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Route: Southeast Face Posted On: 2015-03-02, By: jwagnerInfo: There is a lot of snow up in them there hills right now. Sheridan has enough windblown areas with exposed rock that you
almost avoid the deep snow all the way from the mine at the top of Fourmile Creek Rd. ( where the gate is ) to the top
of its summit.
Sherman is totally packed with the white stuff and the summer route to get up the southwest ridge is totally filled with
snow. The cornice between Sheridan and Sherman is epic right now as well. The southwest ridge itself looked windblown as
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Route: Southeast Slope Posted On: 2015-02-15, By: CUaaron25Info: Climbed Mt. Sheridan and Peerless yesterday from fourmile creek. There is a perfect boot/snowshoe pack all the way up into the basin. We turned left in the upper basin to hike up a few exposed rock bands/slopes to get to the base of the SE face of Sheridan. We went straight up the SE face on loose talus until we intersected with a trail that switchbacked up the windblown face. We had snowshoes but didn‘t use them all day. |
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Route: Northeast RidgePosted On: 2014-06-21, By: Unknown Info: Summer conditions, dry and no snow once you get to the Sherman / Sheridan saddle. The glissade down from the saddle is wicked F U N! |
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Route: Northeast RidgePosted On: 2012-06-01, By: ColoradoGuyInfo: Mt. Sheridan is entirely dry. The only snow to deal with is the snow field just below the saddle (ridge) that the standard route for Sherman/Sheridan go up, and even in this there is a hard-packed trail from all the foot traffic. |
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Route: E face Posted On: 2010-12-18, By: d_bakerInfo: Drove to just beyond the Leavick mine, at the first wide pull-off on the left. No problems in 4x4 jeep getting there.
Snowshoed from there to the gate of "standard route" of Sherman. Cached shoes.
Hung a left (S/SW) at the Dauntless Mine and headed up the slope from there. Mostly wind scoured.
Hiked the low angle, mostly devoid of snow, E slopes to summit of Sheridan.
A bit windy. (Probably sustained 20's)
Blowing snow. A bit cold. But a good day in the mountains!
Planned to go down the NE ridge to Sherman, but the winds and snow took its toll on us, so we descended our ascent route, went home.
(Pictures l. to r.)
Pic #1: snowshoe cache
Pic #2: leaving Dauntless Mine
Pic #3: hiking up E slope of Sheridan
Pic #4: looking down on Dauntless Mine |
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