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Summary | Elevation: 12,013 ft

MEDICINE BOW PEAK
MEDICINE BOW PEAK
Medicine Bow Peak is the highest peak in the Snowy Range at 12,013 ft. Complex avalanche terrain on this mountain can make skiing tricky during the winter months. The couloirs to the south of the peak near the Diamond face and Disaster Wall are more often skied during the spring months. Official names of the couloirs are uncertain and debated, but included are Airline Couloir, First Street, Second Street, Old Main, and School House Couloirs. Drive up the road in late may, park, walk ten minutes, and pick your line. Stay for a while and ski several in a day!
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Routes

ImageNameSteepest SectionAspectSkiable VertAVG Ascent Time
  KOAN COULOIR This Route is not officially added
  UN-NAMED COULOIRS This Route is not officially added


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Patorion: November 7, 2009 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.

Possibly previously unskied couloir located between Airline Couloir and 3rd street. It required ice climbing up and a rap/downclimb down....[view]
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Patorion: October 31, 2009 Uphill: 1,300 ft. | Downhill: 1,300 ft.

We skied 2 couloirs just NW of Med Bow Peak. The more NW of the 2 is really nice with vertical walls. Beautiful....[view]

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