Mount Dickerman

The Mt Dickerman trail was in good shape all the way up to the snow level at 3950 feet. After that point it was a continuous snowpack to the summit. The snow was hard early in the morning. An ice axe was very useful crossing the gully at 4000’ as well as traversing the steep slopes above the stream for the next quarter mile. The hikers before us all had crampons or microspikes and I’m sure they appreciated them. The summit had major cornices which we occasionally glimpsed when the clouds thinned but the clouds never broke during the hour we were on the summit. Coming down the clouds started to break up and we got some views of the surrounding peaks. It turned out to be a beautiful day and was an excellent trip even without the views from the summit.