2/9/2019 Route: SE Ridge Posted On: 2/11/2019, By: drop_bear Info: Good hardpack/trench for the first three miles. After that it's knee to waist deep powder. Didn't make the summit, but there is a good trench to nearby PT 10904. |
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1/3/2019 Route: Hut trail, then E ridge Posted On: 1/3/2019, By: Trotter Info: Fantastic trench to hut, then we made a trench to E ridge, and followed it up. Snowshoes needed till halfway up ridge, and microspikes needed to summit. Ridge had an inch or two of snow, and it was way too bulletproof for skiers, yet. |
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3/26/2017 Route: NE slopes Posted On: 3/26/2017, By: Jay521 Info: GreenhouseGuy and I put in a trench from near the hut to the ridge. Bring your snowshoes and have fun! |
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11/12/2016 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 11/14/2016, By: highcountryhiker Info: Started at the Wuritz Ditch Road TH on the Colorado Trail. Followed Colorado Trail to road to Lily Lake. From Lily Lake followed trail toward West Tennessee Lakes, then bushwhacked to timberline and ascended the east ridge. Colorado Trail segment dry; road to Lily Lake mostly dry; West Tennessee Lakes trail mostly dry with a trace of snow in a few shady areas and very minor avoidable ice in a couple of wet areas; bushwhack and east ridge both dry. No traction or gaiters needed. These conditions may change significantly if predicted storm on Thursday and Thursday evening verifies. |
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4/3/2016 Route: Southeast Ridge from 10th Mountain Hut Posted On: 4/4/2016, By: Tony1 Info: There is a stellar trench (from hut traffic) from the junction of Lake County Road 19 and Wuritz Ditch Road to the 10th Mountain Division Hut, along the winter route. The route is also well-marked on the trees. The entire rest of the route from the hut to the summit is snow-covered, and we put in a good trench snaking up through the trees, to the ridge, and right up to the summit. You will definitely want to bring snowshoes, even if you don't use them in the early morning. We used them from the hut to the summit, then for the entire descent. Don't forget trekking poles if you have them. Go get it before the next storm fills it in! |
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6/27/2015 Route: Slide lake circuit Posted On: 6/27/2015, By: jeremy27 Info: Ascended the ridge from the lake and then followed the ridge around Slide Lake and back to the road. Fun hike. I recommend it. Snow can be avoided but the mosquitos can not. They are horrific and followed me to 12500. Hardest part of the hike was dealing with them. Bring deet. Good luck. |
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4/11/2015 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 4/12/2015, By: jblyth Info: Parked at the bottom of Crane Park TH and took winter route up to the 10th mountain hut. Skin track was spotty and not ideal, but got better within a few miles. Perfect skin/snowshoe conditions up the ridge and a great descent in the chutes/bowls of the ridge. Descended down to Webster gravel pit and took the road back down to the car. Would highly recommend driving up that road (it‘s clear) and cutting of a few miles of up and down on the winter route out. |
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3/23/2014 Route: East ridge Posted On: 3/24/2014, By: bergsteigen Info: Skied the east ridge via a slightly different approach route described before. Got some local beta from the 10th Mountain Hut caretaker as we were starting out (from the lower hut parking). There is parking at the upper lot for a few vehicles, but the road isn‘t plowed all that frequently, so beware. Overall, a good safe ski with only a few rocks to carefully slide through near the top. Only one or two meadow stomps on the way out, with a short ski carry up the road. Very windy & cold conditions near the top froze my hands and camera battery |
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2/26/2012 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 2/26/2012, By: FireOnTheMountain Info: Fun Fun. Really liked this mountain! Snowmobilers laid an awesome track that I was able to follow for a good 2-2.5 miles. The track was most useful after Lily Lake when the tress open up and you're in a meadow overlooked by the objective at hand. After the meadow, tracks ended, trees started up again and I took charge. Descended a different route than I ascended (had to chase down my Alti mit liner!) Some might cringe at the little slope I went up on the ascent but it was east facing thus crunchy and not very deep. Could bypass this slope if you go right at the base of it and kind of wrap around it. That was the only avy concern of the day. The middle chute in pic 3 is what I went down. Would make a safe ski descent now. Just drove as far as I could on CR 19 where there was a parking lot. |
