What a fun day on the trail.
Road to TH: One more good snow and you will have to park once you cross the rail road tracks but as of now if you have high clearance 4x4 you can still make it to the summer trail head. I have a jeep and had no problems but the other two couples that were on the trail today parked back by the tracks.
Trail conditions: No blow downs on the lower half of the trail. Snow was wet and heavy but not that deep so was easy to break trail today. No avalanche danger as there is still not enough snow to worry about.
BIG TIP: We brought sleds with us and had a blast on the hill right above the summer trail head it's perfect for it.
We arrived at the trail head about 11 and geared up and headed up the trail. Could have done with out the snowshoes today but they did provide a bit more traction and they were half of the reason to be out today. The other half was to be able to do a little sledding on our return so we left the sleds at the top of the hill before heading off into the trees on the trail proper. We made it all the way up to the first of the talus fields just about to the two mile mark before we turned back. Only saw two other couples out on the trail.
When we got back to the trail head we spent an hour or so having a blast sledding here.
So over all a great day on the trail snowshoeing then sledding and snow ball fights. What more could you ask for on a winters day.
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