Zealand Bonds Winter Traverse 2/4/12
- Distance
- 22.66mi
- Elevation +
- 4820f
- TrailRank
- 27
This track has several points where I went off trail to practice trailbreaking. Track logged 02/21/2011. Directions and Description: I80 East Boreal Exit: Turn left (right will take you into the Boreal ski parking lot...
I've done this route in the summer but with the right conditions it is much easier in the winter with snowshoes/crampons. The route begins on the Annette Lake trail and then turns west on the Iron Horse trail. At the wes...
Went up to see the views and to shake down some new equipment and organization. It was about 20-25 degrees and the wind was lighter than I expected today (20-50mph elsewhere in the White Mtns). I tried out a new Marmot j...
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Get Wikiloc Premium Upgrade to remove AdsPasty snow conditions and threatening rain, but it held off until the trip back. High winds and gusts(~50mph) made the short exposed traverse at the summit an adventure and convinced us to come back for Tabletop on a bet...
Snowshoeing this loop meant free wandering off-trail through an area normally restricted to on-trail travel only. One of the most spectacular routes in the monument.
Excellent ridgeline to practice with some new snowshoes. Unfortunately, this day we wandered into a whiteout.
A great snowshoe loop. This loop requires some mountaineering experiences, as there are cornices and a risk of avalanches, furthermore navigation would be difficult with poor visibility.
4 miles all uphill to the Fuji Shelter with stunning views of Diamond Peak. See videos at: www.vimeo.com/album/6327
A very nice snowshoe trip to Brainard and Long lakes in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. Great setup of the mountains in the backgroung as approaching Long lake. Minimal elevation change, though the high altitude makes it an...
Breaking the trail from the Roostercomb parking to the summit of Hopkins in 24 inches of fresh snow. Going up, a lot of the trail markers were missing. So in places, the trail was hard to follow even with a GPS.
Snowshoe hike at Tahoe Meadows, from the lower parking area. Tahoe National Forest near Incline Village, Nevada, USA.
I followed the East Rim Drive to the Summit of First Climb, and left the trail following ski tracks north to the rim.
A 1/1/11 expedition up Mt. Field via the Avalon Trail then onto Mt. Willey along the Willey Range trail. Conditions were warm and with spring-like snow conditions. It was quite overcast with poor visibility in fog for mu...
Finally made it on the 4th attempt. The first two attempts were made from the east and the Route 108 Long Trail trailhead. Both times we got into the col between the Chin and the Adams Apple and had to turn around. The t...
A challenging snowshoe trip to the highest Nevada mountain near Lake Tahoe. An early start was advisable as the trip could easily outlast daylight hours. The first part of the trail to Mount Rose is to get around Tamara...
A snowshoe trip to the top of Maggies Peak, with views overlooking Lake Tahoe. The trail passed through Granite Lake, a frozen alpine lake. During my visit the trail to Granite Lake was well-packed and did not require a...
Becker peak Becker Peak Trail is a 2.6 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Echo Lake, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activit...
Frog Lake RAIL DESCRIPTION: The trail to Frog Lake is part of the Pacific Crest Trail and is an easy 1.2 miles hike to the Lake. The trail to Winnemuca Lake is an additional 1.5 miles up a gradual slope to the lake leve...
It's a long slog out to the herd path, which is 0.1 miles SE of the Ward Brook Leanto. The herd path grade gradually increases from level ground to almost a 60% grade about 0.3 miles from the summit. There it eases off a...
Conditions today, were good for hiking but not for views. Met up with some tough hikers from the NYC area, Brian, Steve and Chuck, that helped us break out the trail from Panther Brook to Panther Peak.
Homestead Loop of 3 hours and 4.2 miles to the ridge with a view of Arrowhead in Beaver Creek. Elevation gain 1400' up from high desert scrub, through beautiful aspens and across meadows. Needed snowshoes but yaktracks w...
Snowshoe to Scott's Lake, Toiyabe National Forest, Alpine County, California, USA. Trailhead on California Hwy 88 in Hope Valley, west of Carson Pass.
A strenuous trip up the mountain that’s rewarded with views of endless Sierra Nevada mountains to the south wearing white. Click the following "View more" link for complete trip report.
This snowshoe trip starts at the parking area about 0.5 miles past Mutual Dell up American Fork Canyon. The hike follows Pine Hollow trail and Ridge trail to the point where the Ridge trail meets the Tibble Fork Trail ju...
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