Shavano, Princeton, Yale, Tabeguache condition in June

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Shavano, Princeton, Yale, Tabeguache condition in June

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Greetings to All who consider themselves "locals" in Colorado: How high is the probability that there will be problematic snow on trails in the end of June on Shavano, Princeton, Yale and Tabeguache Peak? Planning my long weekend trip for the last weekend in June and trying to estimate a risk that conditions will not allow me to summit... thanks for all answers.
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Re: Shavano, Princeton, Yale, Tabeguache condition in June

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usually there is some snow still around, but doable in tennis shoes in late June
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Re: Shavano, Princeton, Yale, Tabeguache condition in June

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Late June snowfields are usually just a bit of a fun challenge but shouldn't be enough to dissuade anyone.
"Quicker than I can tell it, my hands failed to hold, my feet slipped, and down I went with almost an arrow’s rapidity. An eternity of thought, of life, of death, wife, and home concentrated on my mind in those two seconds. Fortunately for me, I threw my right arm around a projecting boulder which stood above the icy plain some two or three feet." Rev. Elijah Lamb
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Re: Shavano, Princeton, Yale, Tabeguache condition in June

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There is a trip report for shavano and tabeguache form June 20th of 2020.
It shows just about no snow at all on either peak, and the route between the two summits.
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Re: Shavano, Princeton, Yale, Tabeguache condition in June

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Thanks to All who answered!
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Re: Shavano, Princeton, Yale, Tabeguache condition in June

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2018 was a drought year and almost no snow then
2019 was a huge snow year and lots of snow then
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