Colden 3/12/11

Two of us hiked this mountain from the Loj via Lake Arnold. The trail is snowshoe packed and even. At higher elevations bare booters might find themselves wading in pretty deeply. At lower elevations there is firm snow, no rocks, no water. The plank bridge going through the beaver area fairly near the Loj is high and dry. Streams did not seem particularly high. The summit ridge is wind blown and very hard. Some of the markers at higher elevations are close to snow level. The overhanging rock near the summit is completely filled in. Lots of snow. Very good trail conditions.