Pikes Peak

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 5/3/2026, By: Skeletor24
Info: Heavy snow from the week has left snow from Barr camp up the summit. Still made it to the top with micro spike, but it definitely slowed progress. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 4/25/2026, By: Will_E
Info: Summer conditions on the Barr trail. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 4/20/2026, By: cmarhanka
Info: Barr Trail is dry to Barr Camp. Some light patchy snow occasionally for the next couple miles. Doesn't really impact the hiking until around 13,000ft where it starts to get more difficult to navigate through the snow. Fatigue also started becoming a factor. Micro spikes are not necessary, but I found them helpful at this point just to minimize the extra effort to keep from slipping. The 16 Golden Stairs section was the hardest for me and I didn't get a picture because I was too focused on getting through. Overall very doable in normal hiking boots. No snow shoes needed. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 4/13/2026, By: Slim_Rick
Info: The gate is closed to the parking lot adding the extra 1-1.5 Miles each way.
Outside from that is basically summer conditions except for a few snowfields that you can get by easily without spikes or flotation around devils playground.

Rocks on the scramble were a bit frosted on the way up and slick (extra caution), on the way down they were wet. Some snow on the scramble but nothing crazy.

Happy Hiking! 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 4/6/2026, By: benascends
Info: The road is closed 1 mile up the road from the crags parking lot, unsure why this is since there was no snow on the road. The snow on the trail is very scant until above 12K feet, and even then the snow in the trail is mostly avoidable. There was only one snow field that I had to walk through, and I was early so the snow was still firmly packed and easy to traverse. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 4/14/2026, By: Jonathan Deffenbaugh
Info: Microspikes optional for the upper slopes of Pikes Peak above 13K (i.e. Golden Stairs). Ascended/descended via the Incline to spice things up. Route clear through timberline and lower slopes above timberline. 13th climb up Pikes Peak, always a great workout! 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 3/23/2026, By: sheller
Info: Summited on Sunday. Here’s the breakdown- Only a couple avoidable ice patches to Barr Camp. From Barr Camp to treeline 50/50 mixed icy spots and dirt. Didn’t feel like traction was needed, but could be useful on the way down. From treeline to summit there was 10-15% of the trail covered with 10-50m stretches of snow. Most of it was frozen enough to walk on, but will change as the weather warms. Definitely saw spots where you could step in knee to even waist deep. Worst spots were at the start of the long switch back about 2 miles from the summit and the last .5 miles before the summit. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 3/24/2026, By: hotbutteredrum
Info: Mix of icy conditions and dirt below the treeline. Microspikes definitely are helpful but not necessary. I left mine on for the descent.

Above treeline there was one section around a road corner where you'd definitely want spike. Might be better to stay along the road in that spot.

Feels like early summer conditions right now. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 3/2/2026, By: fiercedude
Info: Hiked Barr trail to the top; Pretty much all snow before Barr camp is gone, after that it was a bit icy until the tree line but didn’t need to put on my spikes. After the tree line, most snow was gone except a few big drifts, but they were pretty solid to walk over. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 2/28/2026, By: brian4328937
Info: No snowshoes needed. Didn’t even use spikes but could be helpful on the downhill. Lots of ice in the forest but also a lot of dry patches and didn’t feel like putting them on/off the whole time. Not a whole lot of snow on the peak at the moment. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 3/2/2026, By: felttrip
Info: A couple of small patches of snow on the way to Barr Camp but nothing requiring traction. Put micro spikes on after Barr Camp and kept them on until the summit.

A good amount of hard packed snow and ice up to tree line. Above tree line some minor post holing in the snow fields as the day went on and things softened up in the sun. Nothing so bad as to make me wish I had carried snowshoes though. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 2/9/2026, By: alexnoble124
Info: Spikes definitely very helpful for the forest section as there is a lot of icy parts and the ground is entirely covered by snow. Besides this the trail is nice for this time of year. I didn't encounter any snow drifts that were even knee deep and you can avoid most of the larger patches of snow. I recommend poles if you have them but definitely not needed. Note: Snow is supposed to move in shortly after writing this post so conditions may vary. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 1/18/2026, By: nathanolds146
Info: Really not a lot of snow coming up from the crags. Minimal post holing in a few snow drifts above treeline, many many spots are barely covered by snow. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 1/5/2026, By: mbrown126
Info: Unrelenting, brutal wind up there today. My water was frozen when I reached the summit. No snowshoes needed. Highly recommend spikes though. 

Route: East Slopes
Posted On: 1/3/2026, By: Jonathan Deffenbaugh
Info: Was able to follow the trail all the way to the summit after hitting up the Incline. No snowshoes required, however icy in sections leading up to the summit. Recommend bringing microspikes for traction.