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Started with hardpack snow and then hard ice up the slopes. Freshly sharpened hill sounds were fine for both climbing and descending, but someone would prefer crampons or avoid the trail altogether. The summit was rocks and ice. On the way up, we didn't see the sign turning right south of Mount...

Date of Hike: 2016-03-19 at 1am Trail Conditions: Hiked after snow storm. 1" powder over snow and ice, more ice on slide. Could not find bushwalk herd path, need to be able to orient. Bare-booted the whole way, except slide need good spikes. Snow pack solid everywhere. All crossings were easy...

Date of Hike: 2016-02-20 Trail Conditions: Hiked after snow storm. 4" packed snow, but wet on the way back from rain. Bare-booted the whole way, many snowshoers packed it well. Special Equipment Required: only ice axe to help a bit traction Comments: During the rain it was starting to become...

Date of Hike: 2016-02-20 Trail Conditions: Hiked after snow storm. 4-6" sticky snow over hard ice the whole way. Trail packed, but not enough snow to cover ice. Special Equipment Required: used hillsounds, then moved to snowshoes for middle, then hillsounds higher because snowshoes would not...

Date of Hike: 2016-02-20 Trail Conditions: Hiked during snow storm at 0:00AM, hard pack, barely no ice. On way back 6" powder hid all tracks. Parking is an ice rink, couldn't get the car out after storm. Special Equipment Required: used hillsounds from the beginning, some drifts near summit...