Hiked the ridge. Hit up Wolverine, Tuscarora & Millicent. Looking over the different parts of the valley from Tuscarora felt like Heaven. Did this hike back in 06 with my good friend Dino and had to do it again. Had lunch and a few beers on the way back down. Wonderful hike.
Gahugafuga - Oct 18, 2008 1:25 pm Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2008
From Twin Lakes Pass
Climbed to Twin Lakes Pass and made an impromptu decision with my partners to head out to Wolverine Peak. From there, traversing over Tuscarora to Catherine Pass seemed the logical descent. A pleasant 4-hour hike on a beautiful fall day.
Travis Atwood - Aug 3, 2008 12:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
Brighton Ridge
8/2/08 - Climbed both of these peaks as part of the Brighton Ridge Run.
Matthew Van Horn - Aug 1, 2008 11:56 am Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2008
From Grizzley Gulch
Wolverine/Tuscarora from Grizzley Gulch (over Patsy Marley) to Catherine Pass and back to Alta.
vanman798 - Mar 29, 2008 11:52 pm Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2015
Nice Views
March 19, 2015 - Pat M and I did a ski tour up to Patsy Marley, over to Wolverine and down to Tuscarora, then skied the south aspect between Wolverine and Tuscarora down into Alta.
April 18, 2009 -- From Grizzly Gulch, on skis, en route to skiing the Wolverine Cirque.
Mar 29, 2008 -- Skinned up to Twin Lakes pass from Alta via the Grizzly Gulch, turned south at the pass and started up the ridge nearly made it to Patsy Marley but the wind was so strong and I was on the windward side, so I had to head down then turn west to gain the ridge up to Patsey Marley dropping onto it's leeward side. From Patsy Marley I skinned along the Cirque ridge top to Mt. Wolverine, and then down to Mount Tuscarora. The Wolverine Cirque is awesome. Due to the strong winds and the wind loading, I decided to ski down the south side of Tuscarora into the Catherines area of Alta ski resort. From the peaks I enjoyed the westward view of Superior, the north view of the honey comb cliffs, the east view of Brighton and Catherine Lake area, and the south view of Sugarloaf and Devils Castle.
PocketsOfBlue - Mar 27, 2008 4:21 pm Date Climbed: Jan 27, 2008
Fun backcountry skiing
Toured up this with Steve G. in late January. Came up from Alta via Grizzly Gulch. Had a few really nice runs on the north aspects below the peak before heading back up to Grizzly.
J Anderson - Jul 13, 2007 11:45 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2007
Three in one
Triple action hiking this morning with Asher. I recomend it to anyone who wants a quality hike but doesn't have all day.
Matthew Van Horn - Jul 13, 2007 11:19 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2007
Early AM hike
With Justin A., we parked at Silver Lake, up to Twin Lakes Pass, up to Wolverine, over to Tuscarora, then back over to Millicent and down to the car.
seanpeckham - Jun 1, 2007 3:44 am Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2005
Skied the west couloir
via Catherine's Pass, after work one evening. We were going to go over Millicent too, but it was getting late, so we dropped off the ridge, crossed a boulder-field, and jogged down the trail to Brighton from Twin Lakes, arriving at the parking lot just as it was getting too dark to see.
Edited: did these peaks again Oct 14, 2007 this time including Sunset Peak and Millicent; see this album
Another update: in December 2010, skied from Grizzly Gulch over Patsy Marley, then skied off Wolverine (to the northeast) and Tuscarora (west face) then did two laps on Sunset Peak's north face. Summitted again in spring 2011 as part of a few laps in Wolverine Cirque - skied the west couloir from the summit (awesome).
mightykev - May 20, 2007 11:17 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2005
hiked the ridge
I hiked the ridge including Tuscarora, Wolverine, and Millicent; got caught in a huge storm. It was awesome. yeah!
