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.

Obstacles

routefinding, snow on route, weather

Key gear

helmet, skis, GPS device