Field Report

Front Range - CO

2024/12/29
Lat: 39.605, Lon: -105.739
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