conditions - used microspikes or stabilisers (one used 6 ptrs) the entire way. Of group of 9, most didn't carry snowshoes & no one used them. Trail well packed, final section above treeline is either bare or thin ice.
equipment - traction, poles
other - clouds moving in for tonight's rain/sleet/freezing rain
equipment - traction, poles
other - clouds moving in for tonight's rain/sleet/freezing rain