Huron Peak

Route: North Ridge from Lulu Gulch
Posted On: 6/6/2022, By: kalestew
Info: Went up Lulu and down standard. Lulu road is in better shape than years prior. Almost totally dry until you summit/bypass Brows. Only a couple of remaining snowfields, worst of them is on the standard descent when you get back into the trees. Basically summer conditions 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 5/19/2022, By: akcasey12
Info: Was able to park about 1.5 miles from the TH. Walked up to 11.3k in trail runners. Then did a skin, walk mix to the summit. Walked the entire ridge.

Skied off the summit down the East Face around 8:30 am. Snow was pretty good and continuous to the bottom. Was able to skin back to the ridge. Then skied all the way down to about 10.8k with a couple of sections of walking and some intense tree skiing... wasn't great but better than walking.

Also, My partner lost her green CAMP Ice axe somewhere in the trees on the way down between 12k & 10k. So if anyone finds it, its safe return will be rewarded! 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 5/1/2022, By: bsiegs
Info: Perfect conditions - bluebird day with very little to no wind. What a nice change!

With several groups today reinforcing the activity on Huron from this past week, tracks are now pretty well established from Winfield to summit. The trench after the 4wd trailhead takes a steep, direct line up through treeline, cutting through the summer switchbacks. It was great with firm snow on the ascent, but was a sloppy slip-and-slide on the way down.

There's a large overhang of snow off the summit (see photo) that I avoided standing on, but it's not obvious once you're on top if you're not aware of it while approaching. 

Route: East Face from Clear Creek
Posted On: 5/2/2022, By: lawdoggy
Info: Great coverage in the basin and in the EF couloir.
It is possible to drive across the creek onto Cr 381 at Rockdale, but not worth it. The road has impassible snow banks almost immediately. The road will not be drivable for a long time. Just gotta walk. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 4/27/2022, By: JasonCrane
Info: 14er immortality on Huron foiled by a freak of a snow storm and white out conditions. At 13.2k, temps dropped, skies blackened, winds roared and snow dumped, abandoning a likely summit bid on Wednesday. Snowshoes were essential from TH to ~12.5k, then switched to spikes. I parked 1/4 mile from Winfield, due to about 2 ft of snow coverage on CR390. AWD road is trenched to summer TH. Track remnants of big Will E style's stellar performance this wknd were still visible for most of the steep, 45 degrees ascent up through treeline. Summer trail switchbacks are faintly visible and provided guidance to the slope just below summit ridge. Mashed potato snow conditions entire day. Slipping, sliding and contorting down that headwall of a treeline became frustrating and treacherous. Spring 14ers proving a nice time of year to go for a swim, even in snowshoes. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 4/24/2022, By: Will_E
Info: Summitted Huron via the standard route today. The road is mostly melted out to about a quarter mile before Winfield, with some short sections of snow with tire tracks that made it fairly easy to get through. I wouldn't try it in a sedan, but any crossover with reasonable clearance should have no issue. There was a trench from Winfield to about a qtr mile before the TH, from there I broke trail in snowshoes until just past 13k. Snow was reasonably supportive, only got messy in a few places. Great day, had it all to myself. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 3/14/2022, By: jscully205
Info: I clocked in a little less gain and mileage than the last party starting where the plowing ends on CR390. 24 miles and 5300ft gain. On skis it was a 12 hr day. Nice sled track to follow all the way to Winfield. From Winfield on it was all trail breaking through tree line. The hardest part was from the summer TH to the upper basin. Ran into some touchy snowpack with some settling happening throughout the day. Obviously, you want to eschew the headwall on the climbers right when you're in the upper basin. Could skin to about 13.5k where it turned into hiking from there to the summit. Micro spikes or crampons would be optional- a lot of rock. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 2/22/2022, By: maverick_manley
Info: Cat track on the road to Winfield. Inches to a foot of trail breaking (with skis) above the summer TH and up through tree line although that will likely change after this storm that's in progress. Good heavy pow to ski off. Ridge to summit somewhat windblown and dry. Bring steel toes for the road back, and an Abba dance track to listen to on loop for the bazillion hours it takes to get back to the car - https://lostinmerica.wordpress.com/huron-winter-ascent-and-ski-02-20-22/ 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 10/30/2021, By: swilson753
Info: Bluebird day on Huron's standard route. From 4wd TH to treeline, 0.5"-2" packed snow that was melting on the way down. Above treeline, more packed snow with a couple of knee deep drifts that someone else had already postholed through. Used spikes and poles; no need for snowshoes. Couple of slippery spots above 13k make spikes highly recommended. Get it while it's good! 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 10/15/2021, By: Blondclimbr
Info: Oh boy. Started early. Used traction and poles from the trailhead. Post holed for a couple hours to the summit during the last mile. Difficult to find trail or anything that resembled a trail. Snow up to my knees in many areas on the way to the summit. Super fun breaking trail. Not fun with the loose rocks. Saw three people down in the basin but it looked like they aborted. Smart people. Cold AF in the morning but beautiful clear day and warm enough on the way down. Snow starting to melt especially on the lower half of the trail. My friend survived her first 14er with me today and we were the only ones to summit. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 10/10/2021, By: bluesky25
Info: Great weather on Huron today. Rough estimate 7 inches of snow and more near summit. Microspikes and poles were very helpful - it would have been a lot less fun without them. We wore layers and weren't cold at all. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 8/22/2021, By: ndeanda037
Info: Great hike! No snow what so ever, and the views from the summit were clear with no haze/smoke at all. It was stunning! It was exceptionally windy and cold, especially in the early morning hours. The road to the TH is very rugged, as the description states! Be sure you have 4WD and high clearance. Me and my Jeep Renegade were able to handle it fine, but it was very bumpy. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 8/12/2021, By: NelsonTrading
Info: Pretty day to hike. 3 hours up 2.5 down for me. Still hazy at the top unfortunately so the view was limited to the nearby mountains and colors not as vibrant. Streams are flowing nicely. Not crowded at all but very nice chats with the groups there.
Road up to Winfield is rough and potholes, some deep THE ENTIRE 12 miles. 4WD to the TR was fine for high clearance. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 8/9/2021, By: tuba_gus
Info: Took about six and a half hours to complete from what you could call the 2WD lot. We did not start at the 4WD lot due to a lack of confidence in my Honda CR-V since many of the roads in the area seem washed out and rutted. We started at 5:50pm so we could catch sunset and view stars and the milky way all evening. Thankfully the weather allowed this!! We watched the sunset from about 12,700' and had good visibility up until the final climb. We summited at 9:15pm, hung out on the peak for awhile, and returned to the car by 12:30am (and got back to Denver at 3:30am). Trail conditions were great, though it seemed all the streams were flowing much more on our way down. 

Route: North Ridge from Lulu Gulch
Posted On: 9/9/2021, By: joannalee07
Info: Did Huron via LuLu Gulch on 7/27. This route is long and challenging but so worth it. The views were absolutely stunning and we didn't see anyone until we met up with the main trail.

Full trip report on my blog: https://www.coloradomountainpack.com/post/the-path-less-travelled-for-a-very-good-reason