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thinking about hiking up to Bison Peak in the Lost Creek Wilderness - anyone been up there in the last days?

How much snow can I expect and do I need snow shoes - or is the path compacted enough that I can do it with my boots and gaitors?

thanks

My dad was up at our cabin near taryall this weekend and said there was not much snow if this helps. I was in bailey blasting last week and there was almost no snow near the road.

What day are you thinking of going?
Looking for a partner?

Judging from the area around me (25 miles SE of Bison @ 9100'), you will not need snowshoes and could probably get by without gaitors. I have a few inches on the ground, up to about a foot in places in the trees. I was up to about 10,000' on Thursday with about the same conditions as by my house. Take the gaitors, leave the snowshoes at home.

I climbed Peak X last Friday and there was a surprising amount of snow in the trees and willows. In drifts I was up to my knees. However, snowshoes would have been next to useless. Just a little more work than usual. BTW, the road was tracked and still drivable to the trailhead.

thank you !