| Peak: | Mt. Shavano |
| Route: | Angel of Shavano |
| Range: | Sawatch |
| Posted By: | Grover |
| Date of Info: | 3/29/2015 |
| Date Posted: | 3/30/2015 |
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Used the Angel to summit Mt. Shavano on Sunday, starting from the Angel of Shavano TH. The Angel is in fair shape. The body and head and left arm are solid, but the right arm does not extend to the East Ridge, so it does not aid you in gaining that ridge leading to the summit. The Ascent: There is snow in the trees between the AoS TH and the Shav/Tab TH. I easily walked over that snow in the early morning. After the turn up towards Shavano, snow is persistent from ~10,200' to the apron under the Angel. There is a solid trail that has been packed in and is easy to follow. I used microspikes to cover this ground, since the snow was still solid in the morning. I skinned up the body of the Angel and went straight up where the snow ended at her head, which is at ~13,300'. From there, I hiked up to the South Ridge on foot, gained the faint trail on that ridge, and went up to the summit. The Descent: I hiked back down to where the snow was persistent at the top of the Angel, and rode down from 13,300' to 11,300'. The snow was soft and easy to turn in and no issue with rocks to avoid. At 11,300' the snow was very soft and I switched over to snowshoes for the hike down. I don't think skinning down the soft snow would have been fun or helpful, as a previous conditions report stated. Gear (in order of use): Winter Hiking Boots Poles Microspikes Splitboard & Skins Snowboard Boots Snowshoes |
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