't use traction just a little more time navigating around snow filled obstacles. The south rim of Horseshoe towards the Boudoir exit and then further south and east was a wind-bare / hard pack mix that no traction was necessary on. Traction was helpful in descending back from the saddle down to the lower basin. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 10/20/2017, By: Ptglhs
Info: A lot of snow between Sheridan and Peerless, spots of wind polished snow between peerless and the false summit of Horseshoe. I highly recommend either microspikes or an axe. It was incredibly windy up there. The false summit has a 4-5 foot cornice of snow that I broke down a part of. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 6/25/2017, By: Bombay2Boulder
Info: The trail still has some snow patches, but you can totally bypass them. I used no traction. However, if you are planning on driving till 13,200 you will be stopped way short due to the snow on the road. Boudoir Couloir is done for the season. No continuous snow lines on the whole face. 

Route: Boudoir Couloir
Posted On: 5/5/2017, By: josee menard
Info: Trailhead about .75 mile before Leavick's parking area. Good travel on firm snow early morning. Couloir had stable boot-top wind affected snow. Lots of sled tracks in the basin to assist on the way out in the afternoon, snowpack retained some integrity in the afternoon but more hot days and/or superficial freezes and snowshoes will be required. 

Route: Boudoir Couloir
Posted On: 4/15/2017, By: koeffling
Info: The approach on the road was largely snow covered, softened as the day ended making for a slog out. The approach to the cirque was solid enough to hold us in the morning without snowshoes. Snow in the couloir is not great, a bit early yet. Bottom third was nicely consolidated, the top was a mix of sugar/powder, some slabs, and some decent stuff. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 9/9/2016, By: LetsGoMets
Info: Snow free. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 8/15/2016, By: flyingmagpie
Info: Entire 4wd road is free of snow all the way up to the Horseshoe/Peerless saddle. The route beyond is clear of snow as well. If, instead of turning on the little two-track road shown in the route photos, you continue up the main road (FS603) there is a parking area to the right that will accommodate 5 or 6 vehicles right around a corner from where the route description here comes out onto the main road again. Road is in surprisingly good shape for an old mining road, and driveable by stock 4wd high clearance vehicles. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 6/26/2016, By: sdicenso
Info: The road is clear to the 4WD parking. Past there at the left fork there are big snowfields, but minimal postholing. If you go right at the fork and up the steeper route, you won't encounter snowfields until past the upper lake. All snowfields are passable. Some postholing to the saddle, but clear after that to the summit. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 6/19/2016, By: jsdratm
Info: There are still some lingering snowfields on the way to the saddle (I counted 4 small ones that I had to cross), but once you are on the saddle you can get to the summit without touching snow. The trail to Peerless is also clear of snow.