Name: Pacific Peak Rocket Couloir Tour
Rating: 5.0

Conditions

Unknown

History

Getting forecast...

Avalanche risk for Jan 21, 2019: Considerable

Dangerous avalanche conditions. Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding and conservative decision-making essential. Natural avalanches possible; human-triggered avalanches likely.

Full forecast for CAIC: Vail Summit Zone — Brought to you by CO Avalanche Information Center

Avy tweets from @CAICsummit

“A sentinel 13'er to a 800 foot couloir then down and out through the amazing Mohawk Lakes.”

— angus Morrison

Driving Directions GPX File

Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Overview

Needs Overview

Need to Know

Car shuttle or pickup required.

Description

This is a full day adventure for a normal party. Start at Mayflower Gulch TH, taking care to make the left turn into Pacific Creek to the head and the maze of moraine to the SW face of Pacific Peak. Climb the face if there is snow (crampons and axe). Descend the east ridge onto the edge of the pacific tarn basin.

The Rocket Couloir is the 3rd and best looking gully on the left. Careful on the exit of the Mohawk Lakes area. Convex rollovers to avalanche terrain on east-facing low elevation aspects. Route finding is critical through this area.

Contacts

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

Full Details

Trail Ratings

5.0 from 1 vote

#1

in Mayflower Gulch

#17

Overall

5.0 from 1 vote

5 Star		100%
4 Star		0%
3 Star		0%
2 Star		0%
1 Star		0%

Rankings

#1

in Mayflower Gulch

#13

in Colorado

#17

Overall

454 Views Last Month

4,151 Since Mar 8, 2016

Extremely Difficult

		0%
		0%
		0%
		0%
		0%
		100%

Add a Photo

Photos

The skin toward Atlantic Peak in Mayflower Gulc…

Looking back at the Rocket Fins.

Rocket Couloir

A savvy skier checks the snow conditions near A…

Approach

Looking up to the top out.

7.2 Miles 11.6 Kilometers Ski Line	2,735' 834 m Ascent -3,269' -996 m Descent
16% Avg Slope (9°) 49% Max Slope (26°)	13,687' 4,172 m High 10,418' 3,176 m Low

Pacific Peak Rocket Couloir Tour

7.2 Miles 11.6 Kilometers

Ski Line

2,735' 834 m

-3,269' -996 m

16%

49%

13,687' 4,172 m

10,418' 3,176 m

Shared By angus Morrison

Conditions