Peak Condition Update | Mt. Lincoln

Peak:	Mt. Lincoln
Route:	Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Range:	Mosquito
Posted By:	cbonk11
Date of Info:	1/15/2022
Date Posted:	1/16/2022

Details
There are some soft spots in the approach, but flotation is not necessary. I found spikes to be helpful, especially on Democrat which contained the most hard-packed snow. There is some hard-packed snow close to the top of Lincoln and below Bross. Tops of Cameron and Bross were dry.

Comments or Questions

cloudkicker	Great work, and nice pics 1/16/2022 10:40am Looks like you took the standard route the whole way? There's so little snow on Bross, doesn't seem to be any need to take the S gully right now when standard is looking so dry.
cbonk11	Thanks 1/16/2022 10:52am Yes, I went the standard route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross. There is probably enough snow that S gully could be used. The regular route for Bross was actually easier yesterday than in the summer since having a little snowpack means no scree.
ScottLovesRMNP	Road to Kite Lake 1/16/2022 12:23pm I'm thinking of trying this tomorrow. I've only got a Toyota Corolla. How's the road for 2WD ? About how far up towards Kite Lake do you expect I might be able to drive?
cbonk11	Road 1/16/2022 12:40pm I put a TH update, as well. The mines plow to about 1.5 miles from the summer TH. So, unless there's a snowdrift that gets blown over the road, any car should be able to make it to that point. 4WD shouldn't be needed. Parking is around a sign that says private lands begin here at roughly that 1.5-mile mark. It's plowed a little further than this, but there are a ton of no parking signs