Parry Peak Ascent from Berthoud Pass Summit

Name: Parry Peak Ascent from Berthoud Pass Summit
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5.5 mile 8.9 kilometer point to point
Ascent
Difficult

Elevation

Ascent: 3,009' 917 m
Descent: -1,016' -310 m
High: 13,309' 4,057 m
Low: 11,316' 3,449 m

Grade

Avg Slope: 14% (8°)
Max Slope: 32% (18°)

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Trail shared by Donny O'Neill

Avalanche risk for May 22, 2019: Considerable

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

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Powderline

0.3 mi 0.4 km • -270 ft Descent • -82.32 m Descent

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Making my way down what I refer to as Gaffney's ramp (since it comes in under Gaffney's Playground) You can see someone's bomb hole from someone hucking Gaffneys previously.

Mainline

0.2 mi 0.4 km • -281 ft Descent • -85.74 m Descent

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Trappers Glades

0.3 mi 0.4 km • -361 ft Descent • -110.07 m Descent

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Meadow 1

0.2 mi 0.3 km • -183 ft Descent • -55.82 m Descent

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Meadow 2

0.2 mi 0.3 km • -212 ft Descent • -64.74 m Descent

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“A fairly mellow approach to the top of Parry Peak via the Continental Divide ridgeline.”

— Donny O'Neill

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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Description

This is the most straightforward (read no bushwacking) way to access the summit of Parry Peak and ski the Bear Claw chutes off its northwest face. Just follow the Continental Divide Trail the whole way from the summit of the Colorado Mines Peak. There is a huge loss of elevation gain before hitting Mt. Eva, which can be a bit demoralizing, but just keep following the Divide until you reach Parry Peak.