Mount Willey

Trail: Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail

Conditions: Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable)

“What an excellent day for these! We started in bare boots on a bare trail but put on spikes for the water crossing. Above that you could have still bare booted for a bit longer but we are lazy and didn't want to deal with the on and off so we kept the spikes on. There is some thick ice ascending the Avalon trail but with the warmer temps we had no issues. The A-Z trail is mostly hard packed grippy snow. The Mt Tom spur had some areas of thick ice that laughed at our spikes so we used trees and some creative maneuvers. The Willey Range trail is mostly hard packed snow as well although there are several icy sections between Field and Willey that also required tree hugging. We descended the Avalon trail just to keep things interesting and the top portion was pretty sweet with hard packed grippy snow but lower it was super icy. We took care in that section until we reached the junction for the A-Z trail again. Another great day with my favorite sponsor!”

Trail: Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail

Conditions: Snow - Spring Snow, Slush

“Nice spring conditions today! Some bare rocks in the beginning of the hike. Soft snow but consolidated enough that we didn’t need snowshoes. I wore spikes for steep sections for purchase and took them off on the flats. My friend preferred to bare boot most of the way to avoid snow balling up under the spikes. Snow was getting slushy by the end of the hunt near the trailhead. Clear views all around! Windy in places, especially the wind tunnel parking lot in the notch.”

Trail: Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail

Conditions: Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow

“We started out in blowing snow with temps below freezing.. firm trail up to Tom and across to Field..the traverse to Willey had a monorail inches wide in places with a good 3-4’ fall if you misjudged your step (we did not).. the descent down Avalon was quick with a few fresh inches of snow over a few icy spots… trails were softening up down low at noon.. better conditions than expected”