Mt. Bross

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 6/20/2025, By: Hiker_Nick
Info: Trail completely clear but very loose scree on our way down to the trailhead. We slipped a few times and probably could have used poles for the descent for added stability. 

Route: "S Gully"
Posted On: 4/25/2025, By: climbnowworklater
Info: Started skinning at 8:30am about 1.5 miles from Kite lake. We were able to skin/ski the entire way there and back. The S gully itself was nicely filled in and went 95% of the way up. Although, the last ~50 yds were a bit sharky so we stopped at that point. Started descent at 11:30 and upper half was punchy. Not ideal. Bottom half was better and the apron/basin skied the best. I'd guess we were about an hour early? Skied back to truck by noon. Great morning. Going back soon. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 11/2/2024, By: madmattd
Info: Initially dry from the Lincoln-Cameron saddle. The typical Cameron North Slopes Snowfield is forming - there's boot steps through it, but depending on sun exposure time and such, microspikes could be helpful to cross safely - it was OK but not great mid-day today (sunny day) with just bare boots. There's very little snow on the upper 1500' of Bross - what snow there is pretty much covers the trail/misc mining roads. Spikes for the descent of the upper ridge were helpful on thin hardpack. Down lower the snow depth increased (4-5") but was soft/powdery so spikes were of limited help. Bypass had most of the foot traffic, but there were definitely boot tracks going up/down several of the spurs to the closed summit. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 6/23/2024, By: aldsw
Info: We did the full DeCaLiBron standard route. There were a few minor snow crossings on Democrat and one between Lincoln and Bross but the rest of the route was summer conditions. No need for spikes. The decent down Bross is still as chossy as ever. 

Route: "S Gully"
Posted On: 6/16/2024, By: Swerner
Info: Road is open to the trailhead, had no problem getting there in a Corolla with some careful driving. Took the "S Gully" up Bross, which was actually a very pleasant snow climb (maybe a good one if someone's looking for an intro to snow climbing??). "S Gully" is boring so I propose "Salamander Couloir" because it looks like a salamander. Snow was hard all the way up, starting at 6:30ish and summiting Bross around 8. Gully gets minimal sun so it may stick around a while. Down Bross to Cameron and Lincoln, almost no snow crossings, maybe 1-2 but didn't need spikes. Cameron to Democrat saw a bit more snow to the saddle making you go off-trail a bit. Up Democrat from the saddle you got options of a relatively easy snow climb or an annoying dry talus scramble (trail is covered so you just gotta go up). Coming down you can find some nice glissades, I cut most of the descent to the saddle with one (slushy snow, though I imagine if it was firmer it would be way too fast). After the saddle mixed snow/trail, with a nice glissade opportunity to cut a few hundred feet. I'd say you'd be fine without spikes today on standard routes, and trail runners probably fine if you don't mind getting wet. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 6/15/2024, By: BiggasPanda
Info: Dolly Varden gully goes for 2000 ft of great riding still. 

Route: "S Gully"
Posted On: 5/26/2024, By: Skimo95
Info: S Gully skied fine yesterday. Skinned up a bit and then started boot packing the ridge. Picked up the standard trail to legal summit and rode back to the car basically. This route was dog friendly if you have taken them on plenty of ski tours before and you time the snow well. Did not need any traction devices at this time. Kite lake looks to be filled in on all aspects. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 12/22/2023, By: Willhf1011
Info: Copied from Democrat: Road closed at lower gate, ~1mi from Kite Lake. Road is pretty clean though, easy hiking. Kite Lake up to Democrat has the most snow of the route, snowshoes would be nice but not necessary. Once up to the saddle the standard routes are pretty good, just snowy. A little bit of snow loaded above the standard route up Democrat but its thin, well consolidated, and SE facing. Saddle between Cameron and Lincoln is bone dry and Bross is also quite dry. Some nice cornices forming in the chutes on Lincolns south face. Spikes were helpful on Democrat thru Lincoln, not really needed for Bross, though there are some steep snowy parts of that descent. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 11/14/2023, By: Da Legit Master
Info: The road leading to the Kite Lake Trailhead is closed at a locked gate 1.1miles back from the trailhead at around 11,500'. There is enough room to park three vehicles here. There is hardly any snow on the road, but starting at the trailhead there is snow on most of the decalibron loop. There was not a lot of ice, but I would still bring poles and spikes. Crampons are probably a little overkill right now. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 10/7/2023, By: jfm3
Info: There is some drifted & packed snow on the road/trail leading up the north side below the summit. It can easily be avoided. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 10/2/2023, By: poseidon
Info: Super windy at the Bross summit (I believe gusts were forecast to be around 40 mph), but was fine on the rest of the Decalibron peaks. It is a very open peak that is almost the size of a football field. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 9/23/2023, By: backcountrybrodes
Info: Democrat was nice and then 70+ mph winds at 14k on Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross. OOF. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 2/3/2023, By: madmattd
Info: The snow chutes on the N side of Cameron are filled in and fairly wind-packed. Snow felt stable (not deep either), and I put on my mountaineering snowshoes to cross as they are far superior in traction to microspikes - worked fine. Otherwise, there were opportunities to detour a little higher and around the worst area. The road up to and through the "Bross Bypass" had a few inches of snow but also bare rock, I used no traction/flotation aids and was fine - microspikes would be a good option B. I did use spikes for almost the entire descent, there were short stretches of rock but generally there was a ribbon of snow down the summer trail until I lost it about 300' above the willows near Kite Lake. From there I put snowshoes back on as I was punching through a lot, and marched back to the car 2 miles below the summer TH. The descent of Bross was way nicer with a little snow gluing all the crappy gravel together, though still steep and not terribly pleasant - still, better than in summer by a lot! Bross's slopes are pretty bare other than the ribbon of snow on the trail itself. S-gully was pretty thin and narrow up high, I can post a pic later this weekend if anyone wants to see. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 6/25/2022, By: hsfedina
Info: In great condition. Went up Bross doing Decalibron. All peaks great but Democrat had some snow to go thru, but no postholing at 2 pm. Saw a goat and her baby. 

Route: "Dolly Varden Gully"
Posted On: 6/6/2022, By: Marcos
Info: The gully still has good coverage, even if the snow doesn't reach all the way to the parking area any more. Good spot for some late-season low angle turns. ACCESS NOTE: About half a mile from the parking area, watch out for hand-dug trench crossing the road. It's totally out of character with the rest of the road up to that point, and you will need an alignment or possibly a new driveshaft if you hit it going faster than about 3 mph.