Backcountry Area: Front Range
Author: Bobby Armbrester
Report Information
Observation Summary
Shooting crack through a wind-deposited slab on the north aspect of the trail/slope just west of Naylor Lake along the Silver Dollar Lakes Trail. Please see photo as a reference. There was ample snow coverage to bury a person in a slide (15" of new powder deposited across the weekend of 12/28/2024).
Route Description
Trip objective was to ascend Argentine Peak via the Silver Dollar Lakes Trail from the Bierstadt Winter p-lot.
Snowpack
Cracking:
Shooting
Collapsing:
Minor