
| A nice short (3 hrs.) hike. I missed the ski season by a week and a half so I walked up instead of rideing the lifts. There was still snow pretty much from top to bottom, with only a few bare spots on flat sections. I did not have crampons or snowshoes so it was a little tough getting up, also the cloud cellling was at around 700m so once I was in it I could only see about 30 yards, the clouds make it seem like you are climbing forever, they also blocked the view from the top which is said to be pretty impressive. I was able to "ski" down by slidding on my boots using my hiking ploes for support, at one point I slipped, fell, and glissaded for about 75 yards. It was fun, if only I had an ice ax to stop my self. |