14ers.com • Peak Condition Update

Peak:	Apache Peak (13er)
Route:	Apache Couloir, Queen's Way
Range:	Front
Posted By:	AlexeyD
Date of Info:	06/29/2014
Date Posted:	06/30/2014

Details
Apache Couloir has continuous snow all the way to the ridge. Around 9 AM, the snow was already soft enough to kick good steps. The upper couloir got very soft at times. The snowfield that previously connected Queen's Way to the summit is no longer continuous, but the rocky section is very short. Queen's Way itself is in great shape and will likely be in well into the summer. The Isabelle Glacier trail is still largely buried under snow from Lake Isabelle onwards, but shouldn't be too difficult to follow with all the boot tracks.

Details

Apache Couloir has continuous snow all the way to the ridge. Around 9 AM, the snow was already soft enough to kick good steps. The upper couloir got very soft at times. The snowfield that previously connected Queen's Way to the summit is no longer continuous, but the rocky section is very short. Queen's Way itself is in great shape and will likely be in well into the summer.

The Isabelle Glacier trail is still largely buried under snow from Lake Isabelle onwards, but shouldn't be too difficult to follow with all the boot tracks.

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