1/5/2019 Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross Posted On: 1/6/2019, By: Kcmartinez22 Info: Same as report on Lincoln. Just wanted to add the snow on the ridge to Cameron is perfect. Also, upon descent we stayed high in the basin, instead of taking the lower standard route trail back to kite lake. Minimal post holing, and even then, only to your ankle or so. We started in snow shoes and then ditched them for spikes at the base of the Cameron Democrat saddle. Snow shoes aren't really necessary, yet. Poles were helpful. We parked just below the private property sign at the new winter closure gate (Nissan exterra with a lift). There was also a Jeep Wrangler. There are about 3 parking spaces there. Don't try to go past this spot...the drift in the road is pretty gnarly. BEAUTIFUL DAY! 1. Looking down ridge from cameron to democrat. 2. Summit shot of Lincoln and the dry ridge between Cameron. |
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12/24/2018 Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross Posted On: 12/25/2018, By: JulianSmith Info: Beautiful skiing conditions on the east face... OK, I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but we were able to ski from the summit all the way back down to the road. Too bad the access on the east side of this peak makes it off limits except to those who are very intrepid or are in the know with some property owners. However, as is typical of this time of year, if you can find some lower angle terrain that faces east, chances are you are going to find some snow you can make some turns on. |
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3/13/2018 Route: South gully up bross, Lincoln then Cameron Posted On: 3/13/2018, By: Kcmartinez22 Info: Came up the winter route/ South Gully to Summit Bross, and then Lincoln and Cameron today. Snow was in good shape but not as set as it is on Sherman. Also, turn right towards the West ridge at the picnic area and stay high to reach the south gully. I've put a nice trench in to follow. The snow in the lower basin is shady. Not to sound like a wuss, when the gully turns right at the top of the S, it's pretty steep. Way steeper than the south gully on Sherman. And the snow is continuous to the summit ridge. However, i joined the standard trail just below that. I used snow shoes the entire way up and then ditched Them for spikes at the bross summit. I've read previous reports saying they're not needed. However, to be safe i would wear them. While there isn't much snow on bross and Cameron summits. There is a sketchy snow field that is pretty loaded you have to cross below Cameron to reach Lincoln. It would also be super slick without them on the Cameron ridge to the Democrat saddle. There is some snow on the ridge and spikes made the descent effortless. I left them on all the way down. |
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3/3/2018 Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross Posted On: 3/3/2018, By: kevmonster Info: Some but little snow on the path above Kite Lake. Ascended Bross on the left side ridge and met the standard route right about the south gully. The south gully had a nice ribbon of snow but not skiable continuous. Went to Lincoln then over Cameron. Descended the standard route at the Democrat saddle with a few short, fun butt slides. The warm snow about 12" deep on the road was only slightly annoying. No need for snowshoes at this time, microspikes carried but not used today. Beautiful blue skies and the wind was a mild 25mph at most. Democrat could use some more snow before skiing. |
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10/15/2017 Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross Posted On: 10/16/2017, By: SkyGirl Info: Road to Kite Lake is completely dry. Restroom at TH open. The trail was clearly visible, but partially covered with snow up to the mine ruins, then completely covered with snow after that. Traction definitely required. It was extremely windy with blowing snow. I intended to go up Democrat, but based on wind direction I opted to go the other direction. Trail all the way to Cameron summit was distinguishable, very little post holing. The large flat summit was free of snow. On my way down in early afternoon, the trail below the mine was almost free of snow (and muddy). |
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9/25/2017 Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross Posted On: 9/26/2017, By: wanderlust073 Info: Trail in good shape. 4-6+ inches of snow on the ridge walk to the summit with a couple slippery spots. Went up and down without spikes. |
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8/26/2017 Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross Posted On: 8/26/2017, By: Muddy_Mudskipper Info: Hiked up for sunrise today. Trails immaculate and peak conditions ideal: dry and clear of snow. |
