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any one been up ski hut this past week or wekend?

Just need trail info to the hut ....

thnx

Is it possible to hike to the Ski Hut from Manker Flats without crampons? Looking for a Sunday moderate hike with a newbie, but something with some climbing and elevation.

Many thanks in advance for any intell.

yes, you should have no problem hiking to the ski hut without crampons.

What are the current conditions of the trail to the ski hut below Baldy Bowl?

Hey Sam,

Didn't see your query. Posted this link from yesterday on another thread:
http://picasaweb.google.com/EManBevHill ... directlink

That would definately give me the willies, EMan!

Cool pix Ernie 8)

Thanks for the photos, EMan.

Just wondering if there is still enough snow in the bowl to justify bring crampons and axe on a trip this weekend? Would like to go up the bowl rather than follow the trail route. Thanks for any input.

Its dry man. Not cramps needed. The north face is still snow packed, if you want to try that.

Anyone been up since the storms? Curious about snow conditions, amount, coverage, color, etc. Is it time to sharpen up the tools???

Balls! Figured it was too warm.

Thanks for the link, HikeUp. Some of hammbone's photos are breathtaking.

awesome photos, dude! i'm going to drive the loop from reseda/sunland to wrightwood up the detoured crest hwy today and your pics got me amped up for that trip. good job.

Just to clarify - not my pictures or TR!

Actually that was a link to some other dude's blog - no idea who it is but I saw it on some other forum and figured I'd give a link to it!

Those would be my photos. Thanks for posting the link HikeUp. It was a great day, cold on top but beautiful.

MattCav wrote:awesome photos, dude! i'm going to drive the loop from reseda/sunland to wrightwood up the detoured crest hwy today and your pics got me amped up for that trip. good job.

Had the opposite effect on me. I was all set for a Baldy climb this weekend, but when I saw there was no snow I decided to spend the weekend fixing cars instead.

Had the opposite effect on me. I was all set for a Baldy climb this weekend, but when I saw there was no snow I decided to spend the weekend fixing cars instead.

i guess i'm just stoked for an extension of "not-cramp-on" season. no me gusta using crampons.

OK, had to go up and see if I could find any snow....looked for the better part of half a day and didn't see so much as a single flake--on Baldy. San G does have some patchy coverage near the summit though. It was alot nicer on Baldy than down in Baldy Village, the summit was 55 degrees, sunny, and the wind was calm to 15, plenty of people heading up too. Baldy Village was so foggy it looked liked an out of control forest fire. Totally nice day on the mountain!

Pics: http://markirving.smugmug.com/Hiking/Mt ... 9331_Qhxyu

Nice pictures + video.

There was snow on Baldy this weekend, no need for ice tools yet.

Saturday,


The first mile or two was socked in, but it was clear on top.

About halfway up Register Ridge



It sure looks like snow on San G



Clouds down low:

Any one got the conditions from the hut on up??

I was there last sat up till the hut and that's pretty doable, almost no snow except for a few long patches before the hut ....

I did look over to past the stream and the trail did look covered big time... but wanna know for surre...

thanks,

anyone do Baldy today? From OC it looks like all the snow is completely gone?

Yeti

Scattered patches past the bowl on the Ski Hut Trail. Summit is mostly clear save for a few patches of refrozen snow. Definitely doable in boots, though a few stretches were much more comfortable with 'pons. I couldn't assess the condition of the Bear Flat trail from my route.


The Bowl, this afternoon

how is the coverage on the shady steep area, on the ski hut trail, above the hut but below that ridge from where you can see the other side?

seadweller wrote: ↑how is the coverage on the shady steep area, on the ski hut trail, above the hut but below that ridge from where you can see the other side?

It is a jigsaw puzzle of snow and ice and dirt. Those are some of the scattered patches Elwood mentions.
You can make it most of the way up on dirt. It can be very slippery on some of the steep sections, the track ices up at night.

See Elwood's post on TRs he had good pix of that slope. I had boots w/no tread and a doggie pulling on me - it was v. slippery so I turned around.... some people were going up with backpacks and tennis shoes. Guess it's all what you're comfort level is.

just looked at the Baldy web cam and lookie what i saw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


WooHoo! It's starting!...

http://www.mtbaldy.com/web-cam.htm

Like clockwork... I should start placing bets with people.

Snow rage.......building....