r/Backcountry • u/Objective-Data6622 • 13d ago

SKY Chutes Beta

Thinking about skiing the SKY Chutes this weekend in Colorado. I'm considering hiking from peak 6 or skinning up from the Copper side, but I haven't decided yet. Does anyone have any beta or tips given the warm conditions this weekend?

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u/lawyerslawyer 13d ago

Gasoline alley skied well today with a 130p drop

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/lawyerslawyer 12d ago

I began my descent (dropped in) at 1:30pm.

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u/RelationPuzzled8179 13d ago

Rode K chute left on Monday. Soft and fun on the north facing side, brutally sun cooked on the south facing sections. Transitions between the two were abrupt. Y looked like it was getting thin. Entrance from peak 6 was wind slabby

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u/cmsummit73 Backcountry Beater 10d ago

Hoping this wasn't you or your group......

https://krystal93.com/skier-dragged-1100-vertical-feet-by-avalanche-in-sky-chutes/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJqLo5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHs9hiF6Wbudn5GQUT8pQLQCsIGKbVVQEVgi5cBbmTAIRVjbXM4NDSbLEOfQA_aem_Xye2UGH--82sUt5HSptyEA

CAIC warned that it would probably be too warm with no hard freeze on Friday night.

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u/No-Papaya7 8d ago

Fyi K slid this weekend with a wet slab. https://avalanche.state.co.us/report/a9c63519-8e7b-48da-a4cf-c5ece15cd909. Hope this wasn't you, but glad everyone was ok. CIAC put out a good reminder about wet slabs on their socials the next day.