Bear Lake Area Snow Conditions
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Brimstone10
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Re: Bear Lake Area Snow Conditions
Thinking of heading up that way on Sunday as well, maybe I'll see you up there.
Re: Bear Lake Area Snow Conditions
Dragtonail conditions are much like Dino mentioned from earlier this week. The snow was in pretty good shape but the earlier the start the better. We started from the TH @ 5:30 and topped out @ 9. The rock step was still a 3 move deal. We didn't use any pro. The first 20-30' after the step had pretty crappy snow but it got better. Didn't take snowshoes and didn't regret the decision.
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Liquid Shadow
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Re: Bear Lake Area Snow Conditions
Thanks for the update! How deep was the snow on the way down?skik2000 wrote:Dragtonail conditions are much like Dino mentioned from earlier this week. The snow was in pretty good shape but the earlier the start the better. We started from the TH @ 5:30 and topped out @ 9. The rock step was still a 3 move deal. We didn't use any pro. The first 20-30' after the step had pretty crappy snow but it got better. Didn't take snowshoes and didn't regret the decision.
-OwenZ
Re: Bear Lake Area Snow Conditions
There were a few spots above treeline where we post holed a bit but nice and compact once below.
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Alpineair
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Adverse conditions may exist-CDOT
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Liquid Shadow
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Re: Bear Lake Area Snow Conditions
Great picture! Mmmmmm I really want to summit Flattop and Hallett, should I bring snowshoes or not?
-OwenZ
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Wildernessjane
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Re: Bear Lake Area Snow Conditions
We were up on Flattop and Hallett yesterday. Despite a late start, we carried snowshoes but did not end up using them. We did post-hole a bit but it wasn't worth stopping to put on snowshoes.
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