Mount Garfield

Trail: Mt Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail

Conditions: Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular

“Beautiful conditions today. Bare booted to trailhead. On trail, one of us stayed in snowshoes the whole way, 2 had spikes the first 2 miles then switched to snowshoes. Trail still unconsolidated above 3000 feet, snowshoes are the way to go. Also, all those Dr Seuss trees on the top third of the trail are heavy with snow. They’ll be dumping that snow with tomorrows warmer temps. If you’re hiking this weekend, you’ll want a shell with a good (unless you enjoy snow down your back)!”

Trail: Garfield Rodge Trail

Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts

“I bare booted the road walk. There was fresh snow however snow shoes were not needed. 1.2 miles in on Garfield Ridge Trail my snow shoes went on as it was the most efficient means for travel. There was fresh snow and no signs of yesterday's hikers. Ilse had been out yesterday breaking the trail out but everything was covered with fresh snow and lots of wind drifts at higher elevations. I was the only one out there today. Beautiful moody views were had. Snow shoes will definitely be needed.”

Trail: Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail

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

“I made it to Twin Mountain just as the snow started. Bare boots for the road walk which was nicely packed out and bare boots for the first mile of the trail. It was hard packed with just a little fluffy snow on top. As I got higher up the snow depth increased from the falling snow so I switched to snowshoes. After halfway rock, the snow was deeper and the drifts began. It was well drifted in many places totally obscuring the trail. Drifts were knee to thigh deep in places. It's all broken out all the way to the summit and when I was about 2/3 of the way back to the car, I met up with one other hiker in snowshoes so there will be potentially 2 sets of tracks as of today. It was windy enough that my tracks and the snowshoe trench was gone upon my return so I was breaking some sections out both ways. I don't know how much will remain broken going forward but you will absolutely 100% need snowshoes for this one. Conditions up high were a blast today!”