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Saint Vrain Mountain East Ridge

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  2. CO
  3. …Front Range
  4. Rocky Mountain National Park
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1.0 Miles 1.5 Kilometers


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Ascent

-1,049' -320 m

Descent

21%

Avg Slope (12°)

34%

Max Slope (19°)

12,134' 3,699 m

High

11,086' 3,379 m

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Shared By Gunks Jesse

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Avalanche risk for Dec 11, 2018: Moderate

Heightened avalanche conditions on specific terrain features. Evaluate snow and terrain carefully; identify features of concern. Natural avalanches unlikely; human-triggered avalanches possible.

Full forecast for CAIC: Front Range Zone — Brought to you by CO Avalanche Information Center

Avy tweets from @CAICfrontrange

“A broad descent with several options leading into glades at the tree line.”

— Gunks Jesse
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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Need to Know

Always ski backcountry with a partner. Know the avalanche forecast, study and test the snowpack, and carry your probe, beacon, and shovel.

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The East Ridge of Saint Vrain Mountain is more of a face than a ridge. This broad descent has many options and can be a long descent to the choke point in Rock Creek (up to 2,000 if conditions are right). When you reach the narrow point of the creek with steepening walls on either side (around 10,400) head east into the forest to regain road 116. Feel the burn down the road to the car!

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