6/23/2023 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 6/26/2023, By: Makbrad Info: Boudoir still has a lot of snow near the top of the couloir, the ridge and the cornice right of the couloir below the shack. The choke looks like it may melt out soon, but otherwise still some life in it. Kicked a booter in June 23. |
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6/18/2023 Route: East Slopes Posted On: 6/18/2023, By: jsykes Info: Windy today and a fair amount of snow still, but a fun hike to the summit of Horseshoe Mountain with great views of Mount Sherman. Lots of people on Sherman but only a few on Horseshoe. |
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6/11/2023 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 6/11/2023, By: durkan Info: Didn't start as early as I'd liked, so upper third was definitely starting to soften. As soon as I stopped, a cornice was dropping some basketball sized chunks. (but it's avoidable to summit). Overnight conditions made for a solid ascent otherwise, and was able to avoid the slide debris. 3 SUVs, two of which were 4runners, were parked around 39.1984,-106.1578 at 11850ft. |
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6/10/2023 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 6/11/2023, By: PeakMiller Info: Started at 3:30 because the road to Iowa Gulch is closed (adding an extra 4 miles). Ascended the saddle of Sherman/Sheridan before skinning the north ridge up to Horseshoe. This allowed me to peer down into the cliff band and see that Boudoir was in. Skied that with great conditions at 9am. There was a lot of avy debris at the bottom but the turns at the top were great. I made my way back to summit of Sheridan and skied the North facing slope/strip/side of cornice back down to Iowa Gulch. Then took the road back, arriving at 2:30pm. Would definitely recommend this combo with Sherman included once the road is reopened. |
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6/10/2023 Route: Peerless Ridge Posted On: 6/10/2023, By: truekyle Info: Made it up Horseshoe today after getting a bit off route. ended up following a group towards Sheridan then cut left to Peerless and then Horseshoe. Would actually recommend this route. made for a nice day to myself and the ridge is a nice hike. snow is patchy but stayed solid well into 10 am. My dog and i reached the summit just before 9am after a late 7am start. road is rough but passable. i had an ice ax and spikes but only used my ax for glissading. |
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6/9/2023 Route: East Slopes Posted On: 6/10/2023, By: Nathaniel Brown Info: Got an early start and the snow was nice and firm. A lot of it can be avoided, but there's still a fair amount. We brought microspikes but never used them. We did use poles. We got a nice glissade in off of the summit of Peerless, and it was super icy still (that was probably around 8:30am). We did posthole a little bit on some of the lower snowfields, but it wasn't too bad. We were back at the car at 9:45am. We were easily able to drive our subaru to within a hundred feet or so of the TH. |
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6/1/2023 Route: East Slopes Posted On: 6/1/2023, By: tefensmom Info: Snowed at least two inches overnight. Tagged horseshoe and then peerless, bailed on sheridan because clouds were looking suspect but conditions look dry to ascend it. Looped the route by connecting mining roads back to the main road and to the car. Used trail runners and ice axe. No traction. Postholed a lot. Snowshoes not a bad idea to try to avoid wet feet- I dont mind wet feet this time of year. Boudoir looks to still be in, with some slide evidence. Will add some photos. |
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5/17/2023 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 5/17/2023, By: macg91 Info: Approach is melting out but was still able to put on skis shortly after the TH and link up mostly continuous snowfields to the apron. There's some avy debris about halfway up the couloir but it didnt interfere much with climbing or skiing. A solid freeze followed by a sunny morning produced good ski conditions, descended off the summit at 10am. The exit was more onerous and involved a mix of skiing/skinning/booting. I expect the approach will continue to deteriorate but the couloir itself is in good condition. |
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5/7/2023 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 5/7/2023, By: 14er101 Info: Echoing previous reports Road dy and accessible all the way up to the Horseshoe turnoff Good conditions in the couloir, full coverage, a few sections of hard pack, but an excellent boot pack all the way up. |
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5/6/2023 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 5/6/2023, By: ekalina Info: My climbing partner Dan and I hit Boudoir this morning. The couloir itself is full coverage and snow conditions are quite good for axe and crampons. We kicked steps mostly with ease, though there are occasional brief sections of very hard snow alternating with soft, dry snow mixed in with the Goldilocks stuff. With some more melt freezes, consistency should increase. We saw some old wet slide debris below the steep cliffs in the horseshoe that probably ran on some of the warmer days last week, but otherwise no immediate signs of instability. Any cornice is well off to climber's right of the top out point. For the time being, you can drive all the way to the 4WD turnoff for Boudoir without encountering any snow. |
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4/30/2023 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 4/30/2023, By: spoony Info: Climbed and skied the Boudoir today. Skinned from the parking area into the basin below Horseshoe. The recent snows have left great coverage down low, but I dont know how long it will last with warm temps. Booted the couloir with crampons and axe. The couloir was also pretty caked and I skied easily from summit back down to the car but the new snow had not corned up yet so there was definitely some post holing.Thanks to whomever was in front of me for the booter! Skiing was marginal with some wind crust, some recycled powder, and some firm chalk. Another warm two or three warm days should help consolidate the snow. |
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4/30/2023 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 4/30/2023, By: SarahSF Info: Did anyone lose something at the peak of Horseshoe Mountain today? We have it with us. Just reply with what you lost and we'll sort out how to get it back to you. Things warmed up a bit since the last trip report. We hit the summit around 11am and the ski down was softer then described. There was a bit of a breakable crust at times. |
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4/21/2023 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 4/21/2023, By: 14er101 Info: Disclaimer: Given the lineup of storms, this likely won't last long. Good conditions today. Thanks to the cold the Couiloir stayed firm and in good shape the entire day. The lower 2/3 was mostly hardpack and the top 1/3 was consolidated and perfect for kicking steps. Definitely want crampons and some kind of axe. (Pics below have human for scale) |
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4/16/2023 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 4/16/2023, By: 14ercooper Info: Fantastic day for a snow climb. Did get a bit of a late start, which means I hit the snow starting to soften up around 10 or 10:30 at the base of the couloir. Otherwise, was in great shape. Find a good overnight freeze and go get 'em. Fair bit of windblown snow, so crampons and a mountain axe are a super good idea (and I'd say they're required right now). Super solid snowpack all the way up. There is a bit of a cornice hovering ominously off the ridge, but staying climber's left up the couloir I never had to deal with it and didn't feel I was in the fall path. |
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4/8/2023 Route: East Slopes Posted On: 4/9/2023, By: 14er101 Info: Started 10am on 4/8, summit camped, descended after sunrise 4/9 Overall great weather, definitely starting to feel like spring! Snowshoes could've helped but were not needed. Sherman appeared to have been quite busy and well-tracked on both days. |
