Peak Condition Update | Torreys Peak

Peak:	Torreys Peak
Route:	Dead Dog Couloir
Range:	Front
Posted By:	noahkelly
Date of Info:	6/3/2016
Date Posted:	6/4/2016

Details
Climbed my first two 14ers on Friday. Went up Dead Dog Couloir to the summit of Torreys and then traversed over to Grays and descended on the obvious route down Grays. The road to the summer TH is in decent shape. If you have 4wd or high enough clearance, you should be able to make it to within a half mile of the summer TH as this is where to road was snow covered. The trail to the base of Grays and Torreys was in decent shape in the morning. I reached the summer TH around 7:30 am. The snow was hard enough that I did not need snowshoes in the morning and didn't post hole at all. Dead Dog is in good shape - firm snow that was good for kicking steps into. I did meet one couple at the base that had down climbed with their skis because they said it was too choppy. I'm glad I had my crampons, ice axe, and helmet as they were a necessity for this route. I reached the summit of Torreys around 11:30 am, sat for a while and then traversed over to Grays. I started the descent from Grays at 12:30 pm and the snow at higher elevations was still in good shape. I had a couple decent glissades and was back to the flatter approach area. This is where the snow shoes came in handy. The snow on the approach had become extremely soft and while snow shoes weren't a necessity, I was glad that I didn't have to post hole through a mile and a half of wet snow. Made it down the dirt road and was back to my car at 3:30 pm.

Details

Climbed my first two 14ers on Friday. Went up Dead Dog Couloir to the summit of Torreys and then traversed over to Grays and descended on the obvious route down Grays. The road to the summer TH is in decent shape. If you have 4wd or high enough clearance, you should be able to make it to within a half mile of the summer TH as this is where to road was snow covered.

The trail to the base of Grays and Torreys was in decent shape in the morning. I reached the summer TH around 7:30 am. The snow was hard enough that I did not need snowshoes in the morning and didn't post hole at all.

Dead Dog is in good shape - firm snow that was good for kicking steps into. I did meet one couple at the base that had down climbed with their skis because they said it was too choppy. I'm glad I had my crampons, ice axe, and helmet as they were a necessity for this route. I reached the summit of Torreys around 11:30 am, sat for a while and then traversed over to Grays.

I started the descent from Grays at 12:30 pm and the snow at higher elevations was still in good shape. I had a couple decent glissades and was back to the flatter approach area. This is where the snow shoes came in handy. The snow on the approach had become extremely soft and while snow shoes weren't a necessity, I was glad that I didn't have to post hole through a mile and a half of wet snow. Made it down the dirt road and was back to my car at 3:30 pm.

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