Stairs Gulch, Big Cottonwood Canyon

Stairs Gulch, Big Cottonwood Canyon

• Stairs Gulch is a challenging and infrequently used route to the summit of Broads Fork Twin Peaks. This is a steep route, climbing over 5,500 vertical feet in less than 3 miles.
• This route description assumes a late spring / early summer ascent, when the gulch will contain extended consolidated snow fields. This is the preferred time to attempt this route. Expect considerably differing conditions for later summer or autumn attempts, after all snow has melted.
• Stairs Gulch is notorious for monstrous avalanches during winter and early spring
• This route begins across the road from the Storm Mountain Picnic Area in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Take the 6200 South exit (exit #6) off I-215 and follow highway 190 south-east approximately 2 miles to the intersection with Big Cottonwood Canyon road (State Highway 190).


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