The Cone | |
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Summit Elevation | 9,260' |
Summit Location | 40.6504° / -111.6188° |
Trailhead | Beartrap Trailhead |
Online Map | View on wbskiing.com |
The Cone is the small peak at the top of Powder Park 3. It is located between Mill D North Fork and Beartrap Fork. The Cone is usually accessed from Mill D North Fork when skiing Powder Park 3, but it is also easy to reach, and fun to ski, from Beartrap Fork.
The Cone (into Beartrap Fork) | |
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Drainage | Beartrap Fork |
Terrain | Open and Aspens |
Ascent Vertical | 1,800 |
Skiing Vertical | 700' |
Skinning Distance | 1.7 miles |
Location | 40.6490° / -111.6170° |
To ski the Beartrap side of The Cone (and the nearby Peak 9269), enter Beartrap Fork from the Beartrap trailhead. Approximately 10 minutes after passing the Beartrap terrain-trap gully, head up the second drainage to the west (unless there is already a skin track in the first drainage to the west). This will take you to a small saddle above Powder Park 3 that is just north of The Cone. You can ski back down this gentle terrain (approximately 24°) or continue south along the ridge to The Cone or Peak 9269 and ski into Beartrap on slightly steeper lines (approximately 30°). These slopes provide excellent beginner-to-intermediate terrain and are easy to access—they also get tracked-out quickly.
About the name
A few people call this the Snow Cone or the Ice Cream Cone, which are probably both offshoots from what I think is the earliest name, The Cone. Some people call the peak The Cone (as I do) while others, who have been around longer than I, call the entire area (including Powder Park 3) The Cone.