Welch-Dickey

Trail: Welch-Dickey Loop Trail

Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular

“Beautiful morning for this loop…. Saw no one. Started & finished with snowshoes…. Snowshoes is the right choice now. With upcoming 40 degrees…. Stay with snowshoes. Microspikes will wreak havoc on a beautiful trail right now. Saw a Baird Owl & many red crossbills.”

Trail: Welch-Dickey Loop Trail

Conditions: Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular

“Did loop counter-clockwise today with crampons, wife with micro spikes. Brought snowshoes to the trailhead but saw a decent snow packed trail. Packed out trail continued for the entire loop, didn't post hole with spikes. Only hairy section was coming down the backside of Welch, the rest was relatively easy to negotiate. No ice on trail at the moment.”

Trail: Welch-Dickey Loop Trail

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

“I broke out the trail up to Welch, to Dickey, and part of the way back down from Dickey to the car doing the loop today. A few skiers and a hiker in snowshoes packed down the rest. I'm not the best route finder, so I meandered from the actual trail here and there, but the track gets the job done. New snow ranged from 6in to 2ft. I recommend snowshoes until the trail is packed down better. I didn't bring an ice axe, but I brought a whippet. It was helpful to have it for the more technical areas. Be careful near the ledges coming down from Dickey, they were a little slick in spots.”