marauders - Dec 26, 2006 11:43 pm Date Climbed: Dec 23, 2006
Brighton Ridge 5-Peak Traverse
Hiked the Brighton Ridge to Millicent, Woverine, Tuscarora, Sunset Peak, and Pioneer Peak. Tremendous fun! Millicent's NE ridge is easy snow hiking. Wolverine/Tuscarora is easy snow hiking as well. Sunset is a bit harder because there is a Class 3/4 rock spine in the middle of the ridge. I chose to bypass the rock spine onto a 38 degree, north facing slope which brought me back onto the ridge. Only use that bypass under total stable snow conditions. Pioneer Peak was a beast. 3' snow drifts on the ridge about every 20 feet. Hiking down off of Pioneer was 2' of soft powder all the way to Brighton. Good workout! Views are oustanding. Highly recommended.
apachedino - Oct 8, 2006 1:28 am Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2006
Up Twin Lakes Down Catherine Pass
Nice easy hike to take a lady on, but still get some nice exposure on the cirque traverse. Very interesting views on each side it both these peaks look so different. Nice to stop at the lakes on the way down for a lunch.
Moogie737 - Aug 8, 2006 10:49 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2019
Part of Brighton Bowl snow run
Four successful times. The Silver Lake/Catherine Pass/Marys Lake r/t is about 4 hours. Fantastic views. Another loop on 9-14-06 included both Honeycomb Cliff summits and Millicent. This was also about 4 hours. Two snow climbs (3-15-07, 4-27-07) provided many spectacular views of surrounding summits and the Wolverine cirque. Thanks to Brent, Christine, Lana and Kim. Well, make that five times, and today was in early season snow (10-23-07) and lots of it. With Dave, Michelle, Christine & Lana. #6 7-22-08 w/ Brent as part of Silver Lake loop including Sunset and Pioneer Peaks (4.5 hrs r/t). #7 on 1-31-09 w/ Brent on a windy, blue-sky-everywhere day. 2+21 up, 1+31 down (snowshoes all the way) #8 on 4-21-09 as part of Brighton Bowl ridge run including Millicent, Tuscarora, Sunset, Pioneer, 10,321, Preston, Clayton and 10,420'. 6+45 car to car. Began at Nordic Ctr at Silver Lake. #9 3-16-10 From Nordic Ctr over Patsy Marley. 2+15 up, nursing a recovering knee injury. 1+35 down, snowshoes the entire trip. #10 4-20-10 With Brent, Dave & Walt. Next to last 10er as part of Brighton Ridge Run on snow for this spring. Great in spite of gusty winds and a few crotch-deep post holes. #11 on 10-19-10 as part of Alta Ridge Run w/ Dave (Cardiff Pass to saddle east of Sugarloaf, etc.) #11 3-13-14 W/ ZeeJay via Grizzly Gulch & Patsy Marley on SS. 1+40 up. #12 8-23-14 1st snows. After H. Cliffs & P. Marley. Great surprise afterwards; I am one lucky guy! #13 09-02-19 (Labor Day) W. Yz. Brighton Ridge Run from Clayton to Patsy Marley. Very warm.
Matthew Van Horn - Jul 25, 2006 1:26 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006
Brighton Ridge
From Silver Lake to Twin Lakes Pass, above Wolverine Cirque and so on to Mt. Majestic. Beautiful Day and lots of solitude.
(if you are on your way from Wolverine to Catherine Pass.) A great hike (or run) is to go up Grizzly Gulch to Twin Lakes Pass, climb Patsy Marley to the South, follow the rim around Wolverine Cirque to Wolverine, Tuscarora, Catherine Pass, and descend Albion to your start.
ericwillhite - Jul 23, 2009 4:43 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2009
One quick peakTook it easy and still got up really fast. Went over to Sunset as well. Pics and route map at http://www.willhiteweb.com/alta_ski_area/mount_wolverine/sunset_peak_200.htm
Venicemave - Jul 13, 2009 4:25 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009
Twin Lakes route down CatherineHiked the ridge. Hit up Wolverine, Tuscarora & Millicent. Looking over the different parts of the valley from Tuscarora felt like Heaven. Did this hike back in 06 with my good friend Dino and had to do it again. Had lunch and a few beers on the way back down. Wonderful hike.
