Blanca Basin
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- dubsho3000
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Blanca Basin
I have a dream of skiing off of Blanca into Blanca Basin, and then climbing back out, either to Blanca or better yet Little Bear so I could ski the Hourglass. Blanca seems like it would go in a good snow year, but I'm wondering:
1) anyone have a trip report on a ski descent like this?
2) anyone have any good snowy pics of Little Bear from Blanca?
I'm fairly confident that the upper Blanca Basin is on public land, but if anyone has any solid info on the boundaries I'd be interested in that as well.
Thanks, Matt
1) anyone have a trip report on a ski descent like this?
2) anyone have any good snowy pics of Little Bear from Blanca?
I'm fairly confident that the upper Blanca Basin is on public land, but if anyone has any solid info on the boundaries I'd be interested in that as well.
Thanks, Matt
Re: Blanca Basin
Here is the boundary. Sorry that it's just a phone screenshot.dubsho3000 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:15 amI'm fairly confident that the upper Blanca Basin is on public land, but if anyone has any solid info on the boundaries I'd be interested in that as well.
Green in National Forest and white is private.
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- prairiechicken
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Re: Blanca Basin
I'm pretty sure that's inaccurate; caltopo's public lands layer is imperfect. This map https://blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/w ... 20eddd7550, as well as several others indicate that the federal lands end at the Costilla county boundary, and the basin is entirely private.Scott P wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:26 amHere is the boundary. Sorry that it's just a phone screenshot.dubsho3000 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:15 amI'm fairly confident that the upper Blanca Basin is on public land, but if anyone has any solid info on the boundaries I'd be interested in that as well.
Green in National Forest and white is private.
- dwoodward13
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Re: Blanca Basin
Lindsey's land owners have granted use to summit from the standard trail(s). I saw somewhere that basically above treeline they don't care what you do, but that only way to access the above treeline portion is thru the standard route.
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Re: Blanca Basin
Thanks for the land issue info. I may have to track down the land owners down there if this dream gets off the ground.
Curious about my two questions though. Any TRs or photos of LB from Blanca in snowy conditions? The pics of LB I've seen look less than promising.
Curious about my two questions though. Any TRs or photos of LB from Blanca in snowy conditions? The pics of LB I've seen look less than promising.
- cottonmountaineering
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Re: Blanca Basin
you can look at trip reports from little bear to see the lines on blanca,
https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/triprepo ... trip=17802
https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/triprepo ... trip=16970
it looks like it would go in a big snow year, however its probably quite difficult, maybe d15? 45-55 degrees
https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/triprepo ... trip=17802
https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/triprepo ... trip=16970
it looks like it would go in a big snow year, however its probably quite difficult, maybe d15? 45-55 degrees
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Re: Blanca Basin
Those squiggly topo lines look preeeeeetty smooshed together. I'd brings some ice tools, a light rack, a rope and a partner to gain the southwest ridge.dubsho3000 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:35 am Curious about my two questions though. Any TRs or photos of LB from Blanca in snowy conditions? The pics of LB I've seen look less than promising.
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Re: Blanca Basin
yeah i dont think there's any good way to climb LB from blanca basinjustiner wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 12:04 pmThose squiggly topo lines look preeeeeetty smooshed together. I'd brings some ice tools, a light rack, a rope and a partner to gain the southwest ridge.dubsho3000 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:35 am Curious about my two questions though. Any TRs or photos of LB from Blanca in snowy conditions? The pics of LB I've seen look less than promising.
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Re: Blanca Basin
LB from Blanca January 14th, 2021
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Re: Blanca Basin
February 17th, 2019
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Re: Blanca Basin
The SE ridge to SLB doesn't look too crazyjustiner wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 12:04 pmThose squiggly topo lines look preeeeeetty smooshed together. I'd brings some ice tools, a light rack, a rope and a partner to gain the southwest ridge.dubsho3000 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:35 am Curious about my two questions though. Any TRs or photos of LB from Blanca in snowy conditions? The pics of LB I've seen look less than promising.
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- painless4u2
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Re: Blanca Basin
Oh, there is, but it requires trespassing on private property. Please respect property boundaries and get permission to access, if possible. (Highly unlikely in this case)cottonmountaineering wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 12:13 pm yeah i dont think there's any good way to climb LB from blanca basin
Steve Bremner and his wolfdog Sam climbed LB via Blanca Basin: http://mtnclmbr.cloud.prohosting.com/index.html Click "Little Bear" for his trip report.
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