Mount Tecumseh

Trail: Mt. Tecumseh Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular

“another nice day on Tecumseh. Patchy snow until you get to the third water crossing then pretty consistent harder packed snow and areas of ice. Barebooted up to the ski area lookout and then put on microspikes from there to the top and then back down nearly to the end. Generally the center of the trail is pretty solid, even going off the edges of the trail are not too soft. I highly recommend microspikes or other forms of traction due to the areas of ice. Saw people going up in sneakers, probably not the best idea. As you near the top it gets particularly sketchy where it is kind of a narrow icy monorail along that steep sloped section, if you are careful it's not bad.”

Trail: Mt. Tecumseh Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Slush

“Barebooted the first mile, then spikes for the rest of the day. Trail is muddy with crunchy ice low, then shifts to packed snow around the 1.3 mile view point. A few minorly tricky spots just below the summit, but nothing too difficult. If you want to stretch your legs and not worry about bad trail conditions, this is the trail for it.”

Trail: Pipeline XC Trail, Mt. Tecumseh Trail, Sosman Trail, Livermore Road, Scaur Trail, Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches

“A mix of conditions all day. Mt Tecumseh started out mostly bare ground and wet. Above freezing last night and all day, so rocks were not icy. Solid snow in the morning with no post-holing all the way to the summit. A little ice near the summit and by the ski trail viewpoint. Next, went up Livermore Rd which had a thin base of slushy snow with open patches of bare ground. Bare boot or rock spikes fine here. Ungroomed section had some deeper snow. Completely bare ground at turnoff to Scaur Tr and up about a quarter mile. Patches of snow and ice further up. Then supportive and unsupportive snow up to Pine Bend and the summits. The most unstable area was between the Tripyramid peaks. Post-holed a few times. Tricky ice sections in places. Snow was more unstable on the way down, which should be expected until a solid freeze next week. Long day out but weather was pleasantly warm for early April.”