Peak: | Mt. Belford |
Route: | Northwest Ridge |
Range: | Sawatch |
Posted By: | leonel8a |
Date of Info: | 12/12/2014 |
Date Posted: | 12/13/2014 |
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A gorgeous day on Belford/Oxford. The lower trail is all packed snow, once you reach the gulch there's a mix of packed snow and dirt, the climb to Belford is the same with only a few icy spots near 13,000, the peak is dry. The descent to Oxford has a few snow areas but can be avoided and the saddle, climb and peak are completely dry. On the descent from Belford I chose the gully just north hoping to glissade down to the gulch, conditions are not ideal to say the least, I was able to do it for ~500-600 yards spread into several short runs, the rest was walking / postholing. Traction: Snowshoes - left them in the car Microspikes - could come in handy in a very few select places but I was too lazy to take them out |
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