4/9/2011 Route: Angel of Shavano Posted On: 4/11/2011, By: matthysj Info: Conditions were great for a snow climb. Snowshoes are needed from the trailhead to treeline. The trail is well worn and easy to follow. From ~11,500 the snow firmed up and crampons/ice axe can be used to travel up through the angel. The North arm of angel ends at about ~13,000. From there it is a scramble to the summit. The south arm is still has snow from the saddle all the way through the angel, but it is spotty in some areas. |
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4/2/2011 Route: Angel of Shavano Posted On: 4/2/2011, By: pioletski Info: Thought I would share this pic of the Angel from Saturday afternoon, in case anyone‘s thinking of skiing Shavano. She‘s looking pretty healthy but it might be difficult to put together a descent from the summit. |
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3/19/2011 Route: Angel of Shavano Posted On: 3/19/2011, By: Kevin Baker Info: Forest Road 252 still has a huge drift at Placer Creek (8950‘) and it will be there for quite awhile. This adds 5 miles RT to the day. A well beaten track is in place all the way to the base of the Angel, although windblown near treeline. The Angel is in good shape for climbing, although already starting to thin out at the top. Conditions were very stable. It was so firm late in the day that I was unable to glissade the whole thing for fear of losing control. |
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12/4/2010 Route: East Slopes Posted On: 12/6/2010, By: tmathews Info: Passenger cars can still access the TH as of 12/4/10. The trail was in good condition and easy to follow up to about 11,500, then we encountered some postholing as we approached treeline. Once the trail turned and headed up the southeast face toward the saddle, there were scattered areas of snow, but was mostly dry. There were a couple of short snow crossings as we approached the Angel; a fall would result in injury for the last crossing. We headed up the southeast face rather than gain the saddle because of the wind. The summit had a bit of snow on it, but it was nothing to be worried about. |
