Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek via Starr King Trail
Date of Hike: Saturday, November 29, 2008
Trail Conditions: Dry trail, wet trail, packed powder, loose granular
Special Equipment Required: None
Comments:
Only a dusting of snow at the trailhead, so parking is still accessible for 2WD. Snow increases to a few inches after a few hundred vertical feet, with a few wet spots (easily avoided). A foot of snow or so along the ridge, but trail is well packed, so most folks were barebooting without postholing. I wore my snowshoes between the peaks.
I was able to remove all of the blowdowns up to Starr King. One blowdown remains between Starr King and Waumbek, but it's pretty minor and frozen into the snow.
Your name: rocket21
Your E-mail address: [email protected]
Date of Hike: Saturday, November 29, 2008
Trail Conditions: Dry trail, wet trail, packed powder, loose granular
Special Equipment Required: None
Comments:
Only a dusting of snow at the trailhead, so parking is still accessible for 2WD. Snow increases to a few inches after a few hundred vertical feet, with a few wet spots (easily avoided). A foot of snow or so along the ridge, but trail is well packed, so most folks were barebooting without postholing. I wore my snowshoes between the peaks.
I was able to remove all of the blowdowns up to Starr King. One blowdown remains between Starr King and Waumbek, but it's pretty minor and frozen into the snow.
Your name: rocket21
Your E-mail address: [email protected]
