Smarts Mountain

Trail: Ranger Trail

Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts

“Just the two of us - someone had been on the trail earlier in the week but those tracks had been mostly filled in with new snow. Broke trail - about 6 inches - from the parking lot to the junction. When we arrived at the junction - no one had recently been up Lambert Ridge Trail (at least they didn't make it to the junction) - from the junction the drifts were at least a foot deep - we went about a 1/2 mile breaking trail. With a change in the weather (could feel the wind picking up and temps dropping) - we decided to turnaround. It could have taken another hour or so breaking trail to get to the summit. All in all it was a great day to be out - We'll be back another day to get to the summit”

Trail: Trail No. 3, J Trail

Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder

“While driving to Green Woodlands I noticed that Lambert Ridge and Ranger Trails were both unbroken since the last big storm, but when I drove by 4 hours later there were two cars in the lot and a nice snowshoe track heading up Lambert Ridge.”

Trail: Daniel Doan Trail

Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder

“Broke out the Daniel Doan Trail with a friend this morning with a 8-10 inches down low, and then transitioning to 12-16+ up high with areas of drifting in the steeps. Trail finding was an issue at times in the upper portions of the trail, but we eventually found our way, and left a good track on the way out. Snowshoes will be needed for a while longer with cold temps holding on for the foreseeable future, and a lot of snow. We left a good initial trench.”