6/11/2013 Route: South Face Posted On: 6/11/2013, By: John Prater Info: No snow until Twin Lakes. Was on snow traversing high from Windom. But after cutting over to the west side of the route, I managed to avoid snow for the upper part of the route. On my descent, I was only on snow (excluding lower angle stuff lower in the basin) for maybe 50 feet, although that short stretch is steep enough that I was facing in. |
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6/27/2012 Route: South Face Posted On: 7/13/2012, By: cardinal010 Info: Everything is dry and in great condition (except for the loose rock but that‘s always there) |
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6/21/2012 Route: South Face Posted On: 6/21/2012, By: Sloper Info: Just got back from Sunlight/Eolus/Windom. Route is almost completely snow free, no need for any snow equipment. The forest service just finished clearing 40 logs off the trail last week so it‘s also easy to get up there. |
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8/20/2011 Route: South Face Posted On: 8/24/2011, By: djkest Info: Route is in good condition, easy to follow, and completely snow free. |
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8/6/2011 Route: South Face Posted On: 8/6/2011, By: arianna2 Info: As mentioned in the forum, the mudslide is cleaned up and trains should be operating normally tomorrow. There was minimal snow, a few sections it would have been nice to have microspikes, but not worth the weight or the time to put them on. No snow on Eolus. Lots of people up camping during the week, but still not to difficult to find a suitable camping spot. Trip reports to come soon. |
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7/16/2011 Route: South Face Posted On: 7/18/2011, By: dmccool Info: Chicago Basin is completely dry - as is the approach up to Twin Lakes. Once above Twin Lakes, there are some snow fields heading toward Sunlight and Windom, but they are all pretty low-angle and can be traversed w/o crampons. An ice ax might be useful for stability. The standard route on Sunlight is dry except for a small snow patch at the crux below the chimney. It does not pose any danger though. To gain Windom‘s saddle, you can ascend a snowfield or you can stay off to the left on the rocks. The ridge to Widom‘s summit is dry. The approach from Twin Lakes toward the Eolus group is dry, but to access the "ramp" that heads toward the Eouls/N. Eolus saddle you will encounter a significant snowfield that requires an ice ax at least and possibly crampons or microspikes. My advice would be to have the ax/spikes/crampons handy for most of the time up to the saddle as the snow will be there for awhile. |
