Hey Deb-

Where would I park for access to North Lake / Piute Pass right now? Where did you put on skins? Thanks for the motivating photos!!

JD

jdmorris wrote:Hey Deb-

Where would I park for access to North Lake / Piute Pass right now? Where did you put on skins? Thanks for the motivating photos!!

JD

The gate is closed just out of Aspendell before Cardinal Pinnacle; park there. I put skins on right away, skinned 5 miles nearly to Emerson and only had to take them off to scoot across logs over the stream. More snow coming this weekend!

Would also love to hear what the snowpack around the Palisades is like. Want to head up to Winchell in April and would camp at Sam Mack.

Bon wrote:Hi, any updates on conditions and recommended ski touring 'in' condition routes around the 395 area?

It hasn't snowed for 2 weeks and really warm, check ESAC for hazardous conditions on S and SE slopes. I haven't skied BC in 2 weeks due to shallow conditions up to 11K' and lack of time to go deeper BC for better coverage. There's probably some good stashes on N slopes somewhere out there.