6/27/2025 Route: West Ridge Posted On: 6/27/2025, By: brian4328937 Info: No snow left! There is a trail until treeline, trail is very faint/just none at all after that. Lots of boulder hopping near the top. |
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6/14/2025 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 6/14/2025, By: infinitealpine Info: Summer mode has been activated in the Sawatch 🌞 Just enough snow off trail for you to point and laugh at and say "NOT TODAY SONNY!" Dry to the summit. |
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6/7/2025 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 6/7/2025, By: Outbounder Info: Summer conditions until close to the top, which is holding some snow. Most of the snow is probably avoidable, though I didn't try and trudged through it. It was at most ankle deep. Spikes were not necessary. The logs for the water crossings are in good shape. The west ridge looks pretty dry until the last push, though I didn't go that way to verify. |
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6/7/2025 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 6/8/2025, By: mschaff Info: Overall good conditions. Snow started to appear on the trail at 13,400, being just a few inches. Around 13,500 the snow became more widespread and knee deep postholing was possible - this was around 10am so an earlier start may have avoided this. Almost all of the snow is avoidable if you want to move from rock to rock but it definitely takes longer and is more tiring. Trail runners suited me just fine and I did not need microspikes or poles. A very beautiful and enjoyable hike. |
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5/26/2025 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 5/27/2025, By: Athiel Info: A few remaining snow patches and a small snow field coming up out of treeline. Easy to get around. Ridge is mostly dry with a few remaining snow patches as well. You could wear microspikes, but I didn't. Did not summit due to inclement weather, but made it up to 13,500. Definitely could have summitted if I got up 1.5 hours earlier. So that was my bad. Very straight forward route. |
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5/10/2025 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 5/11/2025, By: scott_steele Info: Road was dry to the TH. The start of the trail was mostly melted out. Within a mile, we encountered thigh high snow drifts. Our group snowshoed a good section of the gully up into the basin. Thin snow covered the talus on the slope up to the east ridge. Large sections of the ridge were still completely covered. |
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4/27/2025 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 4/28/2025, By: aksean22 Info: Marshall Pass is dry to the trailhead. The trail starts out dry for the first mile, the next half mile was patchy, unsupportable drifts that were no fun at all. Snow improves after that, and the East ridge is mostly dry. Despite some early potholing I stayed in trail runners all the way to the summit. Devils Armchair was a really fun ski! I took the most direct line, but there are still a few other continuous options. I kept skis on with a few short portages all the way down to snowline, but it was an isothermic mess in the trees. 4400', 7.5 miles, 5:15 RT. |
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3/24/2025 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 3/24/2025, By: notidealbutfine Info: Parked at Grays Creek TH, skinned to tree line, then finished the east ridge to the summit in running shoes and micro spikes. No need for flotation higher up, most of the ridge is swept of any skiable snow. A little windy, but good conditions today. 8.62 miles/4,367' ascent. 6 hours, 30 minutes. |
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9/28/2024 Route: West Ridge Posted On: 9/30/2024, By: sehessler92 Info: Mountain is in great shape with no snow to worry about. Summit was beautiful and I got to see some fall foliage down below from the summit |
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8/31/2024 Route: West Ridge Posted On: 9/2/2024, By: joannalee07 Info: Climbed on 8/31, beautiful conditions and easy to follow route. Challenging last miles to the summit with lots of elevation gain. Full trip report: https://www.coloradomountainpack.com/post/mount-ouray |
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7/6/2024 Route: West Ridge Posted On: 7/6/2024, By: AndrewJCraigie Info: Easy to follow the unofficial trail the majority of the way - fun scrambles last third |
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6/21/2024 Route: West Ridge Posted On: 6/25/2024, By: backcountrybrodes Info: Did this as a short evening hike with EthanBeltramo in 3h 19m. Summer conditions, one small snowfield near treeline that is easily navigable to the west or east. |
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6/18/2024 Route: West Ridge Posted On: 6/19/2024, By: Honey Info: Snow free on the ridge. One patch down by treeline thats easily avoided if you want. |
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6/16/2024 Route: West Ridge Posted On: 6/16/2024, By: dr_j Info: Summer conditions. The snow is gone save for a few patches next to the trail near and below tree line. For the upper part, either stay on the ridge or look for trail sections. |
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6/15/2024 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 6/15/2024, By: hokiehead Info: A few places the trail still has a snow drift over it, but easily avoided -- no traction required. No issue with creek crossings in AM or PM. |
