Name: James Peak: North Face
Rating: 3.0

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Fun line that needs to be filled in properly, this is not usually in.

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Pick your favorite line right down the North Face, there's no right or wrong here.

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3.0 from 1 vote

#16

in Indian Peaks

#762

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#16

in Indian Peaks

#313

in Colorado

#762

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Mar 26, 2018 near Winter…, CO

Mar 28, 2018 near Winter…, CO

Looking back at the entire NF line of James from near Rodgers Pass Lake.

Feb 5, 2024 near Winter…, CO

Looking back at the lower pitches of the NF of James Peak.

Feb 5, 2024 near Winter…, CO

Apr 19, 2021 near Winter…, CO

Looking down the thin upper portions of the north face of James.

Feb 5, 2024 near Winter…, CO

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May 24, 2026

Jake Albright

another great lap on the north side of this wonderful mtn! solitude is found here

Feb 4, 2024

Jake Albright

line was in good shape after this weekend's storm, boney for the first couple hundred feet below the summit & then deep powder down to the basin

Apr 17, 2021

Jake Albright

Slog! 13mi — 8h 00m

Nearby Ski Lines

In the James Peak Cirque with Sky Pilot and Shooting Star (mostly hidden) above.

Shooting Star Couloir

0.3 mi 0.4 km • -991 ft Descent • -301.99 m Descent

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From back to front: Rogers Pass/Heart Lake Face/Heartbeat Peak; Clayton Lake Chutes; the Crater Lake drainage; and finally the south-facing ice smear.

West Portal to East Portal

4.7 mi 7.6 km • -2,655 ft Descent • -809.36 m Descent

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Once past treeline at the Arapahoe Lakes.

Frosty Bowl

0.3 mi 0.5 km • -505 ft Descent • -153.91 m Descent

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Flora Funnel

0.3 mi 0.5 km • -588 ft Descent • -179.26 m Descent

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Flora Creek Ski Run

1.1 mi 1.7 km • -1,754 ft Descent • -534.5 m Descent

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First Shot

0.2 mi 0.4 km • -494 ft Descent • -150.57 m Descent

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James Peak: North Face

“A great alternative to St Mary's Glacier, for a more difficult approach and descent of James Peak from East Portal. ”

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13,202' 4,024 m

11,428' 3,483 m

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Shooting Star Couloir

West Portal to East Portal

Frosty Bowl

Flora Funnel

Flora Creek Ski Run

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