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Parry Bear Claw 3 - Direct Approach
Trail
2.9 mile
4.7 kilometer
point to point
Ascent
Difficult
Elevation
Ascent:
3,772'
1,150 m
Descent: -18' -6 m
High: 13,240' 4,036 m
Low: 9,468' 2,886 m
Grade
Avg Slope: 24% (14°)
Max Slope: 122% (51°)
Weather
All Clear
Popular ski lines nearby
3.5
0.6 mi 1.0 km • -769 ft Descent • -234.24 m Descent
(1)
Winter…, CO
3.6
0.8 mi 1.4 km • -779 ft Descent • -237.5 m Descent
(1)
Winter…, CO
Parry Peak Bear Claw Descent—Claw 3
2.8 mi 4.5 km • -3,849 ft Descent • -1173.19 m Descent
(1)
Winter…, CO
Second Creek Skiing
0.6 mi 0.9 km • -558 ft Descent • -170.1 m Descent
(3)
Winter…, CO
6.1 Ski Run
1.1 mi 1.7 km • -1,746 ft Descent • -532.24 m Descent
(2)
Winter…, CO
6.3 Ski Run
1.8 mi 2.8 km • -1,745 ft Descent • -532.02 m Descent
(3)
Winter…, CO
“We parked on highway 40 at 40 gate parking, followed Parry Creek up above tree line, boot packed the ski line exactly.”
— Kevin Gillest
Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry
Need to Know
This is fairly remote, so no mistakes. If your avalanche skills are suspect, you should find anther ski line. The skiing is not very hard, but the potential for issues is high on the wrong day. The creek navigating would be hard if you were only doing it in the down direction—going up first made it much better on the way out.
Description
We used the 40 gate parking near the Mary Jane turn off, just past the gate. We skinned across the pond area, heading to the Parry Creek Drainage. After finding the drainage, we headed up for a few miles until we could see the line before the trees ended. We crossed under the Bear Claw 3 ski line and boot packed the entire line. The snow ended near the top, maybe 300-400 feet below the summit ridge.
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