Circle All (Circle Awl) Peak

Name: Circle All (Circle Awl) Peak
Rating: 3.5

3.5 ( 2 )

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1.8 mile 2.8 kilometer point to point
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Easy/Intermediate

Elevation

Ascent: 1,531' 467 m
Descent: -2' 0 m
High: 8,673' 2,644 m
Low: 7,144' 2,177 m

Grade

Avg Slope: 17% (9°)
Max Slope: 46% (25°)

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Avalanche risk for Nov 26, 2017: Low

Generally safe avalanche conditions. Watch for unstable snow on isolated terrain features. Natural and human-triggered avalanches unlikely.

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“A fairly easy ascent with options for low angle terrain to ski.”

— DCrane

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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Description

Circle All Peak grants access to the Circle All Trees, a classic ~30 degree slope through aspen glades. While the trees provide great beginner backcountry options with a 1-2 hour approach, early season can be a mess of low brush. We skied in late December 2018, had a lot of dodging of branches and mostly stop-and-go skiing looking for the cleanest line.

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Land Manager: USFS - Uinta, Wasatch & Cache National Forests Office

Dec 1, 2019: Â Powerful Thanksgiving Storm will cause rising avalanche danger in the backcountry

Dec 1, 2019: Avalanche Awareness Week begins December 2. The goal of this week is to save lives.

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Feb 24, 2019

C B

Great fun, and my 3rd run BC skiing...improvised a line down the ridge that dropped into thick brush, but made it!

Dec 24, 2018

DCrane

w RB 1.8mi — 2h 00m

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3.5 from 2 votes

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Out the bottom of the Circle All trees back onto the skin track, after navigating through thick brush from the peak.

Dec 25, 2018 near Alta, UT

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