Trip
Backcountry Skiing/Splitboarding – North Star Mountain
The North Star Mountain East Slopes route is a moderate ski mountaineering route. This ski trip begins at Hoosier Pass. You ski along an old mining road. There is an avalanche slope the group must cross on the way so we will follow safety protocols. At the end of the road, you come to a flat area near another mine ruin and start climbing up the east slopes of North Star. If the snowpack is good we can skin all the way to the skier’s summit at about 13,450. There will likely be some walking carrying your skis. If conditions are still good we will hike up the little ridge above the parking lot on the way back and ski those slopes that face the parking lot. Otherwise we’ll go back on the road the way we came in
Contacts
- Sun, Apr 16, 2023
- Gore Range
- Backcountry Skiing/Splitboarding
- Adults
- Difficult
- Difficult
- Mileage: 6.1 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,000 ft
- High Point Elevation: 13,450 ft
- Pace: moderate
- 8 (7 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Strong downhill skills required! The snow could be nice corn or it could be breakable crust. You need to be able to ski any and all conditions. Also required is avalanche gear: beacon, probe shovel and know how to use all of the gear. AIARE 1 certification is a plus.
If you need to cancel, please use the appropriate method to cancel on the CMC website - do NOT contact leader. BUT If you have to cancel the morning of the trip, please TEXT the leader at 303-903-8233 by 6:00 am. If you know you are not going to make it please cancel asap, there are often big waiting lists for these trips.
If you have any known medical conditions that may manifest themselves during this activity, please notify the leader via e- mail prior to the trip.
REQUIRED: Required: Beacon, shovel, probe, and the knowledge to use them.
Bring the usual: 10 Essentials + COVID-19 Precautions (mask & sanitizer)
No pets please.
10 essentials and clothing appropriate for the weather, trail lunch/snacks. Expect windy conditions. It might be cold in the morning. I will email the group a few days before with a weather update. If the weather forecast is not good, I will cancel the trip and reschedule.
Meet at 8 AM at the Hoosier Pass parking lot. There is a big parking lot at the trailhead. I may make the meeting time early if it is going to hot that day so please read the email I will send right before the trip. Here is the google map link https://goo.gl/maps/naXWUeWY1k1YdDxx7
By signing up for this hike you agree to have your e-mail address shared with other participants and photos of you shared in Facebook or other media. If you want to carpool please email me and I will share the emails of people that want to carpool. I am not going to set up the carpools but you are welcome to do so.
Required Equipment
Beacon, probe, shovel and the knowledge to use them.
Of course skis, skins, boots and poles.