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Cristo Couloir

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  1. Areas
  2. CO
  3. …Central Rockies
  4. Breckenridge
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0.7 Miles 1.2 Kilometers


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Ascent

-2,053' -626 m

Descent

54%

Avg Slope (28°)

64%

Max Slope (33°)

13,903' 4,238 m

High

11,849' 3,612 m

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Shared By Will Shaw

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“A wide open couloir on the south face of Quandary off the summit.”

— Will Shaw
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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Description

Either skin/hike the east ridge to the summit and drop down to the south or follow Blue Lakes road to the base and start climbing.

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Dec 16, 2017
Henry Lewinsohn
Dec 10, 2017
John Duke 1
Apr 23, 2017
JaminT
Soft, fun.
Mar 19, 2017
Deva Solomon
Needs snow. Extra downclimb
Jun 6, 2013
Will Shaw
Jun 12, 2011
Britton Thomas
This is a great ski and climb. Skied directly from the summit in 2011.
Jun 3, 2011
Jared Brin
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Cristo couloir in June 2013
Cristo couloir in June 2013
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Britton Thomas
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Britton Thomas   Colorado
The Cristo Couloir is also a great climb if you want to break out the crampons and ice ax. Feb 21, 2017

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