Grays Peak

Route: North Slopes
Posted On: 6/23/2020, By: nyedane
Info: Busy Saturday. Lots of snow once you are on the mountain proper. Saw a few skiers and snowboarders taking some runs. Trail got loose and wet on the decent. Good amount of snow in the pass. 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 6/17/2020, By: sky_high
Info: Lots of sunshine. The trail is clear all the way to the top on the standard route except for a few small sections (50' or less) that have packed snow that is level and easily crossable with regular shoes. The traverse to Torreys is also totally clear. The couloirs still have a moderate amount of snow, which is getting slick by 8-9am. Nobody has been brave enough to glissade down the chutes yet and there are still cornices blocking the entry, so expect to hoof it down. The connection between Torreys and the lower portion of the Grays trail still has several hundred feet of snow and is slick. It doesn't *need* traction, but it's smart to at least have poles when crossing it. There's plenty of water available on the trail still up to to the first plateau before you really start climbing. After that, dry except for snow fields. Lots of mountain goats on the mountain today, keep your eyes peeled. 

Route: North Slopes
Posted On: 6/14/2020, By: Newcodog10
Info: Gorgeous, bright, sunny, windy morning. Snowed enough yesterday to make a few 20 yard stretches slick and wishing you had the spikes, but very doable without, and should be gone in no time. Warmer than forecast but the gusts were right on at 35 to low 40's. Enough snow on the saddle to pass on Torreys. Busy as usual on the weekend. 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 6/9/2020, By: Tim Fab
Info: Parked at 7:15 and was only ~80 yards from the trailhead. Grays was easy and nice, snow patches were no issue. Like the other user said, wind on the saddle was almost too much to hike in. The connect from Torreys off the saddle was snowy, so if going up in in the AM spikes would be good for that approach. Going down it midday was an easy slide crouched down. Then glissaded off the connect nearly 600-700 feet of vert. Best boot ski of my life right there! 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 6/7/2020, By: Shea
Info: Arrived to parking lot at 5:30am and got the last spot. Trail in good condition, no snow equipment needed. Saw a family of mountain goats. Bluebird day with mild wind on ascent, but starting on the saddle and all the way up Torreys wind was blowing 40-50 mph and nearly blew our dog off the mountain. Fun glissading down on the bypass trail. 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 6/5/2020, By: DaveR_EVG
Info: Marmots everywhere :) Good trail conditions. A few spots with a Bit of snow still. Didn't need any traction. I saw a couple of people with micro spikes hanging from their pack, but I didn't see anybody actually using them. Maybe just a few steps with post holing in the afternoon heat. There is a pretty good spot coming back down from Torreys onto the main trail where you can get a quick little tame glissade:) 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 6/6/2020, By: KevinHadley
Info: ~25% snow coverage in the valley, but was packed down and easy to navigate. ONo need for snowshoes or traction. Traverse to Torreys was 100% free of snow. Descended Kelso Ridge, also free of snow. Summer conditions look like they are here to stay! 

Route: North Slopes
Posted On: 5/30/2020, By: wolfgangstiller
Info: Lower trail has lots of snow and I did occasional post holing but it wasn't too bad. Once above 12,700 ft, it was possible to avoid most of the snow with only isolated snow fields. No traction devices or snow shoes were needed and I didn't see anyone else using any either. 

Route: Lost Rat Couloir
Posted On: 5/23/2020, By: slawrence2011
Info: Lost rat Couloir is almost out. As seen in the pictures, 10-20 foot sketchy scree walkover required near the top. Great Couloir though, could almost ski all the way back to main junction with trail (big sign). 

Route: North Slopes
Posted On: 5/24/2020, By: ClimberSkierDave64
Info: I skied the North Slopes on Grays. Then we hiked over to Torreys. The ridge from Grays to Torreys was completely dry. The standard trail was mostly snow-covered up until 12,000 feet and then it had patchy snow for the rest from what I saw. The Dead Dog Couloir had lots of wet slide debris which made it look fairly rough. If you want continuous snow from the trailhead up until 12,000 feet I recommend staying in the bottom of the gulch where there was continuous snow up until right before the walking bridge. 

Route: Unsure
Posted On: 5/22/2020, By: Sbenfield
Info: Difficult to determine but it appears there is a variable amount of snow on grays and perhaps torreys. Pic below 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 5/21/2020, By: Klewis14
Info: Road to the trailhead is clear of snow until the last .2 miles or so. Floatation is necessary at this point. Even in snowshoes I post-holed a bit in the first mile or so from the trailhead. Brought spikes but didn't end up using them. Also, be wary of following in the tracks of others!! It was clear that quite a few people diverged from the trail when it was completely covered in snow and got lost, and it would've been really easy to follow their tracks. I recommend using GPX, however this should become less of an issue as the snow melts. 

Route: via Torreys Peak
Posted On: 5/17/2020, By: JephgonnaSteph
Info: Continuous snow from grays and torreys saddle. Snow was pretty supportive in the afternoon. 

Route: North Slopes
Posted On: 4/24/2020, By: Yulia57
Info: Parked by I70 and hiked 3 miles to the summer trailhead. The road from parking to the trailhead was icy, I needed crampons (traction should work too). At the trailhead right after the bridge snowshoes were needed. After recent snowfalls the snow was very deep and uncomfortable even with the snowshoes. Almost the whole way up I used snowshoes, sometimes switching them with crampons. I was the first one to summit in the last days, because I didn't see any human traces anywhere. Started the hike at 6.20am, summited at 3.45pm, was back in my car at 8.10pm. It was a very exhausting hike because of the deep snow- most of the way knee high, waist high in some places. The weather was changing all the time. I got some sunshine, some snow, strong wind, cold and hot throughout the day. Couldn't make it to Torreys because it was already late. 

Route: North Slopes
Posted On: 3/20/2020, By: RossJ
Info: All route in good condition. Road from I70 to trailhead starting melt on edges and some sections almost 100% dirt. Trail is well identified all way to summit.