Date of Hike: 5/11/10
Trail Conditions: Snow and ice in cols, monorail up to about 4 feet max. Some mud and melting snow. Two or three minor post-holes noted.
Special Equipment Required: Traction essential - micro spikes worked fine. I'm unsure as to whether crampons or micro-spikes managed better, crampons had the advantage at some points, spikes at others. Snow-shoes would be a disadvantage (all four carried, but did not use)
Comments: Had originally discussed a loop. Our trip planner - who completed his 48 on Wildcat D - chose the out and back due to reports of difficult condition on the slide. However, southbound hikers who came via the slide they had managed the slide in bare boots.
Trail Conditions: Snow and ice in cols, monorail up to about 4 feet max. Some mud and melting snow. Two or three minor post-holes noted.
Special Equipment Required: Traction essential - micro spikes worked fine. I'm unsure as to whether crampons or micro-spikes managed better, crampons had the advantage at some points, spikes at others. Snow-shoes would be a disadvantage (all four carried, but did not use)
Comments: Had originally discussed a loop. Our trip planner - who completed his 48 on Wildcat D - chose the out and back due to reports of difficult condition on the slide. However, southbound hikers who came via the slide they had managed the slide in bare boots.
