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Snowshoeing Guides and Trips in Willey Lumber Camp
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Trips
This is the best 2-mile (one-way) hike in the area that yields some great views at the Pass. The Montgomery Pass trailhead is across (west) Hwy 14, with parking at the Zimmerman Lake Trailhead. 2-seater out-house, with plenty of parking, and well plowed and maintained through the winter.The trailhead is at 10,000' and you will climb to 11,000' at the Pass. You will be rewarded with some great views of North Park...
Cameron Peak Loop (12,127'), Rawah Wilderness
Willey Lumber Camp, Colorado, United States
Snowshoeing | 11.2 miles
Snowshoeing | 11.2 miles
Originally planned as a hike, an early fall snowstorm in Colorado transformed the trip into a snowshoe effort. "Be mentally prepared to turn back short of our goal" was the order of the day. I was looking forward to finally seeing Blue Lake, a goal that has escaped me on several occassions.The approach was to ascend Blue Lake Trail, and shortly after crossing Fall Creek, bushwhack up the SE Ridge to Cameron...
Sawmill Creek Loop, Cameron Pass
Willey Lumber Camp, Colorado, United States
Snowshoeing | 5.6 miles
Snowshoeing | 5.6 miles
The Sawmill Creek Trail begins at the TH as an old logging road, and becomes a scratch trail as you ascend the drainage. Since it's an old logging road, the ascent is very gradual, and great for x-country skiing. In the winter, you'll likely pass some serious alpine skiers headed for the snow bowls in the Medicine Bows, to your west as you climb the drainage.The TH parking is at the Blue...
Thunder Pass Loop (11,331'), Continental Divide
Willey Lumber Camp, Colorado, United States
Snowshoeing | 8.3 miles
Snowshoeing | 8.3 miles
15°F, 50-60 mph wind on the Continental Divide....our goal was to summit Lulu Mountain (12,228'), not just reach Thunder Pass (11,331'). But it became apparent to us that to finish the 900' climb to the summit in the conditions we encountered on the Pass, we would need another 2 hours. Those 2 hours would mean headlamps.A little over a year ago, we'd been in this basin before, the American Lakes area, but...
