I wanted to see some fresh snow this weekend. Looking at the previous trip report for snow lake, i picked this one. It turned out to be a good choice.
Arrived at 10:45 AM to the TH parking. Just 5 cars parked. It seemed like a warm day ( in comparison to the last week). The trail had lots of water running down (due to snow melt), and the waterfalls had plenty of water for october end.
After about half the distance, snow started appearing on the trail. The snow was kind of packed and slushy. Snow made the trail look so beautiful. Till the ridge, snow was less than a foot or so. From the ridge, the first view of snow lake was awesome. After the ridge, snow was deeper. It was actually knee deep in many places, but along the trail, due to usage, snow was not that deep. Gaiters are really helpful, but not a must right now.
The peaks around snow lake were all snow clad and was beautiful. Lot of waterfalls along the way, some surrounded by snow. It was looking like winter at the lake. With warmer weather for the coming week, snow lake might be still hikable next week without snow shoes. Very few people now, and the place is awesome.
Spent around 45 mins at the lake, and it started snowing lightly. Around 12:45 PM, i decided to get back. Got back within an hour or so.
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