Boreas Mountain

Route: West Slope
Posted On: 6/18/2025, By: bigfoot1
Info: Full summer conditions, only a few patches of snow. All snow is 100% avoidable 

Route: West Slope
Posted On: 1/4/2025, By: Will_E
Info: Road is well trenched by skiers most of the way, I put snowshoes on around mile 4 where the trench was a bit softer. I broke off the road just before the hut, not a long distance to break trail, but it was pretty juicy. From treeline is fairly windblown, I didn't use traction today. Nice day, a little stormy off and on during descent. 

Route: French Pass TH
Posted On: 9/14/2024, By: dwoodward13
Info: Very nice alternative route if you are looking for something longer than from Boreas Pass Rd. Hiked the French Pass trail until 11.4k where an obvious clearing in the willows allows easy passage across the valley. Once on the west side of the valley you've got two options, pick your way up to Black Power Pass (looks very doable), or in my case, I ascended the prominent rib to the north of BPP. Mostly tundra. From there I descended to BPP and followed the standard route to the summit. From the summit, descended to an obvious saddle to the east of the summit then picked up game trail super highways down into the valley. Willow bashing is pretty minimal. I stayed high on the south of them all. Toward the bottom of the valley there is an old mining road (visible on USFS 2016 maps) that i took back to the French Pass trail and back to the car. 

Route: West Slope
Posted On: 6/19/2024, By: sarahmariekirk
Info: Climbed Boreas Mountain today in some moody mountain weather which made for some cool shots. The drive up Boreas Pass was completely dry, and the trail up Boreas was the same. There were a few snow patches, but these were able to be mitigated. There is still a fat cornice hanging onto the ridge, so be mindful. The low visibility today has us being more cognizant than usual on such an easy route. Lots of wildflowers popping up! 

Route: South gully/face
Posted On: 5/18/2024, By: Posthole Pete
Info: Super fun ride off the summit, although not the exact line I wanted to ride so hopefully someone sees this and gets the line! Great freeze, started at about 6 and that was perfect for a 950 drop in. Parked down on CR 50 right where it turns up to Selkirk. Just under 11 miles rt. Trail runners for the first 1.5 mile then skin to 13k, so almost all the way. Snow felt quite consolidated and coverage is great back there. Everything in the area is looking great. 

Route: West Slope + Bald Mtn A via the ridge
Posted On: 10/17/2023, By: Makbrad
Info: Most of the ridge is dry and snow patches are avoidable except for some pockets of snow holding in the talus on the north-facing slopes. The summit register is in good shape, for now, I stashed it under a rock pictured here. It is glass though. 

Route: West Slope
Posted On: 6/27/2023, By: ncxhjhgvbi
Info: Route through the willows was mostly obvious and found some cairns on the West Slope. Only one mandatory and well consolidated snow crossing near the top. The dinner plates were annoying but it was worth the super cool summit! 

Route: West Slope
Posted On: 6/20/2023, By: HaverClimb
Info: TH access easy, road open. Patchy snowsome bigger spots to throw on micro spikes or slide a bit for fun, but I wouldnt go out of my way to bring skis/board up. Nice, easy start to the season. Hope its a good one. 

Route: From Black Powder Pass
Posted On: 6/20/2023, By: two lunches
Info: overall this route is pretty dry but it is not summer conditions yet. snowfields and drifts linger in the trees, below the saddle, and on the ridge in some of the shaded areas. maybe it's possible that with some really interesting route finding you could avoid them? i didn't try. the snow is fairly supportive, but i had several SURPRISE postholes to my thighs and waist. water is bountiful up to the pass with all the runoff creating pleasant little streams- including underneath one of the snowfields on the approach, which is decidedly less pleasant.. thankfully this is a short hike, so soaked boots were not a concern. no traction used one note about this route- do your best to stay ridge proper from black powder pass. there is a halfway decent trail on good rock, but if you try to cut beneath the high points to reduce elevation gain, you'll end up on steep, unstable, BS dinner plate talus. 

Route: West Slope
Posted On: 6/13/2022, By: kwhit24
Info: From the Black Powder Pass ridge all the way up Boreas was almost all snow free or avoidable. 8.07 miles; 3,551' gain; 4 hours 45min Start about 5:30am; Bald Mtn 7:30am (10 min break); Boreas Mtn 9:30am (15 min break); TH 10:20pm 

Route: West Slope
Posted On: 6/10/2022, By: dleflar
Info: Every which way you could possibly want to go is basically bone dry with the exception of about 30 feet of snow on the ridge due north of the trough. Quick and easy direct up west slopes from parking lot and on to summit. Bald Mtn is holding a bit more snow on south side but is not long for this world. Boreas Pass road is dry from Como side all the way to Breckenridge. 

Route: West Slope
Posted On: 3/5/2022, By: gluckhikes
Info: Walked up Boreas Pass Road from the closure in Breck. The road is packed down all the way to the pass, thanks to XC skiers. I wore snowshoes for the brief but deep section between the pass and the climb to the ridge. For the climb, there's a fresh dusting of snow on the talus, which makes for come sketchy stepping in places. The wind was calm all day but on the summit ridge it was something fierce. 

Route: West Slope
Posted On: 10/25/2021, By: hokiehead
Info: patchy snow on most of the route, but mostly avoidable. took Microspikes but never used them. most places where snow was unavoidable had depth 

Route: West Slope
Posted On: 10/4/2021, By: MaryinColorado
Info: Route was dry until approx. 12,600', by my estimation, when patchy snow began. As you hit the ridge proper, snow became contiguous and increasingly deeper, upwards of 4-6" in spots from here until summit. Due to snow being unconsolidated and uncertain of potential for ice, went up and over the first "hump" instead of around the east/left side of it as portrayed in the route description, and then curved around the right side of the second hump before then angling up to gain the top of the ridge. Quite happy with route choices and the breaking of trail done by a group of 4 hikers I encountered on their descent. Donned my microspikes at the top of the first hump, FYI, before proceeding on. Easy snow trekking to the summit; the snow covered the talus nicely, I think making for an easier trek. Gaiters also recommended. 

Route: West Slope
Posted On: 8/7/2021, By: mtngoatwithstyle
Info: Dry conditions. There are cairns after the willows at the beginning of the slope that will take you up on a grassy area instead of the rocky gullies. Very very smoky day. Saw the biggest pika ever!.