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Route: East RidgePosted On: 2020-11-16, By: geojedInfo: Was able to get to TH in my Accord. Good trench to tree line. Mix of tundra and snow to ridge. Easy to navigate around snow patches and stay mostly on tundra and rock to summit. |
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Route: East RidgePosted On: 2020-11-08, By: dwoodward13Info: Summer Conditions still at least until this incoming storm |
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Route: East RidgePosted On: 2020-10-19, By: nyedaneInfo: High winds especially on the summit. Little to no snow |
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Route: Mt. Logan Posted On: 2020-10-12, By: blazintoesInfo: This TR is helpful https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=12919
Biked up to the wilderness boundary then followed camp creek to the upper basin which was dry and imagine this would be a marshy mess in late spring/early summer. Tree cover was helpful as the cold front pushed through. Tolerable winds above treeline. Wind shelter up top was helpful. Seems snow skipped the front range peaks. This low hanging fruit of a peak was quite sweet. Get it while it's hot! |
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Route: East RidgePosted On: 2020-05-28, By: loomermj13Info: Got lost twice early on by not following the trail well, but that's probably more our own fault than the trail; however, it could be faint in places. Summer conditions on the Tanglewood Trail, but still some snow fields on Rosalie Peak that are fairly easy to cross without traction or flotation. The last 1.5 miles up Rosalie was brutal and took us a little over an hour. Overall, 3.5 hours up, 2.5 hours down. |
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Route: East RidgePosted On: 2020-05-23, By: Dan_SuitorInfo: Even less snow now. Only a few snow fields near the top. No traction needed. |
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Route: Rosalie GroupPosted On: 2020-05-09, By: RWintersInfo: Trail is dry to 10,200 ft where patchy ice/snow begins. No traction is needed. Patchiness continues to treeline. Above treeline most snow is avoidable except the last 300 ft or so on the upper mountain. Feels like summer. |
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Route: Rosalie GroupPosted On: 2020-04-30, By: badgerhikerInfo: Rosalie only. Crusted snow and ice to treeline, microspikes helpful. Unavoidable snow fields on ridge but summit is dry. Lots of post holing on descent but was able to get a nice glissade in! Booted back to TH in mud and slush. |
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Route: Rosalie GroupPosted On: 2020-04-10, By: tjaggerInfo: The Tanglewood creek trailhead is accessible but the last .5 miles are a bit icy via Park County, CR43. The trail is mostly packed snow with a few dry spots in the first 1 mile. The summit ridge has patches of snow. While I used snow shoes, the trail is well packed out and could be done with micro spikes while the summit ridge can be done without traction devices (MICROspikles). In the afternoon, as it was warm, I was glad to use snow shoes. The day was very warm with 20 mph winds at the summit. I saw only a couple of hikers on the trail. Start 9:30am summit 1:45 pm at car 5:00pm.
Pictures taken at 10,400' 2.0 miles in, The summit looking at Mount Evans, and on the Ridge from the summit at 12,700' |
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Route: Rosalie GroupPosted On: 2020-03-05, By: wondering_houghInfo: I used snowshoes from the car to the saddle and back. The ridge is wind blown and dry. Nice day with no real wind at the summit. |
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Route: Tanglewood Trl Posted On: 2019-11-24, By: 69vetteInfo: Snow/ice mix from Rosalie Trl junction turning to moderate snow through the switchbacks. Bare ground at tree line but snow drifts begin to cover trail soon after. Trail disappears a few hundred feet below ridge line with some post-holing near the top. Traction/snow shoes helpful. Moderate sized, isolated snow drifts along summit ridge are easily avoided but require more work to avoid. Summit dome is clear but windy. |
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Route: Rosalie GroupPosted On: 2019-10-13, By: salmanalsaifInfo: Very little snow/ice on the trail. Essentially summer conditions (winds weren't bad at the ridge/summit). Took off traction after a few hundred feet and didn't put it back on again. |
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Route: Rosalie GroupPosted On: 2019-09-11, By: wondering_houghInfo: The winds kept it interesting above 12500 today. Definitely happy to have a shell and the inner part of my cold weather mitts. It was nice to feel fall and a bite of cold in the air. |
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Route: From Mt Evans Hwy Posted On: 2019-07-17, By: IHikeLikeAGirlInfo: Dry-ish, most of the way. The lichen covered rocks were wet/damp and slick. One short snowfield between Epaulet and "Epaulie". Can go around, but was easy enough to cross at a mellow angle, ~20 feet across. I met, "Brad" from, "Summits on the Air." He broadcasts from a peak, twice a week (year around), had an impressive antenna setup and everything.
Pic #1 - Snowfield - wide snowfield in the middle of the picture
Pic #2 - DJ Brad |
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Route: Rosalie GroupPosted On: 2019-07-04, By: JeffRInfo: Snowless (but very wet) below saddle. 5-6 snowfields on the route up the ridge, all are avoidable. |
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Route: Rosalie GroupPosted On: 2019-06-08, By: CatsAreMyFriendsInfo: Pictures of the eastern ridge of Rosalie from Pegmatite. Tanglewood is 50-70% snow covered, very slushy and wet. |
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Route: Rosalie GroupPosted On: 2019-05-26, By: rleclairInfo: Road to Tanglewood Creek TH is clear/dry after this week's winter storm. In the morning, trail was snow covered from the parking lot all the way to the Rosalie Peak summit. Lower section before Wilderness Boundary is melting fast though (no snowshoes required now). Broke trail from Wilderness Boundary to tree line. Snow all the way to the Rosalie/Pegmatite saddle and beyond. Summit has some snow but easy to navigate. Great views of snow covered Mt. Evans/Mt. Bierstadt. |
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Route: Rosalie GroupPosted On: 2019-05-17, By: WildWandererInfo: The first two miles in are dry, and then snow until treeline. Lots of postholing, even at 4am, but hopefully the lower temperatures this weekend will fix this problem. The trail is easy to navigate in the daylight, more difficult when it's dark, but if you just follow the creek you should be fine. From the willows to treeline snowshoes were needed both in the morning and on my trek back down. The summit is dry. |
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Route: Deer Creek TH & Tanglewood Tr Posted On: 2019-05-12, By: RWintersInfo: Road is clear and passable for 2wd. First mile of trail is mainly clear of snow. I used flotation above 10,400 as there is still plenty of snow. Ridge is crusted and snowshoes we're helpful all the way to the summit. Micro spikes helpful early as well. |
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Route: Tanglewood creek/bowl Posted On: 2019-03-25, By: eskermoInfo: TH is still accessible by AWD/4WD with some clearance, but a little spicy in sections. Frozen in the AM, slush in the PM.
No summit and didn't ski the bowl - turned around at 12,200'. But I did get a decent look at the line and it appears to be IN from the summit!
We kept skins on up to the ridge and at that point booting was more efficient. Snow coverage for skiing was great until the last mile and a half or so, where some creative skiing and a little poling is needed to stay clipped in. |
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