Name: Butler Gulch: East Bowl/Hourglass
Rating: 3.8

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Overview

Nice skiing in great, wide-open trees.

Description

This is a good safe bowl that gets you to the approach trail, and from there back to your car. Near the top of the ridge (near some trees), there are a few rollovers to avoid.

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

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Jeramiah Paylor

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Trail Ratings

3.8 from 6 votes

#3

in Butler Gulch

#384

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3.8 from 6 votes

5 Star		33%
4 Star		50%
3 Star		0%
2 Star		0%
1 Star		17%

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#3

in Butler Gulch

#133

in Colorado

#384

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Mar 30, 2015 near Georgetown, CO

John and Donna adjust their gear on the ascent.

Feb 19, 2017 near Georgetown, CO

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Mar 3, 2024

Jack Huston

Apr 28, 2023

Private User

Mar 24, 2023

Jonathon B

Mar 5, 2023

Mike Feng

Trees can get tight and steep, but maybe I went the wrong way. Didn't go all the way up.

Apr 8, 2022

Chris Furlong

Apr 2, 2022

Jake Albright

Feb 5, 2022

Zach Roth

With Meghan, a little tight in the trees at one point before dropping left to gully. — 2h 32m

Mar 1, 2021

Walker T

Mar 24, 2020

Drew K

Skies with Andy Taylor

Feb 4, 2018

Brendan Killalea

Feb 21, 2016

Mauricio Herrera Cuadra

with Isabelle & Taylor

Nearby Ski Lines

Looking west from Butler Gulch East toward the Central Gully, Butler Bowl, Butler Gulch West, and the Continental Divide beyond.

East Glade

0.4 mi 0.7 km • -770 ft Descent • -234.58 m Descent

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Watrous Bowl

0.7 mi 1.1 km • -922 ft Descent • -281.1 m Descent

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below the upper bowl, entering the chokepoint of the line

Mt Parnassus: Drainpipe Couloir

0.7 mi 1.2 km • -1,580 ft Descent • -481.44 m Descent

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Zoomed in view of the first few steep turns with exposure.

Pettingell Peak: East Ridge, South Chute

0.4 mi 0.7 km • -975 ft Descent • -297.06 m Descent

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Midway down the NE Face of Parnassus. Mind the cornice.

Mt Parnassus: NE Face

0.6 mi 1.0 km • -1,253 ft Descent • -381.88 m Descent

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Peak 12673 Bowl

0.6 mi 1.0 km • -737 ft Descent • -224.75 m Descent

Winter…, CO

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Butler Gulch: East Bowl/Hourglass

“A gentle bowl leads to the road out. ”

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11,762' 3,585 m

11,184' 3,409 m

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578' 176 m

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Nearby Ski Lines

East Glade

Watrous Bowl

Mt Parnassus: Drainpipe Couloir

Pettingell Peak: East Ridge, South Chute

Mt Parnassus: NE Face

Peak 12673 Bowl

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