Feb. 26th, good day, nice temps, and no wind. We started at the Slide Mt. trailhead with a packed trail covered with some fresh snow. The climb up Slide is not severe. We dropped quickly down into the col between Slide and Cornell following the track of two backpackers. The col is fairly wide and surprisingly the snow amount from the recent storm did not seem large. The climb up Cornell went quickly and it provides some good views. We did not go down the Cornell crack but circumvented the thing. The trip to Wittenberg is very short. The view from Wittenberg is out of this world. From there we follow a well packed trail back to Woodland Valley.
Snowshoes all day and no other special equipment needed. We had crampons, some rope, and ice axe for the Crack but did not use them. It was easier to just go around.
Snowshoes all day and no other special equipment needed. We had crampons, some rope, and ice axe for the Crack but did not use them. It was easier to just go around.
