gforce
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Got to trail head at 9:18 to partially sunny sky. Temps in upper 20's. Stream crossings in first part of Garfield trail were only mildly challenging, poles were very helpful as the rocks were quite slippery. Trail was covered in 1-4" of snow for most of the way, with some minimally icy rocks further up. I brought stabilicers but didn't use them. We passed one other party using stabilicers and carring shoes. In the upper third of the trail there were a few substantial blowdowns but nothing too bad to go around or over. Summited after 3 hours to mostly cloudy and windy conditions. Basically full winter condtions on top so we all donned our hard shells etc. Views limited but still majestic, we could see some more ominous clouds heading our way so we got below tree line for a quick lunch. No serious weather materialized but we did experience a few minor snow bursts. After that we made a speedy descent and were back at the trailhead well before twilight. Trip made by myself and friends BM and JW. This is my first post on VFFT after hvaing gleaned much knowledge here (Thanks!) as a lurker.
gforce
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