Mount Rose — Saturday, Apr. 1, 2023

Another trip up good ole Rosie today!     A few potholes on the forest road but nothing terrible (just take it slow).   We decided to not drag up our snowshoes today and just boot up whatever we found.   Started out on a snow free trail.    Encountered consistent snow just below Horse Camp.    Took the left loop from Horse Camp and quickly found the fresh snow that had fallen the previous day.   From this point forward we were booting through fairly deep snow but thankfully it was light fluffy powder and easy to push through.    We were making a very nice trough for anyone that came up later.   We really had to kick in steps for the final summit push as the fresh powder was slick over the previous compacted ice.   The summit has a super impressive amount of snow.   We have been enjoying this mountain for over 10 years and this is probably the most snow we have seen at the summit.    Rewarded today with bonus sunshine too!     On the way down chatted with several happy friendly hikers.