9/10/2016 Route: North Ridge from Lulu Gulch Posted On: 9/15/2016, By: Rasonics Info: Great Weather on 9/10/2016 and 9/11/2016. No rain. Temperature dropped to twenties at night. Our water bottles outside the tents were completely frozen at night on 9/9. The weather was relatively warmer the next day. |
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8/10/2016 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 8/20/2016, By: Duckband Info: The road from Winfield to the trail head is fairly rough. There was a Subaru wagon in the parking lot as well as a BMW SUV.... Depart trail-head at 8:00 am and summit at 11:00. Several groups in front us and several after us! Clouds started building about 10:00 but by noon had fallen apart. Shared the Summit with several out of state climbers including us. Lunch on the summit was great. No snow on trail and the last 300' is now pretty well marked. Back at trail-head by 1:30 Water to filter available on several areas of the trail before you hit the last 1000' of trail. |
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7/15/2016 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 7/15/2016, By: AcornMan Info: Peak is dry as a bone. No snow or other impediments to the summit. |
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7/15/2016 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 7/16/2016, By: AcornMan Info: I made it to the 4WD trailhead in my Subaru Outback, though it was not a particularly fun drive. I saw one other Subaru up there. Everything else was a "real" 4WD truck. There is lots of dispersed camping near the trailhead and along the road. Most of the trail is in excellent condition except for one muddy spot toward the beginning that can be easily circumvented. The last half mile or so is quite challenging because it's steep and unmaintained, so that part is slow going on the ascent and descent. If you're using Gerry Roach's Colorado Fourteeners book, be advised that the information he provides about the round-trip mileage for this route is incorrect. The book says it's 4.6 miles round-trip, but it's actually 7 miles. I'm not sure how to explain that mistake, because the sign at the trailhead clearly says it's 3.5 miles to Huron. Anyway, the wildflowers are in full bloom, and we saw lots of marmots and pikas. No goats, but plenty of signs that they're around. |
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7/8/2016 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 7/9/2016, By: jfowl Info: 4wd road was mostly dry (other than the small streams) with minimal mud, and was passable in my Crosstrek. The hike was perfect with complete summer conditions and no snow on the trail. |
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7/5/2016 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 7/7/2016, By: Indy Info: Beautiful hike! The weather briefly turned at the summit, but improved within the first 20 minutes of descent. Route conditions are ideal. |
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7/4/2016 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 7/5/2016, By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Didn't climb Huron but was on 13er Browns Peak and had a good look at the upper, standard route... |
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7/3/2016 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 7/3/2016, By: roemmic1 Info: Complete summer conditions. Trail was a bit muddy with some standing water in places from the recent rain and the summit had a dusting of snow early this morning when I was up there. Lot of people up there today. |
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6/18/2016 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 6/19/2016, By: AnastasiaC Info: Expect summer trail conditions. Very minimal easily avoidable snow in the basin. Some water runoff along the trail above treeline. It was frozen early in the morning, but you can walk around it. |
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6/15/2016 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 6/16/2016, By: xandc Info: 4WD road to trailhead is clear and dry with the exception of one minor patch of mud. The weather has been hot and dry and the snow is melting fast. The beginning of the trail is dry with no signs of snow under treeline. Above treeline there are patches of snow that are mostly avoidable all the way to the summit. The only unavoidable snow patch is crossing the basin. With how slushy and minimal it is, I expect it might be gone by the weekend. The basin was wet and marshy from the melted snow -- I ended up with wet feet. The switchbacks up to the summit are dry and (with the exception of a couple corners, that are easy to cut) clear of snow. I reached the summit late, 1pm, and there were no clouds in sight. Beautiful day for a hike! |
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6/14/2016 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 6/14/2016, By: jdcoleman Info: 4wd road is clear of snow and minimal mud. Summer conditions (aka 0 snow) all the way to tree line. The big basin has 2-3 feet of snow still in it that even at 7:00am you would fall through - expect to post hole but it's not more than 75 total yards of a push. Micro spikes or snowshoes won't help - it's just caving in. Started at 430am, summitted at 8:00am. Easy hike down. Switchbacks up to the summit have pretty sporadic but serious patches of snow and ice crossing the trail. Great to glissade down, but tricky to hike up. Only boots are necessary, just be careful. Peak has some snow but nothing to worry about - great weather today to summit Huron! |
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6/12/2016 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 6/12/2016, By: kwhit24 Info: Perfect weather day on Huron today! We were a little worried last night because it seemed to rain all night at our campsite before the 4WD road but cleared up by morning. Started at 6:15, summited at 10, and back to the car by 12:45. Like previously stated, the trail is great until the basin area with the snow field. In the morning we made it accross on the hard pack/icy snow with few post holes; however, the way down was pretty miserable. Both ends of the snow field are misleading because you can still walk on the snow but the middle area is all postholing and slushy water. I would recommend staying to the south of the snow (close to Huron) where there are rocks because the postholing was not worth it. I imagine having snowshoes would've helped for that section but I still saw some snow shoe postholes and you don't need them anywhere else. |
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6/11/2016 Route: Northwest Slopes Posted On: 6/11/2016, By: queenrw6 Info: For the majority of the route, it is clear of snow or it can be avoided. The exception is once you hit the flat basin just above treeline. We didn't have snowshoes but it would have been nice to avoid the post holing in that area. In the morning crossing it around seven, it wasn't too bad but coming back over it around 9-10, it took a lot longer. Microspikes aren't necessary but could be helpful on a couple crossings. Other then that, it was an awesome and wonderful day climbing Huron. |
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6/5/2016 Route: North Ridge from Lulu Gulch Posted On: 6/5/2016, By: Tcms22 Info: Conditions were great on the north ridge route. Snowshoes recommended if u don't like to posthole in the am. At least for a few more days. Lots of snow low. Tons in the basin. Great snow for climbing and a good mix of snow or rock. |
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6/5/2016 Route: North Ridge from Lulu Gulch Posted On: 6/6/2016, By: cardgenius Info: Patchy snow throughout the approach. The swichbacks up Middle Mtn are dry except for the corners. The ridge was patchy also. Taking our spikes on qnd off became a bit tedious. Snow didnt get a good freeze so post holing from early in the morning is expexted. Snow in the basin of Huron was very soft by 10:30 and was post holing with snow shoes. |