NoSubas - Dec 22, 2008 4:21 am
Ski touringAlways a good ski
byates - Dec 4, 2008 12:50 pm
Mutiple routes and climbsProbably did my first climb in the early 80's.
Gahugafuga - Oct 18, 2008 1:25 pm Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2008
From Twin Lakes PassClimbed to Twin Lakes Pass and made an impromptu decision with my partners to head out to Wolverine Peak. From there, traversing over Tuscarora to Catherine Pass seemed the logical descent. A pleasant 4-hour hike on a beautiful fall day.
Travis Atwood - Aug 3, 2008 12:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
Brighton Ridge8/2/08 - Climbed both of these peaks as part of the Brighton Ridge Run.
Matthew Van Horn - Aug 1, 2008 11:56 am Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2008
From Grizzley GulchWolverine/Tuscarora from Grizzley Gulch (over Patsy Marley) to Catherine Pass and back to Alta.
vanman798 - Mar 29, 2008 11:52 pm Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2015
Nice ViewsMarch 19, 2015 - Pat M and I did a ski tour up to Patsy Marley, over to Wolverine and down to Tuscarora, then skied the south aspect between Wolverine and Tuscarora down into Alta.
April 18, 2009 -- From Grizzly Gulch, on skis, en route to skiing the Wolverine Cirque.
Mar 29, 2008 -- Skinned up to Twin Lakes pass from Alta via the Grizzly Gulch, turned south at the pass and started up the ridge nearly made it to Patsy Marley but the wind was so strong and I was on the windward side, so I had to head down then turn west to gain the ridge up to Patsey Marley dropping onto it's leeward side. From Patsy Marley I skinned along the Cirque ridge top to Mt. Wolverine, and then down to Mount Tuscarora. The Wolverine Cirque is awesome. Due to the strong winds and the wind loading, I decided to ski down the south side of Tuscarora into the Catherines area of Alta ski resort. From the peaks I enjoyed the westward view of Superior, the north view of the honey comb cliffs, the east view of Brighton and Catherine Lake area, and the south view of Sugarloaf and Devils Castle.
PocketsOfBlue - Mar 27, 2008 4:21 pm Date Climbed: Jan 27, 2008
Fun backcountry skiingToured up this with Steve G. in late January. Came up from Alta via Grizzly Gulch. Had a few really nice runs on the north aspects below the peak before heading back up to Grizzly.
J Anderson - Jul 13, 2007 11:45 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2007
Three in oneTriple action hiking this morning with Asher. I recomend it to anyone who wants a quality hike but doesn't have all day.
Matthew Van Horn - Jul 13, 2007 11:19 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2007
Early AM hikeWith Justin A., we parked at Silver Lake, up to Twin Lakes Pass, up to Wolverine, over to Tuscarora, then back over to Millicent and down to the car.
seanpeckham - Jun 1, 2007 3:44 am Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2005
Skied the west couloirvia Catherine's Pass, after work one evening. We were going to go over Millicent too, but it was getting late, so we dropped off the ridge, crossed a boulder-field, and jogged down the trail to Brighton from Twin Lakes, arriving at the parking lot just as it was getting too dark to see.
Edited: did these peaks again Oct 14, 2007 this time including Sunset Peak and Millicent; see this album
Another update: in December 2010, skied from Grizzly Gulch over Patsy Marley, then skied off Wolverine (to the northeast) and Tuscarora (west face) then did two laps on Sunset Peak's north face. Summitted again in spring 2011 as part of a few laps in Wolverine Cirque - skied the west couloir from the summit (awesome).
mightykev - May 20, 2007 11:17 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2005
hiked the ridgeI hiked the ridge including Tuscarora, Wolverine, and Millicent; got caught in a huge storm. It was awesome. yeah!
