Mount Eisenhower

Trail: Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail, Eisenhower Loop

Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts

“Up to Pierce was well packed and no need for snowshoes. Bit of a nice surprise based on other trail reports. Soft snow was still a bit slick, microspikes will help. I wore studded trail runners which worked fine. From Pierce to Eisenhower snowshoes are definitely still needed. A few groups ventured over so it is broken out but not very well packed. Stepping off trail results immediate snowshoe post holing. The track goes off trail a few times but overall still fairly easy to follow after the traffic from today.”

Trail: Mt. Clinton Road, Edmands Path

Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts

“The road walk to the trailhead was well packed due to snow mobiles- bare booted on the way in and kept the snowshoes on for the way back. Edmands path had been broken out recently but was not consolidated. Snow shoes are definitely needed right from the start. Once we reached the stone gate (2.2 miles), the trail was drifted in and was a constant fight to get through the trees until the final turn to the Eisenhower loop. This .7 took well over an hour to navigate-- it was brutal. The winds and snow increased by the time we reached the trail junction and we couldn't see the trail so made the wise decision to turn back.”

Trail: Crawford Connector, Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail, Eisenhower Loop

Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder

“Crawford Path is back to a highway. Lots of people out today with a mixed bag of snowshoes, spikes, and bare boots. Will want snowshoes between Pierce and Eisenhower as snow is still soft and not as consolidated as trail from parking lot to the junction of going up to Pierce. No major drifts between Pierce and Eisenhower but that might change tonight/tomorrow.”