Loft Couloir
Rocky Mountain National Park
This brings you to the saddle between Meeker and Longs, and is a fun descent with some routefinding challenges.
Ski Touring Extreme
- Distance
- 1.2 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 538 m
- Duration
- 0-1 hrs
- Low Point
- 3.5 km
- High Point
- 4.1 km
- Gradient
- 40˚
Instead of going all the way to Chasm Lake, stop at the privy. From here you're going up the gully to the south, that follows the bottom of the Ship's Prow. There are usually ice falls at the top, which means you've got to use the ledge system to looker's left of it. It's easy to spot from the bottom, but much harder to find from above. You may have to remove skis to get around the crux boulder in the middle of the ledge.
Difficulty
Extreme
Extreme skiing terrain above 45 degrees. These routes are reserved for experienced experts.
Best time to visit
Features
- Alpine
- Couloir
- Single Descent
- Ski Mountaineering
Equipment required
- Skins
- Ice axe
- Crampons