7/6/2020 Posted On: 7/6/2020 By: jordanthebuff Info: On the Monday after 4th of July, the trailhead lot was about 90% full at 7:45. If you are trying to hike on the weekend, it's probably a good idea to get there around 6-6:30 to grab a spot before the lot fills up. There are port-a-johns in the lot as well. | ||||
11/10/2019 Posted On: 11/10/2019 By: wolfgangstiller Info: The road is still open to the summer TH for the East Ridge route but i saw a few vehicles almost get stuck when the packed snow/ice got soft. | ||||
9/21/2019 Posted On: 9/22/2019 By: ClimbCO Info: Great conditions and clear weather made for the perfect late start day. I had some trouble when I arrived at the trailhead, as this was my first 14er with my new pup. I had locked my keys in my car at about 9:15 in the morning, so I had to wait for a tow driver to come over from Fairplay to unlock my vehicle before heading up. Even with starting at 10:50 AM , I had plenty of time to enjoy the views and take breaks as desired while summiting around 1:30 PM. There were some clouds in the late afternoon, but no rain, which did match up with the forecast of the multiple weather sites I had checked. Bring your Trail Runners and pick a sunny day to hike. It is still warm enough to only wear a light windbreaker or microfleece. | ||||
8/17/2019 Posted On: 8/18/2019 By: speaksmountain Info: Parking is an issue, we parked on 850 but not in front of a house since the lot was full. (see the note about parking on the main Quandary page.) We suspected and were correct...851 can turn into a traffic jam since it's really only a one way road when cars are parked on one side. | ||||
6/23/2019 Posted On: 6/29/2019 By: travisjonsmith Info: Lot fine. Still lots of snow up top. Thankful for microspikes and hiking pole. Very windy | ||||
6/22/2019 Posted On: 6/22/2019 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Gate open to the summer trailhead. | ||||
6/22/2019 Posted On: 6/22/2019 By: Russ Kliem Info: Both McCullough and Blue Lake roads to trailhead locations are open. West Quandry route clear at base and as far as can see from there. South route wide open no snow seen | ||||
5/24/2019 Posted On: 5/26/2019 By: tednougat Info: About a foot of snow in the lower parking lot, enough to make things a bit interesting if you weren't in a capable vehicle. | ||||
3/10/2019 Posted On: 3/27/2019 By: Dan Wiedrich Info: My son and I made it to the trailhead. There was about 4-6 feet of snow there. Unfortunately, my 25 year old pair of snowshoes fall apart so we were down to one pair between us. We sank about 1-1.5 ft with the snowshoes and an additional 1-1.5 ft without them. We didn't get very far but it was a beautiful day. | ||||
2/27/2019 Posted On: 3/1/2019 By: Kmschu2 Info: Lower lot is accessible. Great hike to the summit without a need for snowshoes! | ||||
11/29/2018 Posted On: 11/30/2018 By: Jay521 Info: Lower lot has been plowed and the two porta-potties are in place and open. The road to the upper TH is gated. | ||||
11/4/2018 Posted On: 11/4/2018 By: courtwolf Info: Made it fine with AWD rental sedan - definitely needed the AWD though. Quite snowy. | ||||
9/3/2018 Posted On: 9/3/2018 By: aussie Info: Arrived at 4:30am on Labor day. There were about 3-4 cars at the trailhead. When I left at 8:00am the only spaces left were along the road or the lower trailhead which looked about 60% full. Had zero problems with a Subaru Forester. | ||||
8/19/2018 Posted On: 8/19/2018 By: RMease11 Info: Arrived to the upper small trailhead lot at 3:15 AM on a Sunday and the lot already had 4-5 cars in it. Still plenty of parking on the road right by that lot. The trail below 12,000 ft is in good condition and easy to follow, even in low light. Snowfall on the upper trail made it somewhat difficult to follow to the summit. | ||||
7/23/2018 Posted On: 7/23/2018 By: desert_diver Info: Even at 6 am on a weekday, the overflow (lower) lot had ~10 cars in it. The trail is in good condition and easy to follow. The clouds today were amazing. |
