Trip Reports

Sometimes when you want to make turns mid-summer you just have to get after it.More...

Kendall Mountain Benchmark - 4.7.15 Temps didn't quite warm to what we had hoped for prime corn, but overall the Kendall Mountain cirque was just aMore...

April 9, 2015 The San Juans were a bit behind on snowpack levels, but there was a silver lining. The roads that typically do not open until May (OpMore...

A very quick jaunt to the summit of McMillan Peak, Red Mountain Pass, Northern San Juans.More...

Bluebird skies, and the last calendar day of winter call for a trip up to Andrews Glacier in Rocky Mountain National Park. The snow at the Loch Vale aMore...

Polar Star sits just below timberline at 11,040' on the west side of New York Mountain, in the Northern Sawatch Range. The old mining town of Fulford More...

A trip to Silverton, CO for the AIARE ITC (Instructor Training Course) gave a close look at the conditions on Red Mountain Pass. There was a decent stMore...

The standard route up to Lake Haiyaha is completely in (as of 12.31.14), as is always the case with this route, there are those few crux areas where eMore...

Avalanche danger was high (L4) in the Front Range Zone. Snowfall during the storm was 18 to 24" inches or more, with the settled snowpack depth increaMore...

A long haul up to Andrew's Glacier via The Gash in Rocky Mountain National Park. As can be expected in October, the weather below alpine was in the 70More...

A few of us took a quick trip up to Radiobeacon Mountain for a dryland survey of the area. There was once a radio tower on top prior to the wildernessMore...

Another dryland survey to check out Apache Peak and some of the lines in and around Queen's Way, the extension of Isabelle Glacier. In particular the More...

The Loch Vale never disappoints. While rainy and cloudy on the Front Range, the higher elevations were completely bluebird above the clouds. I includeMore...

This is mostly a photo summary post of Mt Neva, Indian Peaks Wilderness. I am trying to get to all the areas I will be doing snow profiles on this comMore...

Spring conditions are almost upon us. A quick look up to Andrews Glacier / The Gash via Loche Vale. Good snow is in from the trailhead, through the wiMore...