marauders - Dec 26, 2006 11:43 pm Date Climbed: Dec 23, 2006
Brighton Ridge 5-Peak TraverseHiked the Brighton Ridge to Millicent, Woverine, Tuscarora, Sunset Peak, and Pioneer Peak. Tremendous fun! Millicent's NE ridge is easy snow hiking. Wolverine/Tuscarora is easy snow hiking as well. Sunset is a bit harder because there is a Class 3/4 rock spine in the middle of the ridge. I chose to bypass the rock spine onto a 38 degree, north facing slope which brought me back onto the ridge. Only use that bypass under total stable snow conditions. Pioneer Peak was a beast. 3' snow drifts on the ridge about every 20 feet. Hiking down off of Pioneer was 2' of soft powder all the way to Brighton. Good workout! Views are oustanding. Highly recommended.
apachedino - Oct 8, 2006 1:28 am Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2006
Up Twin Lakes Down Catherine PassNice easy hike to take a lady on, but still get some nice exposure on the cirque traverse. Very interesting views on each side it both these peaks look so different. Nice to stop at the lakes on the way down for a lunch.
Moogie737 - Aug 8, 2006 10:49 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2019
Part of Brighton Bowl snow runFour successful times. The Silver Lake/Catherine Pass/Marys Lake r/t is about 4 hours. Fantastic views. Another loop on 9-14-06 included both Honeycomb Cliff summits and Millicent. This was also about 4 hours. Two snow climbs (3-15-07, 4-27-07) provided many spectacular views of surrounding summits and the Wolverine cirque. Thanks to Brent, Christine, Lana and Kim. Well, make that five times, and today was in early season snow (10-23-07) and lots of it. With Dave, Michelle, Christine & Lana. #6 7-22-08 w/ Brent as part of Silver Lake loop including Sunset and Pioneer Peaks (4.5 hrs r/t). #7 on 1-31-09 w/ Brent on a windy, blue-sky-everywhere day. 2+21 up, 1+31 down (snowshoes all the way) #8 on 4-21-09 as part of Brighton Bowl ridge run including Millicent, Tuscarora, Sunset, Pioneer, 10,321, Preston, Clayton and 10,420'. 6+45 car to car. Began at Nordic Ctr at Silver Lake. #9 3-16-10 From Nordic Ctr over Patsy Marley. 2+15 up, nursing a recovering knee injury. 1+35 down, snowshoes the entire trip. #10 4-20-10 With Brent, Dave & Walt. Next to last 10er as part of Brighton Ridge Run on snow for this spring. Great in spite of gusty winds and a few crotch-deep post holes. #11 on 10-19-10 as part of Alta Ridge Run w/ Dave (Cardiff Pass to saddle east of Sugarloaf, etc.) #11 3-13-14 W/ ZeeJay via Grizzly Gulch & Patsy Marley on SS. 1+40 up. #12 8-23-14 1st snows. After H. Cliffs & P. Marley. Great surprise afterwards; I am one lucky guy! #13 09-02-19 (Labor Day) W. Yz. Brighton Ridge Run from Clayton to Patsy Marley. Very warm.
Matthew Van Horn - Jul 25, 2006 1:26 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006
Brighton RidgeFrom Silver Lake to Twin Lakes Pass, above Wolverine Cirque and so on to Mt. Majestic. Beautiful Day and lots of solitude.
Ammon Hatch - Jul 22, 2006 8:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006
Catherine Pass via AltaUp and down the same way from Catherine Pass starting at Alta. Fun and on the easier side, with some cool views of the surrounding peaks.
dillweed - Jun 30, 2006 6:36 am
from Albionvery quick and scenic. gets you quickly away from the crowds that show up at Catherine Pass.
mtn runr - Apr 11, 2006 2:50 am
Little Peak that's Easy to Miss(if you are on your way from Wolverine to Catherine Pass.) A great hike (or run) is to go up Grizzly Gulch to Twin Lakes Pass, climb Patsy Marley to the South, follow the rim around Wolverine Cirque to Wolverine, Tuscarora, Catherine Pass, and descend Albion to your start.