Dyer Mountain

Route: West Ridge
Posted On: 11/15/2025, By: ProfetaP
Info: Fun ridge and completely free of snow. 

Route: Southeast Slopes
Posted On: 10/19/2025, By: DorothyK
Info: No snow whatsoever from the trailhead to the summit. Very windy though. Road to Iowa Gulch is dry 

Route: West Ridge
Posted On: 9/3/2025, By: Corndiggs
Info: Dyer's West ridge is ice free/dry making for a spicy fun day. Plenty of loose rock on the ridge so be vigiliant. It's a little swampy going by the small lakes in the amphitheater, stay far right to avoid the worst of it.

The crux for me was descending the "diamond rock" tower to the saddle just before the dihedral mentioned in daway8's excellent trip report - https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=20751 . It involved an inward facing 3-4 foot step down with scary gully below (but I'd bet there was a safer option). I opted to stay climber's left at the dihedral which had super solid rock with plenty of exposure.

1 hour to the saddle, 1:15 saddle to summit. 1:15 summit to car via the SE Slopes route 

Route: Southeast Slopes
Posted On: 6/26/2025, By: andy_legrunge
Info: Still a large snowfield covering much of the upper route. Please be sure to walk on the snow as much as possible, and when/where you can't, walk on the most durable surfaces available (stay on the talus, don't walk on the plants.) 

Route: West Ridge
Posted On: 6/22/2025, By: Mswift19
Info: Didn’t get to summit due to high winds, but route from the saddle to summit appeared mostly snow-free. 

Route: Southeast Slopes
Posted On: 6/19/2025, By: austin132435
Info: There are snowfields but all can be avoided. 

Route: From Mount Sherman
Posted On: 5/31/2025, By: notidealbutfine
Info: Started at the Mount Sherman TH at 4:30AM. Trail is dry for about the first mile, then pretty much continuous snow to Dyer. Used mountaineering boots, micro spikes and poles all day, but probably could have gotten away with trail runners if I left a half hour earlier. Snow got crappy around 9:00AM. Summited Sherman, Gemini and Sheridan in addition to Dyer. Perfect, sunny, windless day. 9.34 miles / 4,094' gain / 5 hours, 17 minutes 

Route: West Ridge
Posted On: 3/25/2025, By: Archie57
Info: Hiked from Leadville, eventually gaining the saddle between Little Ellen and West Dyer. Had lots of small collapses on very low angle terrain, and even in snowshoes was punching knee-deep through a couple of crusts. Gained west dyer, dropped to saddle, and climbed dyer’s west ridge, which was phenomenal fun but took quite a while with punchy snow. I descended north to regain the groomed Weston pass road but not before postholing through an oven. Finally made it back, 12 hour day town to town.

It’s worth noting the prevalence of large cornices and a few avalanche scars on leeward faces. The wind a couple days ago really worked the landscape. 

Route: Southeast Slopes
Posted On: 7/28/2024, By: backcountrybrodes
Info: See Mt. Sherman update from this day. 

Route: SE Ridge from Gemini/Sherman
Posted On: 7/15/2024, By: cloudust
Info: Summited Dyer via SE ridge from Gemini/Sherman. One small snowfield to traverse near the summit. All other snow is avoidable. 

Route: West Ridge
Posted On: 7/14/2024, By: ericahlstedt
Info: The west ridge is a great scramble. Mostly solid rock and the major cruxes can easily be bypassed. Highly recommend!! 

Route: Southeast Slopes
Posted On: 7/8/2024, By: happyallyy
Info: Road is clear of snow, trail is clear of snow. 100% summer conditions. Wildflowers are just starting. Decided to connect to Mount Evans B and it made for a beautiful day, 5.4 miles and 2850 ft gain RT including both peaks. If you continue to Mount Evans B, there is 1-2 C2+ sections but otherwise lots of grassy slopes and a little bit of talus hopping 

Route: north slope from Mt Evans
Posted On: 6/22/2024, By: cougar
Info: Road up to Mosquito Pass has several large snowdrifts and fields to cross, but was fairly firm. From Mosquito Pass, was able to avoid all snow - west side is clear, east slopes from ridge holding snowfields and cornice. Scrambling between Evans and Dyer does not exceed class 3, but may require some route finding. 

Route: Southeast Slopes
Posted On: 6/24/2024, By: djacobson
Info: Some snow crossings but nothing that required spikes or axe - can be 99% avoided. Melting quickly - lots of runoff in the afternoon. 

Route: From Evans
Posted On: 1/30/2024, By: Will_E
Info: Dyer and Evans from Leadville side today. The snowmobile highway is in great shape, no flotation needed today. The west slope to Evan's ridge was fairly windblown also, it was easy to get up. The short narrow ridge between Evans and Dyer was great fun, really enjoyed it, no traction needed. Warm sunny day with little wind.