{"id":644,"date":"2011-02-01T15:46:09","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T21:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/?p=644"},"modified":"2014-01-08T01:24:43","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T07:24:43","slug":"mount-audubon-winter-ascent-trip-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-audubon-winter-ascent-trip-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Audubon Winter Ascent Trip Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_646\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mount-Audubon-Winter-Panorama.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-646\" class=\"size-full wp-image-646 lazyload\" title=\"thumb-Mount-Audubon-Winter-Panorama\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/thumb-Mount-Audubon-Winter-Panorama.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Audubon 360 degree view from the top\" width=\"600\" height=\"58\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/thumb-Mount-Audubon-Winter-Panorama.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/thumb-Mount-Audubon-Winter-Panorama-300x29.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/58;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">360\u00b0 view from the summit of Mount Audubon, January 30, 2011. Click for a larger view (then click again in your browser for full size). <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mount Audubon has a special place in my heart. The modest 13,233 ft. peak in the Indian Peaks Wilderness was the first high-altitude winter summit I climbed in Colorado and nearly 12 years later I still enjoy the challenge of getting to the top of this windswept mountain. January stood out as the only month I had never climbed Audubon, so on January 30<sup>th<\/sup> I went for the top on an unpredictable winter\u2019s day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_655\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4228.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-655\" class=\"size-full wp-image-655 lazyload\" title=\"Mount Audubon Winter Morning\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4228.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Audubon Winter Morning\" width=\"581\" height=\"435\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4228.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4228-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 581px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 581\/435;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue sky and fresh snow make for a lovely Mount Audubon photo!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Every other time I\u2019ve done Audubon in the off-season, I\u2019ve reached the trailhead (3.2 miles one way) by riding my mountain bike. The road is closed from October through May but the wind usually scours the pavement, making it very bike friendly. However, this year the snow has come early and it was time to break out the cross country skis. A little variety is fun, even though I am an abysmal cross-country skier. My skill set includes going uphill and gliding on flats, but I\u2019m not so good at stopping, turning or any downhill that is more than a 2% grade. So if nothing else, the prelude to the hike would be interesting.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_656\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4232.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-656\" class=\"size-full wp-image-656 lazyload\" title=\"The Blue Lake Trailhead Mount Audubon\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4232.jpg\" alt=\"The Blue Lake Trailhead Mount Audubon\" width=\"581\" height=\"435\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4232.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4232-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 581px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 581\/435;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The end of the ski and the start of the snowshoeing! Blue Lake trailhead en route to Mount Audubon. <\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~*~<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_657\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4233.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-657\" class=\"size-full wp-image-657 lazyload\" title=\"Mt Audubon Trail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4233.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Audubon Trail\" width=\"581\" height=\"435\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4233.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4233-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 581px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 581\/435;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leaving the skis behind. <\/p><\/div>\n<p>The plan of attack was to ski to the trailhead, switch over to snowshoes and navigate my way to the open tundra above treeline. From there, I\u2019d stash my snowshoes and bundle up for the chilly, windy trip to the top.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s amazing to see the hard frozen drifts of snow where the tree line begins to recede. Drifts are tough as hardened glass on top but underneath the snow is as fine as powdered sugar. A few times I did full body post-holes, even with snowshoes, but luckily the snow was mostly sturdy enough to guide me to treeline.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_658\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4234.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-658\" class=\"size-full wp-image-658 lazyload\" title=\"Lower Mount Audubon\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4234.jpg\" alt=\"Lower mount audubon\" width=\"581\" height=\"435\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4234.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4234-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 581px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 581\/435;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The hard drifts in the low bushes at treeline. <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Once on the windswept shoulder of Mount Audubon, it was a pleasant but very cold hike with the occasional icy patch. Amazingly, the chirps of hearty pikas rang out, denoting the presence of some very tough critters that stay atop the high peaks year round. While the pikas continue their activity year-round marmots\u00a0huddle in the frozen earth, hibernating the winter away.\u00a0Clouds drifted in and altered the sunlight that bathed the mountain in shades of steel grey and pastel lavender.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_660\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4237.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660\" class=\"size-full wp-image-660 lazyload\" title=\"Upper Mount Audubon\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4237.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Mount Audubon\" width=\"581\" height=\"435\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4237.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4237-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 581px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 581\/435;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just before the summit dome. <\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~*~\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_659\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4236.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-659\" class=\"size-full wp-image-659 lazyload\" title=\"Mount Audubon saddle\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4236.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Audubon saddle\" width=\"581\" height=\"435\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4236.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4236-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 581px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 581\/435;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching the saddle between Mount Audubon and Mount &quot;Notabahn&quot;. <\/p><\/div>\n<p>The summit itself was astounding; to the west a wall of cloud was slowly building. The winter air was clean and clear (in contrast to the brown smog that hovers on the horizon on most summer days). From the top, one could see Longs Peak to the north, Denver on the plains to the east and south all the way to Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_661\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4239.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-661\" class=\"size-full wp-image-661 lazyload\" title=\"Mount Audubon winter summit\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4239.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Audubon winter summit Indian peaks colorado\" width=\"581\" height=\"435\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4239.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4239-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 581px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 581\/435;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The elusive summit of Mount Audubon! The wind shelters are packed with snow. <\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~*~<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_663\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4258.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-663\" class=\"size-full wp-image-663 lazyload\" title=\"Tea on the summit of Mount Audubon\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4258.jpg\" alt=\"Tea on the summit of Mount Audubon\" width=\"581\" height=\"435\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4258.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4258-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 581px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 581\/435;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A spot of tea with Longs Peak to my right. <\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was too cold to linger at the summit so after a quick spot of tea, I made my way down. The afternoon light during the descent highlighted the sepia shades of dead grass and rock. By the time I finished the 8-mile trip and returned to my skis at the trailhead, twilight was beckoning the brightest stars in the winter sky. I switched out my snowshoes, clicked into my skis and promptly wiped out on a 4-foot hill. With a little practice, I was able to glide out, making for a 14-mile round trip.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_664\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4263.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-664\" class=\"size-full wp-image-664 lazyload\" title=\"Mount Audubon descent\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4263.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Audubon descent\" width=\"581\" height=\"435\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4263.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4263-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 581px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 581\/435;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cool light floods the mountains to the north. <\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~*~<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_665\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4268.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-665\" class=\"size-full wp-image-665 lazyload\" title=\"Pastel Indian Peaks\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4268.jpg\" alt=\"Pastel Indian Peaks\" width=\"581\" height=\"435\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4268.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4268-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 581px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 581\/435;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alpenglow on the Indian Peaks. <\/p><\/div>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t an abnormally long day, about 7 hours total, but because the cold had become more penetrating as the day wore on, I was glad to be back to my truck. The last vestiges of daylight darkened as I watched the prominent dome of Audubon fade in my rear view mirror.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_654\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4269.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-654\" class=\"size-full wp-image-654 lazyload\" title=\"Mount Audubon Winter Sunset\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4269.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Audubon Winter Sunset\" width=\"581\" height=\"435\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4269.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_4269-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 581px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 581\/435;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beautiful sunset looking at the Indian Peaks from Brainard Lake at 10,300 ft. <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mount Audubon has a special place in my heart. 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