Hey all; had a great hike on Sunday up from the Portal to just beyond Trail Camp. Surprised to see almost no people (what the!!!),
we were all on the Mountaineer's Route
Conditions there are about the same - good snow above 10,500 feet and solid before noon, after that the occasional chest deep post hole moment becomes more likely. The ledges are dry and only very little snow is found along the North Fork, then above LBSL you need to deal with snow on and off until you hit Iceberg Lake, where snow goes 3/4 up the chute. Iceberg and Frog pond still frozen, liquid water hard to find above 11,300
Grass is starting to grow at the lower elevations, and some flowers are beginning to sprout, too. Very quiet at the portal still, probably because the store is still closed.
