Trip
Backcountry Skiing/Splitboarding – Berthoud Pass
This is an early season exploratory trip. We, as a group, will be mindful of conditions (sharks, weather, snow pack, ect.) and make go/no-go decisions with all the information. This is tagged as a trailblazer's trip, but all are welcome.
Contacts
- Sat, Dec 28, 2024
- Denver
- Backcountry Skiing/Splitboarding
- Adults
- Easy
- Mileage: 3.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,500 ft
- High Point Elevation: 12,430 ft
- Pace: 900 ft/hr
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (6 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Woolly Mammoth P&R 06:45, Section AA if car pooling; otherwise, meet at Berthoud Pass Summit parking lot ready to skin at 08:00; or if we go Current Creek, be at Current Creek TH ready to skin at 08:00. We'll dial in our one of our two choices night before after looking at the weather and avy forecasts.
This will be an easy day of touring in low angle terrain. Option 1 will be to start from the forest service warm up hut and ascend East Meadows or West Meadows. Choice will depending on snowpack and snow conditions. Option 2 will be Current Creek. We will ascend along the typical route near the creek bed and descend through the low angle trees before reaching the higher angle terrain.
Required Equipment
Winter BC Ski travel gear including Transceiver/Probe/Shovel, helmet, goggles/sunglasses, layers, buff, gloves. 10 Essentials appropriate for the season, incl. food/drink.