5/29/2016 Route: East Slopes Posted On: 5/30/2016, By: Grover Info: Plenty of snow still on Horseshoe Mtn. (and Mt. Sheridan and Mt. Sherman for that matter). The 'Trip Report' by alexhenes will give you more beta. I rode down the east slopes of Horseshoe, went under Peerless, and then connected to the basin the leads back to the normal 4x4 road used for Sherman. |
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5/21/2016 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 5/22/2016, By: zdero1 Info: Boudoir Couloir is in great shape. Recent avy on the right side. We donned showshoes around 11,500' and they were greatly appreciated. We parked the forester at 11,050' and I'm glad we didn't go any higher. |
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5/14/2016 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 5/15/2016, By: Col_Forbin Info: Boudoir is in good shape for both climbing and skiing. Road is plowed until about 3/4 of a mile below Leavick. Snow conditions were stable and supportive. Get off this one early. |
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10/16/2015 Route: North Ridge (from Iowa Gulch) Posted On: 10/16/2015, By: screeman57 Info: Dry as a bone, like everything else around here. Highly recommend this route - from the Sherman/Sheridan saddle, hang a right on any one of many trail segments. You can either go over sheridan or around it to the east. If you go around (as I did, hitting sheridan from the south on the return), don‘t be tempted to descend down to the road (East slopes route) Aim for the flat shoulder of Peerless Mntn. and find the road/trail. Ditto between peerless and horseshoe. |
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7/17/2015 Route: East Slopes Posted On: 7/17/2015, By: JasonKline Info: The White Ridge/Sherman/Sheridan/Peerless/Horseshoe/Finnback loop still has some snow along the route, but it can all be avoided easily. |
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6/21/2015 Route: Gully to the left of Boudoir Posted On: 6/22/2015, By: Jay521 Info: Snow is getting very soft and the Boudoir Couloir is very, very thin. Heard and saw some rockfall in the couloir. There is a gully to the left side (south) of Horseshoe that was fairly solid and made for a good route up. Standard east slope coming down had very soft snow - some of which was unavoidable. |
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5/30/2015 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 5/31/2015, By: fakejox Info: Parked approximately 1.25 miles before Leavick. Cold temps overnight and in the morning (~26 ˚F) hardened the snow enough so we were able to float on top of the crust without snowshoes all the way to the cirque. Going up the Boudoir, the snow was bomber for 90% of the climb. It got a bit soft near the top as the sun warmed it up, so we skirted left to avoid the path of the overhung cornice on the summit ridge. We traversed to Peerless after topping out on Horseshoe, and glissaded back into the basin. By about 10 AM, we were hiking in mashed potatoes and snowshoes were a must! |
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5/9/2015 Route: East Slopes Posted On: 5/10/2015, By: dillonsarnelli Info: Saturday before the ensuing blizzard... Snowshoes and/or skis required. Parked about a mile before Leavick @ 10,900'. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dillonsarnelli1/sets/72157652183516158 |
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4/25/2015 Route: East Slopes Posted On: 4/25/2015, By: rambis_21 Info: Hiked Horseshoe this morning via East Slopes. Had to get out and use the new snowshoes. I drove my car up the road as far as the tire tracks went as I knew if I went further I‘d get stuck. I reversed back until I was comfortable turning the car around in the snow. Parked and didn‘t have issues. The big snow from a week ago is what is burying the road at this point. A few days of warm sun would melt off a significant amount (when it comes). The road will be impassible for some time still. Had to walk on the snow a few miles to get to the big mine building. The hike went smoothly. Snow is in good shape, didn‘t have any concern really of finding a safe route (given it is Class 1) as it was very consolidated underneath in most areas or not more that 1-2 feet deep. Would be a great ski from the summit though all the way to the car! Wind was pretty horrendous on the summit ridge and summit. Very cold. Below the ridge wasn‘t so bad. I didn‘t track my miles but I‘m estimating 12 miles round trip. On my way down, I passed a number of people all heading up to Sherman. |
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4/10/2015 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 4/12/2015, By: JtheChemE Info: Took Fourmile road up to where the snow started ~11k. 10 miles roundtrip from there. Carried snowshoes, and found them to be unnecessary. In the couloir, snow ranged from just barely sinking in, to deeper unconsolidated material up to the knee, overall still good climbing. Observed solo skier climb and descend the couloir. We descended the north ridge on foot. Ran into some fellow 14ers members, nice meeting you guys! |
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4/5/2015 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 4/6/2015, By: eskermo Info: Parked where the snow starts on the road, around a mile or less from the Leavick Mine. Snow is continuous to the Leavick Mine, but probably not for much longer in a few spots. At and just above the Leavick Mine there are a few dry patches on the road, but still mostly continuous. The left turnoff for the Boudoir Couloir route all the way to the summit provides continuous snow. The couloir itself is in great condition and is an incredible climb. We found a couple other 14ers.com members at the base of the apron and all four of us (plus the Labradoodle) made the summit. We descended Horseshoe‘s southeast face and around 12,300‘ made a long traverse north and eventually northeast to get back to the road. Note, if you take this descent line, don‘t turn east onto the first obvious road leading back to your car. This road (Crusader Road on GoogleMaps) is private and there are some homes back in there. We were able to ride almost all the way down to the Leavick Mine before we had to hike a couple hundred yards to get back on the road. Once back at the mine, we were able to ride out the last mile to the car. I would highly recommend this climb! |
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6/13/2014 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 6/14/2014, By: MarkMadness Info: Road still has several short patches of snow near Fourmile Road, and a couple longer ones further up. Couloir getting thin near the bottom. Rode most of the way down to the tarn from the old building near the summit. |
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6/8/2014 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 6/9/2014, By: Built-to-Last Info: Was able to climb and ride down to the lake, the road still has some snowfields, did not have a 4wd vehicle so we parked at the turn off, just watch out for Tornados... |
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6/1/2014 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 6/3/2014, By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Wasn't doing Horseshoe on this day, but got a good view of it from the northeast. We went up Fourmile to ski the SW couloirs of White Ridge because of the later sun-hit and we knew they were going to be blasted with cool wind on Sunday morning. However, I did get a look at Horseshoe: A small release could be seen in the center of Boudoir couloir but there's still plenty of snow for a climb/ski, although not continuous to the road. |
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5/24/2014 Route: Boudoir Couloir Posted On: 5/25/2014, By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Parked below Leavick and hauled ski gear in for an attempt of Bourdoir Couloir but it didn't work out due to a weak overnight freeze and poor bonding between the most recent storm snow and the bomber, dust layer. We dug a pit near the base of the couloir (12,800') and decided to abort based on the high risk of wet slides. The couloir will have snow for a while but it really needs to go through a hard freeze/thaw cycle. |
