Distance
0.4 mi to summit
1.0 mi total
Elevation
6,784 ft start
7,006 ft max
Vertical
183 ft gain
Time
34 min to summit
1 hr 15 min total
Had to get creative due to quarantine to get my 43rd ski month in a row. Christina and I drove up Flagstaff Road to the Ute Trail and snow-whacked to the summit from there; 2+ feet of fresh snow made this a non-trivial task. Descended on skis back down towards the summit road; had to take off my skis at the road due to sketchy boulders but for the most part it was a continuous ski descent despite the south-facing route we were forced to take due to running out of sunlight. Only made for a 250-foot ski descent, but I'll take what I can get in this world.
Route name
Obstacles
routefinding, snow on route, weather
Key gear
helmet, skis, GPS device