Distance
8.8 km to summit
17.2 km total
Elevation
1,304 m start
2,044 m max
Vertical
868 m gain
Time
5 hr 46 min to summit
9 hr 44 min total
Ridgeline Trail is much more interesting route up Coliseum Mountain than the main trail, especially in the winter. Tough trailbreaking with a few scrambling sections followed by a nice ridgewalk. The final section to the ridgeline is very steep and can be avalanche prone in the winter. The snow was hardened by the wind and sun on that slope. I wished I brought crampons.