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Hi all, Is Fourth Iron open? Its hard to tell from the WMNF and AMC websites. I found a .pdf from May that says it's closed but then found a link (hard to tell if it's old or not) that says it's open now. Anyone been recently? I'll try calling the ranger station when it's open tomorrow, but...

Jan 9, 2011 Trail Conditions: Mostly Semi-packed snow on both branches of Webster-Jackson trail, Occasional Deep Powder due to high winds causing drifts (there are few places on these trails that this happens except near the summits. Occasional existing post holes. A few small downed trees...

11/28/10 Trail Conditions: Trails were wet and Icy. Down below 2000ft it was pretty much a non-issue. Above that it got icy enough that you had to be careful to avoid the ice. Most places were easy to avoid but there was some ice that was hard to see. Special Equipment Required: We never...

Date: 8/14/10 Trail Conditions: Crowded! The stream crossings were all passable without removing boots though some people choose to play it safe and we saw one wet booted hiker so YMMV. There were some muddy spots so some folks had gaiters. We saw more than 7 groups of people and I think...

8/1/10 Trail Conditions: Most of the way up to the first ridge was reasonably dry. Once over that ridge the trail was a mud bath. I was a little surprised that the dry weather seemed to have little effect. Once on Davis path things were a little better but thats only 2mi. Stream crossings...

Garfield Tr, Garfield Ridge Tr, Frost Tr., Twinway, Bondcliff Tr, West Bond Tr, North Twin Spur, North Twin Tr. May 29 - May 30 2010 Trail Conditions: All trails were in pretty good shape for spring. The trials were mostly dry except where they crossed/follow streams and even then they were...

Date of Hike: March 6-7 Trail Conditions: Up to the sugar shack it was a thin coating on Sat. which became patchy on Sunday. From there up to Blad knob it was snowy with a packed icy trail down the middle. It then turned to lightly snow shoe packed snow. Some steep sections were still...

11/7/09 -> 11/8/09 Trail Conditions: Light snow in the woods just as we got to around the split of Liberty Springs and Flume Slide. Flume Slide was passable, but a lot of work to avoid ice or avoid rock depending on the footgear selection. Osseo Trail had a thin coat of snow but just enought...

10 / 25 / 2009 Conditions: Very very wet trail from rain the day/night before. Water flowing across / down trail. Slippery but all was passable. First major stream crossing was a bit high but a tree upstream made it go. No snow at all. Equipment: Carried microspikes but never touched them...

Date of Hike: 8/1/09 Trail Conditions: Muddy above ~3200. A little buggy Special Equipment Required: None Comments: The mud looks like its normal for this trail, especially given the rain fall we've had. A bit of caution is needed on some of the wet rock. The bugs were fairly light for...

Date of Hike: May 23,24,25 Trail Conditions: Lots of Mud, Small bits of ice, A few sections of monorail snow which postholed a bit, Downed Trees (all passable). Longest snow was about 2 tenths of a mile long just North of Carter Dome (Sun May 24th). It was fairly hard and easily barebooted...

Friday March 20th 2009 Trail Conditions: Soft and hard packed snow, a bit of ice. Above ~3000ft the snow was still hard enough packed that some form of traction was nice on trail, though bare booting was possible (not recommended by this hiker). Conditions were changing quickly though. The...

Hiked 2/14/09 Trail Conditions Glen Ellis stream crossing was still walkable on packed snow. Slick packed/Ice on packed trail up to 3000ft. Got softer above 3000 to the point of postholing. Blown loose snow drifts also contributed to that. Ski trail was fully grommed as Wildcat ski area...