The Jan 17 is spot on. MicroSpikes. Trail is boot packed, but has 2-3 inches of fairly fresh snow. As you go farther up into the trees, the trail is narrow and a step to far right or left will drop you to your knees. At treeline, 300 yards before and 300 yards after, wind has blown snow covering the trails, this is the only area snowshoes are needed, but probably not worth the effort to bring them. If you can find the trail, it's still hard packed under the snow. If not, you'll post hole, to your waist in places. On the ridge, the trail is hard packed, lots of old snow shoe tracks are still visible. As you move up the ridge, lots of wind blown rocks and bare trail.
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