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EAST FACE
EAST FACE
Date Created: 12/17/2008
Last Updated: 12/17/2008
Ranking:Premier
Skiable Vert:2700 ft
Climbing Vert:3000 ft
Top Elevation:10200 ft
Trailhead Elevation:7200 ft
Ascent Mileage:2.14
AVG Ascent Time:2 hours
Ascent Type:Bootpack, Skin
Trees:Sparse
Slope Aspect:East
Steepest Section:35-45 Degrees
Slope Type:Face
Exit:Clean
First Descent:Davey Agnew, Gary Beebe, Todd Stearns 1970s
Nearest Town:Wilson
AVG Snowfall:400
Snowpack:Intercontinental

Highlights

Tons of skiable quality vert, and many challenging lines for the advanced backcountry skier.

Ascent

Park at the Coal Creek parking lot, head west and cross the creek by the road. Head into the woods where a skin/boot park should become evident. Ascend the forested slope eventually to the long spine of Taylor Mountain. Follow this ridge all the way to the summit. FYI most people will skin to the ridge and then bootpack the remainder. There are also lots of teaser summits on the final approach.

Descent

Choose your line off the wide East Face. Sometimes only a couple options exist due to cornices. There are little spine/ridge that come up from the east face, these are the safest to ski. Follow Coal Creek back to the parking lot.

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Warpigsinfin: November 27, 2012 Uphill: 3,100 ft. | Downhill: 3,100 ft.

We saw tracks off the summit of Taylor on the 26th so we checked it out the next day. Three brave souls had put the bootpack in but we skinned 2/3rds and booted the rest of the way... a great way to ...[view]

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