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Mt. Edwards East Face

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  2. CO
  3. …Northwest Rockies
  4. …Georgetown
  5. Guanella Pass
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1.7 Miles 2.8 Kilometers


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Ascent

-1,890' -576 m

Descent

21%

Avg Slope (12°)

39%

Max Slope (21°)

13,631' 4,155 m

High

11,742' 3,579 m

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Shared By Jared Brin

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“A fun spring ski down the east side of Mt Edwards.”

— Jared Brin
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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Description

From the summit of Mt Edwards, instead of skiing directly down the basin, we cut right along the SE ridge to a nice snowfield that dropped down to the bottom of the basin.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Office

Sep 9, 2018: Forest Service preparing controlled burn near Cottonwood Pass

Sep 3, 2018: Red Feather Prescribed Burn could resume later this week

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The terrier gets suited up for the ride down!
The terrier gets suited up for the ride down!
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The skin track is on the right, and the descent is on the left.
The skin track is on the right, and the descent…
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Soak up this view as you start the rightward traverse on the way down.
Soak up this view as you start the rightward tr…
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