Mt. Antero conditions
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AlexeyD
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Mt. Antero conditions
Any recent info on the W-face gullies? Looking at a possible ski trip for next weekend
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Re: Mt. Antero conditions
Joel (joelmpaula) skied it on May 3 and had breakable crust, but says it's as fat as he's ever seen it. I *may* repeat this one, since the conditions I encountered were less than fat. No guarantees. Hopefully he'll post up some photos for us.
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seano
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Re: Mt. Antero conditions
I was up Cronin yesterday and got some photos of that face. You can skin from above the creek crossing/junction. It was a warm night, so I was postholing in snowshoes by early afternoon, but recent cooler weather may have helped. Trip report.
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AlexeyD
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Re: Mt. Antero conditions
Thanks all! Looking forward to Joel's pics. Seano - out of curiosity, how much of the Baldwin Gulch road was completely snow-free, and any thoughts on how driveable it is with AWD and ~8.5" of clearance?
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joelmpaula
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Re: Mt. Antero conditions
Lots of snow on the road. There was snow from about 1/4 mile of the 2wd Th. There were about a dozen dry patches between the 2wd th and the creek crossing. You may be able to drive a bit in a large truck. Just don't get stuck.
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seano
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Re: Mt. Antero conditions
What joelmpaula said -- you won't get far before hitting snow, and one patch in a sheltered bend looked like it will hang around for awhile. I don't remember any good pullouts before the first snow, so you're better off just parking at the base. There's also a good-sized tree across the road farther up.AlexeyD wrote:Thanks all! Looking forward to Joel's pics. Seano - out of curiosity, how much of the Baldwin Gulch road was completely snow-free, and any thoughts on how driveable it is with AWD and ~8.5" of clearance?
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AlexeyD
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Re: Mt. Antero conditions
Noted. Thanks for the info!
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joelmpaula
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Re: Mt. Antero conditions
I did not take any pictures of the road. I did post some pics on the 14ers.com Facebook page
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Re: Mt. Antero conditions
Cool, thanks. Did you go both up and down the gully shown in this pic?joelmpaula wrote:I did not take any pictures of the road. I did post some pics on the 14ers.com Facebook page
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joelmpaula
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Re: Mt. Antero conditions
I went to the gully behind this one. I think the first gully is the way to go.
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AlexeyD
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Re: Mt. Antero conditions
Behind = skier's L, on the other side of that ridge?joelmpaula wrote:I went to the gully behind this one. I think the first gully is the way to go.
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joelmpaula
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Re: Mt. Antero conditions
Go up the first gully on the West Face.
