7/3/2023 Route: Rosalie Group Posted On: 7/3/2023, By: cdgibbons Info: Amusing that Epaulet is named, but not ranked, and 7 feet lower than Epaulie, which is ranked but not named. Apparently its proximity to Evans got it a name. Perhaps the LIDAR work will have something to say about this. About 100' of snow required to reach the summit; very soft and I postholed several times. Traction not needed or helpful. The view of Evans, Bierstadt, the Sawtooth, and the Abyss from here is exceptional. |
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11/12/2022 Route: Rosalie Group Posted On: 11/13/2022, By: kwhit24 Info: Started off at Deer Creek TH up the Tanglewood Trail. There is enough snow and ice that if we had come back down this way we would've used micros but early in the morning neither micros nor gaiters were need. The trail is easy to follow up to the saddle so we made good time which is at just under 12,000'. After the trail the rest is just picking your way up. Not too much that could be avoided for the most part. At Rosalie summit we met up with some other hikers doing the same route, so we all picked our way to Epaulie and Epaulet. At this point we didn't really feel like summiting Epaulie and Rosalie to get back to the Tanglewood Trail and I prefer not doing out and backs if there is a loop option, so we picked a path down the southwest slope towards the Rosalie Trail. Once we got to the tree line the trail was difficult to find because of the snow but we joined up with it around 11,200'. The rest of the way down was ankle deep snow and ice towards the bottom but we never put on micros. For reference the out and back would've been 15.2 miles and 5,934' so the route description is a little off on distance. (15.87 mi; 5,174' gain; 8:54:56 total time) Start at TH 7:10am; Rosalie Peak 10:35am; “Epaulie” 11:40am; Epaulet Mtn 12:20pm; Back to TH 4:05pm |
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11/21/2021 Route: Rosalie Group Posted On: 11/22/2021, By: Carl_Healy Info: Nothing but a dusting of snow on the trail. A bit more snow above treeline, and some isolated drifts here and there, but easily avoidable or not that deep. Brought microspikes and gaiters but didn't need either. |
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7/16/2021 Route: Rosalie Group Posted On: 7/16/2021, By: angry Info: Summer conditions. |
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6/5/2021 Route: Rosalie Group Posted On: 6/5/2021, By: daway8 Info: Dry for much of the way between Epaulie and Epaulet but a couple large snowfields left just past the saddle. Will likely thin out in next couple weeks. Biggest challenge is finding what counts as the summit - had tons of potential high points (naturally I stood on them all). See Rosalie update for the approach. |
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6/4/2020 Route: Chicago Lakes Posted On: 6/4/2020, By: MC.Ikema Info: No traction carried and wouldn't have used if carried. Ascended via Chicago Lakes and Mt. Evans road. Traverse to Rosalie and Rosalie summit appeared snow free. |
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6/28/2016 Route: Rosalie Group Posted On: 6/29/2016, By: JasonKline Info: The small amount of snow was easily avoidable. Summer conditions. |
