Mt. Shavano

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 7/12/2026, By: annikakinnaman
Info: Summer conditions. Creek near trailhead totally dry so no water sources to filter along route.
Also, don’t know where else to post this; Are you from Denver area and hiking Shav or Tab soon? :) I parked at the shavano east slopes trail head and in my post-trail delusion left my blue topo trail runners (with socks and gaiters on top) by the bathroom at the trailhead. I live in Denver area; I am wondering if anyone else who lives in the broader Denver area is hiking from this trailhead in the next several days and would be willing to be SO KIND and grab my shoes for me? :,) I can coordinate a convenient place to get them from ya back in the Denver area. Cell: 8053405243 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 7/11/2026, By: brockjs7992
Info: Great trail most of the way up. There was a CFI crew working on putting up rock walls against the trail about half a mile from tree line. There was another crew working on the trail towards the top. There is a part of the trail that has been re-routed about .75 miles from tree line, but just stay to the right and follow the switch backs. The CFI crew was building rock cairns about 150 feet below the summit that should be easier to follow. There is a false peak from the switch backs. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 7/2/2026, By: rsuminsby
Info: Trail is in great shape for almost the entire route….work is ongoing on the very last section to the summit. The GPX file has been updated to the new route. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 7/2/2026, By: rsuminsby
Info: Trail is in great shape for almost the entire route….work is ongoing on the very last section to the summit. The GPX file has been updated to the new route. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 6/28/2026, By: UltraTrailSteven
Info: Just FYI the GPX downloaded from this site is wrong. It doesn’t have the reroutes. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 6/13/2026, By: FluffybossHD
Info: Trail was clear and weather was great. Wind was as forecasted coming out of the East. Made it over to Tab Peak as well. Clouds started to roll in around 1 - 2 pm. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 5/30/2026, By: Evey1134
Info: Summer conditions! 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 5/24/2026, By: gregpeak
Info: Full summer conditions. Go get it. 

Route: Angel of Shavano
Posted On: 5/23/2026, By: gmarcotte
Info: For anyone interested, a few photos. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 5/23/2026, By: gmarcotte
Info: Snow has pretty much all melted out. There's some patches above 13k feet, but spikes are not necessary or even helpful. Basically summer conditions - lots of people (and a few dogs) out today. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 5/22/2026, By: cmkzp9
Info: Some snowfall in the last couple days. Everything above tree line was covered in snow. Lots of postholing and route finding above 13,000". Not icy enough for spikes, and not consistently deep enough to merit bringing snowshoes. The snow is melting very fast, I imagine it will be back to summer conditions by this weekend. The parts of the trail not covered in snow looked really great, thank you CFI! 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 5/18/2026, By: afcolorado14
Info: Shavano was entirely summer conditions. Still some snow around but completely avoidable. The dirt road to the trail head was a little rougher in parts than the description; 2WD could get up there but you definitely want some clearance. There was almost no wind when we were up there and weather was great! We were getting out as some weather was coming in so might be a little more snowy up there now. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 5/15/2026, By: fancyco
Info: Entirely summer conditions, there were 1-2 snow patches but they could be avoided easily. The ridge over to tab had more snow on it, but could be avoided. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 5/12/2026, By: sconzo1922
Info: 90% summer conditions below tree line. Above tree line ascending to Shavano, there was enough snow to make route finding a bit more difficult, but never needed spikes. I expect the snow that is still there on ascent to melt out pretty quickly barring any more major snow storms. Overall a beautiful day with zero wind. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 5/11/2026, By: hunterfleming
Info: Trail is mostly dry (90%), patchy in the upper sections and at the summit. No postholing and I personally wouldn't bother with spikes. Angel is still mostly in, a group skied it today.