James Peak conditions

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James Peak conditions

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I'm looking to hike James Peak from St.Mary's on Tuesday. From Denver, it looks like there's still quite a bit of snow up high. Anyone been up there recently? If it's still a posthole nightmare, I'll try to do something drier.
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Re: James Peak conditions

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There's definitely still a lot of snow in the Front Range, but if you get an early start the snow should be nice and firm for you. I climbed Grays and Torreys yesterday, and while I did posthole a few times, it wasn't so bad as to be a problem.
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Re: James Peak conditions

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Climbed it yesterday. Very little post holing, plenty of packed snow. Take your microspikes and poles and enjoy!
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RadioJay wrote:Climbed it yesterday. Very little post holing, plenty of packed snow. Take your microspikes and poles and enjoy!
Just the response I was hoping for! Thanks!
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do you take the main trail to st. mary's glacier? how is that trail? my parents are coming this weekend and I told them to bring sneakers to get to the glacier because I was hoping it would be pretty clear..
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Main trail is clear for the most part. A few snow banks that you can hike around with modest effort if you don't want to plow through. Lots of older folks and small children managed to get to Lake on Saturday.
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thanks! my parents are in better shape than me but my dad's getting over a foot injury so we need to take it easy. they'll be fine with that.
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