Distance

6.1 mi to summit

12.2 mi total

Elevation

8,760 ft start

Vertical

3,800 ft gain

Time

5 hr 0 min to summit

8 hr 0 min total

Wanted to see Bison Peak in the winter so I put on my snow shoes and off I went. I saw a few hikers before the snow got deep, and from there I was trail blazing. Some times the snow was up to my crotch but still I marched on. As I cam out of tree line onto the plateau the wind kept the snow from piling and I hike the rest of the way without the snow shoes. A very good day all by myself.

Route name

Ute Trail

out-and-back
Obstacles

snow on route

Key gear

snowshoes, trekking poles

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