Peak Condition Update | Mt. Wilson

Peak:	Mt. Wilson
Route:	East Face
Range:	San Juan
Posted By:	freeinthehills
Date of Info:	5/28/2016
Date Posted:	5/31/2016

Details
Approached from Cross Mountain TH. I chose to climb Cross mountain trail to 10.8 or 11K then contour. This was an excellent choice. Skins went on at 10.3 (just after slate creek deviation) and there were two skiable dirt patches. I started to descend Slate creek, and quickly decided to regain to !!K. and traverse out back the way I came. This is a much better option as the creek is in pretty bad shape and requires contrived effort to exit. riding out to 10.3 the other way is pretty easy. Anyways - skinned up to 13.K on the east face. there was 20 cm of storm snow on MF crust with the top 10 sitting on grapple in its range. roller balls by 8:30 on the grauple layer. I avoided the standard route and booted up to the N. ridge and climbed this to the summit. Summit descent is IN right now and clean. From the Summit block S. to the E>W Col then East out to Box Car. I cut the 20 cm slab out of the S. Slope. Although S. at 9:15 it was protected from sun. These protected slopes S. N. W. whatever harbored wintery snow. (the specified 20 cm) by the time I got to box car it was wet, but cuts wouldn't produce loose wet avalanches. I wanted to ride gladstone also but I felt it was too warm to gamble on cloud cover. I know Kadrowsky was successful on the 3 peak link up that day. Not sure how he played his aspect card, but would seem like luck with cloud cover was on his side. Everything in the Wilsons is stacked right now. Great time to go ride in that zone. W. couloir on Gladstone is fat!!! great linkup options!

Details

Approached from Cross Mountain TH. I chose to climb Cross mountain trail to 10.8 or 11K then contour. This was an excellent choice. Skins went on at 10.3 (just after slate creek deviation) and there were two skiable dirt patches.

I started to descend Slate creek, and quickly decided to regain to !!K. and traverse out back the way I came. This is a much better option as the creek is in pretty bad shape and requires contrived effort to exit. riding out to 10.3 the other way is pretty easy.

Anyways - skinned up to 13.K on the east face. there was 20 cm of storm snow on MF crust with the top 10 sitting on grapple in its range. roller balls by 8:30 on the grauple layer. I avoided the standard route and booted up to the N. ridge and climbed this to the summit. Summit descent is IN right now and clean. From the Summit block S. to the E>W Col then East out to Box Car. I cut the 20 cm slab out of the S. Slope. Although S. at 9:15 it was protected from sun. These protected slopes S. N. W. whatever harbored wintery snow. (the specified 20 cm) by the time I got to box car it was wet, but cuts wouldn't produce loose wet avalanches.

I wanted to ride gladstone also but I felt it was too warm to gamble on cloud cover. I know Kadrowsky was successful on the 3 peak link up that day. Not sure how he played his aspect card, but would seem like luck with cloud cover was on his side.

Everything in the Wilsons is stacked right now. Great time to go ride in that zone. W. couloir on Gladstone is fat!!! great linkup options!

Comments or Questions

SchralpTheGnar

nice work
6/2/2016 1:20pm

we saw you on the descent, we ended up booting up the standard route, tough trail breaking, saw your tracks climbing up the north ridge, looked a little spicy.

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