My wife wanted to get out and see the snow, so we headed down the Middle Fork Snoqualmie. Most noteworthy trail report item today was the road in.
The Middle Fork Road was hit pretty hard from the storms. There are several places where there's still storm debris or road damage that reduces the road to one lane - especially beyond the Oxbow Lake parking lot. (And of course the road between the Taylor River and the Garfield Ledges parking lot is full of deep craters as usual.) The good news is that entire road is still accessible.
We first hiked Garfield Ledges. There were several large blowdowns, but nothing too hard to pass. Second pic gives you an idea of the size.
There was intermittent snow starting from the parking lot today. Halfway up, the trail was snow covered, but packed down enough that we didn't need any traction. The view from the top with the blue sky, clouds and snow was epic.
We also hiked a small way down the Middle Fork Trail. The bridge was slick, but the trail on the other side was fine. We didn't go too far since it was getting close to dark. The best view (in my opinion) is near the trailhead.
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