Source Lake - Winter Route — Monday, Jan. 18, 2021

Beautiful sunny day to hike the trail. Recommend snowshoes or crampons as parts were icy. Waterfalls, lots of snow on the trail but well traveled.

Snow was well packed & hard on the edges of the trail — only allowing single file.
People were good about allowing others to pass safely. Many people were out, but not back to back so we had time to stop and enjoy the vistas. Most people were wearing masks.

The hike is stunning and there are 2 spots where waterpools had to be crossed onto snow cliffs (hardpacked) to “boulder over”. No special equipment needed. We just took our snowshoes off and climbed up and over. Medium and large dogs were able to do navigate it.

We made it 3/4 of the way to Source Lake but turned around on one of open mountain areas where the trail became too narrow, with little traction on the slope, and not well traveled or marked.

Took us 3 hours to hike 8km with snowshoes.