Name: The Claw
Rating: 4.0

The Claw

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“The furthest high-angle zone south of the pass dropping east toward Old Pass Road with a handful of lines to choose.”

— Zander Göpfert

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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Need to Know

There are interspersed cliff bands and rocks to navigate.

Description

The Claw has a few different lines like the Playboy Chutes, Double Barrel (Hidden Couloir), Butt Crack, and Dogleg. This is a higher-angle zone than the ridges and bowls leading to this point along the east side of the Ridge Road/Mt Ely Skintrack. All lines end at the bottom of Avalanche Bowl and follow the drainage toward Old Pass Road.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - Bridger Teton National Forest Office

Sep 15, 2018: Roosevelt Fire Burning on the Bridger-Teton National Forest

Sep 15, 2018: Work This Fall on Hoback Fuels Reduction Project

Sep 6, 2018: Bridger-Teton National Forest Extends Public Comment Period a Second Time

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Trail Ratings

4.0 from 1 vote

#2

in Teton Pass South

#304

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#2

in Teton Pass South

#22

in Wyoming

#304

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Double Barrel freshies.

0.5 Miles 0.8 Kilometers Ski Line	0' 0 m Ascent -1,049' -320 m Descent
38% Avg Slope (21°) 43% Max Slope (23°)	8,880' 2,707 m High 7,831' 2,387 m Low

The Claw

0.5 Miles 0.8 Kilometers

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-1,049' -320 m

38%

43%

8,880' 2,707 m

7,831' 2,387 m

Shared By Zander Göpfert

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