| Peak: | Quandary Peak |
| Route: | East Ridge |
| Range: | Tenmile |
| Posted By: | TNNNolan |
| Date of Info: | 5/29/2015 |
| Date Posted: | 5/30/2015 |
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Early morning (6 am) departure from the trailhead. Snow still starts almost immediately after departing the trailhead. A few bare spots where you will want to take off snowshoes or skis. The day was partly cloudy and the route was more often in shade than in sunlight; this kept the snow firm longer. The lower part of the route is full of evidence of people post holing up to their hips. The upper part of the route is still fully snow covered, firm, with a 1" wind crust (pencil) over recent snow (fist). On the ridge we never sank in deeper than 2 inches. Skiing down was very nice. The snow is mostly smooth, and there are a few rocks sticking out here and there. Just above the trees at 11:30 am, we met a party of four climbing without snowshoes, and they were crawling from post hole to post hole. I would not climb this route without snowshoes or skis. |
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