Peak:  Castle Peak (14er)
 Route:  Castle and Conundrum
 Range:  Elk
 Posted By:  mattbrill9
 Date of Info:  09/12/2020
 Date Posted:  09/12/2020
 Details

Winter conditions on the headwall and appears all the way to summit. Ended up turning around at 13900, due to snow conditions and ridge got very sketchy. We saw 2 parties summit today - and many many more turned around. I would give it a good amount of time to melt out. Props to Clint and Joey for helping break trail - and Jay for the ride back to our campsite!



 Comments or Questions
ClimberSkierDave64

Pictures
09/12/2020 17:18
Did you happen to have any pictures? How did the North Face Couloir look and how much snow was on the slope up to the saddle?
mattbrill9

North face couloir
09/12/2020 18:54
North Face Couloir was filled in decently - saw some guys hike up and ski down. Slope up to the saddle had 2 ft or so, but areas you post hole 3+ ft - was definitely slow going
ClimberSkierDave64

North face couloir
09/12/2020 19:00
Thanks for the info! Sounds like a lot of snow.
mountainute
Castle-Con pond
09/12/2020 22:45
Hey Mattbrill,
did you happen to see whether the pond was still there or perhaps even revived with snow fallen off the slopes?
Thx mountainute

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