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7/8/2017 Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross Posted On: 7/8/2017, By: MiketheMan719 Info: Hiked all four peaks today and weather was perfect. The wind does blow in the morning and will send shivers down your body. Bring a jacket and you should be fine. There is still a little snow in some spots, but the trail leads right through it and doesn't create much of a problem at all. By afternoon it started to warm up, so put on the shorts. I concluded my hike at 2:33 and there wasn't any rain, although it appeared clouds we're forming in the distance. |
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5/27/2017 Route: Direct from Democrat Saddle Posted On: 5/27/2017, By: stevej Info: Road closure is approximately 3/4 mile below the lake, near 11,500'. Left my car at 5:10 AM. Good consolidated snow up to the saddle at this hour. Lots of drifts above the saddle, some powdery, some wind-hammered. Democrat looked similar. Recent wet slide activity on the South flank of Democrat. Bring your axe and either crampons or snowshoes for the steep pitch below the saddle. My spikes stuck great on the ascent, but with softer snow on the descent (before 10AM), it was dangerous. I had snowshoes and axe, but by the time I really needed them, I had no safe place to put them on. |
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4/23/2017 Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross Posted On: 4/25/2017, By: tcphoto87 Info: The trail up Cameron was more rocky and less snowy than Democrat, but there were still patches here and there. We kept our spikes on although we probably didn't need them and could avoid the snowy patches in certain spots. I felt like Cameron was tougher to get up than Democrat was but that could've been because the climb up Democrat wore me out. The summit was snowy so spikes helped there. The rest of the trip to Lincoln and back down was pretty rocky with small patches of snow. |
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1/22/2017 Route: Decalibron Posted On: 1/25/2017, By: Eagle Eye Info: Mt Bross, S Mt Bross and Mt Cameron on Jan 22nd, 2017 Route: Decalibron Loop CCW Starting Point: Paris Mill site (winter closure) Start Time: Summit: Return to TH: Participant: Mike Via Trip Report: Info on Mt Bross, S Mt Bross and Mt Cameron: I shortened a reverse Decalibron trip due to high wind. Starting at winter closure 2.6 miles from Kite Lake at the Paris Mill site, wore snowshoes past the lake and to the switchover point at 13,100 ft on the ramp up to Mt Bross. Put on microspikes there. From the top of gully, most of the distance to Mt Bross, S Mt Bross and Mt Cameron were in wind I could barely walk against. As I left Mt Cameron summit I saw sdkeil and 2 others silhouettes on the summit of Mt Democrat. The wind died down considerably about halfway down to the Cameron/Democrat saddle. |
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12/29/2016 Route: From Lincoln Posted On: 12/29/2016, By: bmcqueen Info: I did the loop this morning from the winter closure 2.6 miles below Kite Lake. I did it in reverse, finishing on Democrat. The road is a mixture of dry gravel and drifted snow. I used my snowshoes until about 13k on Bross, then strapped them to my pack and went without traction until the descent from Democrat. Spikes were nice for the descent from Democrat. There was some nice plunge-stepping to get down a couple of stable snow slopes pretty quickly. I almost broke down and put the snowshoes back on for the little bit of willows above Kite Lake to the summer TH, but just suffered through it with a rare post-hole. Most of the snow was windblown and firm and didn't have any issues holding my weight. See Democrat CR for pics of the loop. |
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11/19/2016 Route: Democrat loop Posted On: 11/19/2016, By: kayleenann8 Info: Some snow is starting to build up on the trail below the saddle. Above the saddle the snow is hard packed. Before sunrise it was quite easy to hike -- on the way down after sunrise it got a little slick -- microspikes would have been helpful but not necessary. Pretty windy! We continued on to Cameron, Lincoln and Bross. Each peak was increasingly windy. One gust knocked me and my two adventure partners over! No significant on any of those peaks. The trail off bross has accumulated a little snow and is a little hard to follow if you don't know what you are looking for. |
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10/15/2016 Route: from Democrat saddle Posted On: 10/16/2016, By: Allagash Info: perfect conditions on (sun-facing) south side; once on back side (facing west/nwest), and after 10:30'ish, stretches of slushy snow on the trail...it's packed, not deep yet just enough to be slippery. |
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8/30/2016 Route: Decal Posted On: 8/30/2016, By: paul109876 Info: Snow on Cameron 8/30-icy rocks early morning |
