Mt. Bross

Route: East Slopes from Moose Creek
Posted On: 3/19/2018, By: sdicenso
Info: We hiked in boots from Paris Mill to Mineral Park Mine. The road was hard packed and somewhat icy. Above the mine, we found ourselves postholing in waist deep snow that was really soft. After a while we called it a day and went back down to my vehicle. If we have better conditions next winter, since this winter has been warm, maybe the snow will be more consolidated. We had planned on following the road above treeline then continuing straight towards the summit above Dolly Varden Gulch, to not cross potential slide areas on the east side of the peak. May scout things out this summer. 

Route: West Slopes
Posted On: 2/12/2018, By: Eagle Eye
Info: Starting ~2 miles down from Kite Lake TH I used snowshoes on the road and across the drainage & up maybe 1/4 of the south side of the gully. Used rock steps the rest of the way up the north side of the gully and ridge crest/trail to the summit. 

Route: "S Gully"
Posted On: 11/13/2017, By: annamigl
Info: Contemplated putting Cameron as the peak instead of Bross... but Bross it is :P The S gully is holding a fair amount of snow up high (gets thin in the middle) from the last storm. Variable snow and rocks still for the skiers out there which is always fun to ski...! I think it would make for a fun intro-to-couloir-climb right now for anyone who wants to give their crampons/axe a go long before couloir season. Hard snow in the morning but softens up of course later in the day. Otherwise the summit is snow free. 

Route: East Slopes from Mineral Park
Posted On: 8/26/2017, By: Muddy_Mudskipper
Info: Peak conditions ideal very early this morning: dry and clear of snow. Trail conditions were questionable, especially on the route from the Kite Lake TH to Bross summit. Lots of loose stuff actively eroding to the point of being dangerous. I will not be taking people on this route and I will be avoiding it myself in the future. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 8/10/2017, By: nomad_games
Info: The Bross end of the route had snow today, on most of the trail from the TH to the summit. ranged from .5" to drifts of maybe 4". 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 7/31/2017, By: Jjcrooks470
Info: Great hike, river crossings we're fine, no snow on trails. Arrived at the trailhead by 5am to get a parking spot. I consider myself an "average" hiker and the complete route took me 7.5 hours with quite a few short breaks. Poles are a must coming down from Mt. Bross. Make sure to pay $3 Parking fee because they do check and will ticket. Highly recommended hike 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 7/29/2017, By: frankster
Info: The Summit is closed to all hikers, with ample signage at the Kite Lake trailhead and along the Lincoln/Bross traverse indicating such closure. 

Route: West Slopes
Posted On: 7/28/2017, By: Madeline
Info: The road leading up to Kite Lake from Alma was easier than I anticipated (we have a minivan with little clearance). I went up the night before and made it all the way through into the camp, at dark we arrived. There are a few bumps but the road condition now is not as bad as some we've all done. We payed 3$ parking and stayed the night with a few other cars in the rain. In the am, there were 62 cars in the lot and parked out down the road, as far as you could see. Leave early, by 5:30am, especially if you're a novice or have kids. This is an easier 14er (many did it in 4-5 hours) but prepare for early afternoon storms this time of year. Prepare to abandon hitting all 4, if the sky changes. Once you hear thunder, it's already too late. There is a mining trail down right before Bross summit (after saddle between Cameron and Bross), if you need to go wait out a storm. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 6/24/2017, By: timtty
Info: Did Cameron, Lincoln and Bross. All snow is avoidable. There are two streams to cross with plenty of stones to step on. Road to trailhead is randier then it was last year past the lower parking area, good clearance will suffice. 

Route: "Dolly Varden Gully"
Posted On: 5/24/2017, By: cardgenius
Info: It's filled in from the bottom to the summit with the recent snow. Snow is mixed conditions. Soft and punchy, then hard packed and stable. Made for a long day. Was crazy windy and could barely see our boot tracks on the ski down so their probably gone by now. Made it 1/4 mile down the road before we got stopped by a drift. Had we mauvered around it we could have driven close to a mile down the road before really having to stop. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 4/25/2017, By: tcphoto87
Info: From Lincoln to Bross the trail was mostly rocky with small patches of snow. After coming down Lincoln I didn't put my spikes back on the remainder of the trip back down to the winter closure. (which was a little over a mile from Kite Lake) The summit looked entirely dry. The whole way down back toward Kite Lake was hell though, I couldn't tell if we lost the trail or not but the entire way down the ridge was loose unstable rocks that fell/sank with every step you took. We were following the path/footsteps that everyone else seemed to have taken but I can't imagine that being the actual trail. I noticed halfway down the ridge there was an obvious dry trail to the left on the opposite side but I couldn't tell how to get to it without dropping way off the ridge and climbing back up to that trail. Once we made it back down off the ridge the remainder was all snowy but it was still pretty packed and we didn't need our spikes. We parked around 6:45am and got back to the car around 5pm but we also took our time. It was a little over 8 miles total 

Route: "Dolly Varden Gully"
Posted On: 4/17/2017, By: Grover
Info: You can skin ~66% of Rd. 415 after parking off of Kite Lake Road. There are some dry sections, with one large dry section about 1 mile in. Snow goes from the summer trailhead up to ~13,600' (and higher, if you angle to the right, towards the actual Mt. Bross summit). I decided to exit the snow at 13,600', and started hiking up to the summit ridge that connects South Bross and Bross. The snow is sastrugi hard pack above ~12,500' and is not fun ski or ride down. Below 12,500' it was soft spring corn snow and you could let it loose. And if you are wondering, I started riding down at 2 p.m., so it was still hard pack snow that late in the day. 

Route: East Slopes from Mineral Park
Posted On: 3/16/2017, By: stevelknight
Info: Hard packed in the morning, slushy afternoons and evenings. Bross is the least snow covered of the peaks in the area. Came in from winter trail head. FYI Bathroom is full of snow, nearly to the ceiling. Wind was extremely strong. Came down the east side of Bross on a large patch of snow, and slid down our asses. Took about 10 minutes instead of taking the trail that would have been an hour, probably. Recommend bringing a rain fly or something to sit on and use that. Man it was a blast! 

Route: East Slopes from Mineral Park
Posted On: 2/15/2017, By: MagnetarCo
Info: Walked in from the winter trailhead closure the path was hard packed or snow blown and no snowshoes or skis were necessary as there was no postholing. Snow conditions on Mount Bross were wind blown and very hard packed/bullet snow. I wore full crampons as I do not feel microspikes would be sufficient. A winter storm was moving in, so the winds were gusting to 50 mph with blowing snow, causing whiteout conditions at times. Overall the route was in fine shape with little post holing. 

Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Posted On: 1/25/2017, By: Eagle Eye
Info: Mt Bross, S Mt Bross and Mt Cameron on Jan 22nd, 2017 Route: Decalibron Loop CCW Starting Point: Paris Mill site (winter closure) Start Time: Summit: Return to TH: Participant: Mike Via Trip Report: Info on Mt Bross, S Mt Bross and Mt Cameron: I shortened a reverse Decalibron trip due to high wind. Starting at winter closure 2.6 miles from Kite Lake at the Paris Mill site, wore snowshoes past the lake and to the switchover point at 13,100 ft on the ramp up to Mt Bross. Put on microspikes there. From the top of gully, most of the distance to Mt Bross, S Mt Bross and Mt Cameron were in wind I could barely walk against. As I left Mt Cameron summit I saw sdkeil and 2 others silhouettes on the summit of Mt Democrat. The wind died down considerably about halfway down to the Cameron/Democrat saddle.