03/25/2026 Update:

Despite the higher elevation, the recent warm temperatures have deteriorated most of the routes in this zone quickly. If you do go on an adventure be mindful of hollow ice, rapidly changing conditions and rockfall.

Most routes have significant avalanche hazard exposure on the approach and from the slopes above when a snowpack is present, in fact most are rated “Complex” or “Extreme” on the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES).

    
            ROUTE
            GRADE
            PITCHES
            IS IT IN?
            MORE INFO
        
            Dukes of Hazzard
            WI5, M6
            4
            No
            
            Giant Steps
            WI5
            1
            No
            
            Captain Roos/WHH
            WI4/5
            4
            No
            
            Outward Bound Wall
            WI4-5, M4-6
            5-6
            No
            
            Highway To Hell
            WI4
            4
            Yes
            The only "in" route in Eureka as of this update
        
            Stairway To Heaven
            WI4
            7
            No
            
            First Gully
            WI3
            4
            No
            
            Second Gully
            WI3
            4
            No
            
            Goldrush
            WI4
            3
            No
            
            Three Stooges
            WI3-5
            
            No
            
            Hoser's Highway
            WI5
            4
            No
            
            Tempered By Fire
            WI4
            2
            No

03/25/2026 Update:

Cunningham Gulch

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