mannionjeff
New member
In from Rt 73, it's the usual sidewalk to the summit of Dix. Plenty of snow the whole way, and snowshoes are a must. Crampons/Microspikes/Stable-icers will do no good in the current conditions - all you will do is post-hole.
The route over the Beckhorn to Hough "looked" as though nobody had been there - ever. From the col at the base of Hough lots of ?'s as to where the trail actually went. In thigh deep snow it really does all look the same. Once we found the trail, all was good.
If you need Hough, go do it now. It will never look this good or be this easy. We had 14 in our group, and there were a few other groups behind us. That's 20+ sets of feet tracking the trail in. Thank Captain Ron if you see him, he did most of the heavy lifting as usual.
The route over the Beckhorn to Hough "looked" as though nobody had been there - ever. From the col at the base of Hough lots of ?'s as to where the trail actually went. In thigh deep snow it really does all look the same. Once we found the trail, all was good.
If you need Hough, go do it now. It will never look this good or be this easy. We had 14 in our group, and there were a few other groups behind us. That's 20+ sets of feet tracking the trail in. Thank Captain Ron if you see him, he did most of the heavy lifting as usual.
