Name: Butler Gulch: West
Rating: 3.5

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Good access with easy flat skinning at the beginning, leading to one of the shorter lap lines in Butler Gulch. This approach goes to one of the areas near Jones Pass that is lower angle with some nice open tree skiing.

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Land Manager: USFS - Arapaho National Forests - Clear Creek Ranger District

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3.5 from 4 votes

#4

in Jones Pass

#327

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3.5 from 4 votes

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2 Star		25%
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#4

in Jones Pass

#101

in Colorado

#327

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John and Donna adjust their gear on the ascent.

Feb 19, 2017 near Georgetown, CO

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Mar 8, 2024

Jack Huston

4.9mi — 6h 29m

Nov 27, 2022

Austin Hensley

Apr 2, 2022

Jake Albright

Mar 21, 2020

James Turtle

Dec 9, 2019

Dustin Clelen

Dec 8, 2019

Anne Sprinkel

stopped after the switch backs above a glade, not bad coming down on the splitboard just a rolling section in the second half as you come down

Apr 16, 2019

Brandon Wayne

Apr 5, 2019

Kate Newhart

Dec 29, 2018

Ross Dzurko

2.3mi

Jan 2, 2018

Caitlin Duffy

Feb 18, 2017

Jen Wiebracht

Feb 21, 2016

Mauricio Herrera Cuadra

with Isabelle & Taylor

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Butler Gulch: West

“The standard approach to some open trees at Butler Gulch. ”

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3.8

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11,696' 3,565 m

10,491' 3,198 m

1,206' 368 m

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Butler Gulch: East Bowl/Hourglass

Woods Mountain: Urad Bowl

Watrous Bowl

Y Not Gully

Y Yes Gully

No Name

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