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COALBANK PASS SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS (SILVERTON) | COLORADO | UNITED STATES
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| Image | Name | Steepest Section | Aspect | Skiable Vert | AVG Ascent Time | |
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| AK ZONE | This Route is not officially added | |||||
| COAL CREEK TO DEER CREEK | This Route is not officially added | |||||
| COALBANK PASS TO DEER CREEK | This Route is not officially added | |||||
| PEAK THREE MILES FROM SUMMIT DURANGO SIDE | This Route is not officially added | |||||
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| SOUTH FACES | This Route is not officially added | |||||
February 6, 2012
Submitted By lukelubchenco
December 15, 2011
Submitted By lukelubchenco
December 14, 2011
Submitted By lukelubchenco
January 14, 2011
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January 14, 2011
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January 14, 2011
Submitted By lukelubchenco
March 21, 2010
Submitted By zacharymiller
February 28, 2010
Submitted By rwberman
February 14, 2010
Submitted By powderjunky
February 14, 2010
Submitted By powderjunky
February 14, 2010
Submitted By powderjunky
February 14, 2010
Submitted By rwberman
February 14, 2010
Submitted By rwberman
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Lukelubchenco: February 6, 2012 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Super fun! Where did all this snow come from?! 1 to 2 feet on top of coalbank! Absolutely blower powder conditions, but some definite instability. Skied some 30-35 degree slopes and had a few sloughs ...[view]
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Lukelubchenco: February 1, 2012 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Nice short run into deer creek and hitched back to the summit. Nic's first day in the backcountry and it was a good warm-up for him to get a bit humbled and know what he's got to work on to get after ...[view]READ MORE
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Lukelubchenco: December 15, 2011 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,600 ft.
sorry I'm uploading this late, but wanted to share the report anyway. We were psyched on getting out of finals at Fort Lewis and headed for the foot of fresh snow awaiting us on Coalbank pass. We did ...[view]
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Lukelubchenco: December 14, 2011 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.
Snow was good and a lot more stable than we expected. A bit inverted, with some heavier snow on top of lighter snow, but the clouds cleared and the snow seemed to lighten a bit. Psyched on a great day...[view]
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Lukelubchenco: February 18, 2011 Uphill: 10 ft. | Downhill: 11,000 ft.
Got invited on a trip with San Juan Ski Company Catskiing that I of course couldn't pass up. We went way behind Engineer Mountain and skied 11 runs of untracked beauty! They've got such a huge expanse...[view] READ MORE
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Lukelubchenco: January 14, 2011 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
Very nice, but incredibly windy! Started around 1 in the afternoon and attempted the East Apron of Engineer peak, but found it way too windloaded to be safe. FInding this, we turned to a regular spot ...[view] 
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Nickmalik: March 15, 2010 Uphill: 1,200 ft. | Downhill: 1,200 ft.
The Ides of MarchThe snotel site at Cascade #2 reported 9 inches in 24 hrs so we headed out for a powder day after 9 straight days of WFR. When we started skinning there was about 4 inches on a crust...[view]READ MORE
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Lukelubchenco: March 6, 2010 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.
Interesting Conditions today. Funky snow... crusty with soft layer on top. Super stable conditions, even of 30 degree+ slopes. Mostly sunny weather conditions granted us a beautiful day. Parked at the...[view]READ MORE
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Lukelubchenco: February 28, 2010 Uphill: 1,200 ft. | Downhill: 1,200 ft.
Better conditions than we expected lead to a good but albeit short day. Skiing in the shadow of some of the most attractive lines I've ever seen (since dubbed AK zone) was amazing and a return trip wi...[view]READ MORE
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Rwberman: February 28, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Great Day exploring an area that was unknown to us... Snow was soft and copious... just how we all like it but all three of us were a little uneasy about the avy conditions... after numerous scouts we...[view]
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Nickmalik: February 26, 2010 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 1,200 ft.
Went up with Luke for a short day on coalbank before heading to ouray for the CAIC fundraiser friday night. Snow conditions were variable with some soft snow in the trees and a lot of sunbake everywh...[view]READ MORE
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Lukelubchenco: February 26, 2010 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,200 ft.
The north facing slope proved to have good snow although it was very tracked up already. No sign of any abnormally weak layers and 30 degree pitches were not too worrisome. Stayed away from the sun-ba...[view]READ MORE
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Nickmalik: February 14, 2010 Uphill: 2,250 ft. | Downhill: 2,250 ft.
It hadn't snowed in about a week but it was cold the whole time and windy the two days before allowing for some satisfying turns. Gotta love wind loading! (not to mention the sun allowing for epic ph...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: February 14, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Got some pics of the local talent Luke and Nick airing it out nicely....[view]
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Rwberman: February 14, 2010 Uphill: 2,222 ft. | Downhill: 2,222 ft.
Great snow, great day! no avys to worry about.... snow was blown in about boot top deep... clam wind on and off through the day.... awesome day!...[view]READ MORE
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Lukelubchenco: February 14, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Great conditions. Conducive to going fast and cruising pow turns. Not a worry about avys as the layers seem to have settled nicely and only one sluff was started on the absolute steepest slope we coul...[view]Need A Guide?
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