North Arapaho Peak & South Arapaho Peak are a pair of 13ers located outside of Eldora, Colorado. Commonly hiked together via a ridge traverse, North Arapaho & South Arapaho Peak offer a fun scramble along a mostly Class 3 ridgeline with one Class 4 move. If you want to venture from the standard route,…
Torreys Peak via the Tuning Fork Couloir is one of the longest ski/snowboard descents on a 14er in Colorado. When the snow is good, you can often ski/snowboard from the summit to the basin below, over 2,000ft of vertical. This Couloir usually holds snow from January until June and for this reason is a…
Ice Lake & Island Lake are a pair of high alpine lakes located just outside of Silverton, Colorado. Ice Lake is one of the gems of Colorado with its bright blue, almost Caribbean looking, water. This hike is commonly hiked from June – October since snow will make this a much more challenging (and…
Am I Ready to Hike a 14er? If you are new to Colorado or hiking – you may be wondering: how do I know if I am ready to hike a 14er? For those of you who are not familiar, a 14er is any mountain over 14,000 in elevation. Colorado has 53 official (58…
Mt Bross is one of the most popular 14ers in Colorado during the summer and fall months, but not so much in the spring and winter. Generally Mt Bross in the winter has very low snow levels with only 1-2 options for a summit ski. High winds usually blow snow and make for a…
Lily Pad Lake is a popular out and back hike located just outside of Silverthorn, Colorado. The lake’s name comes from the hundreds of lily pads which sit in the lake with the Tenmile Range Mountains in the background. This hike is popular year round, but peaks during the summer months of June, July…