Conditions Request--KCNP passes? Granite, Mather, Pinchot
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 6:47 pm
Put this in the wrong page last time, sorry!
Hi all, planning on starting the Big SEKI Loop in just a couple of days, and I'm having a hard time gauging whether I should drag along micro-spikes for crossing the passes.
The park's trail updates (https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/ ... ---------- ) have been helpful, and a few folks here have been kind enough to tell me what conditions have been like on their trips. However, some of the passes haven't had updates. I'm specifically most concerned about the passes in the first half of the trip:
Granite Pass--Most recently updated 7/18, saying it was 2/3 snow-covered at the time. Anyone been up recently?
Mather Pass--Most recently updated 7/27 saying it was 60% snow-covered. Update is recent, but we'll be crossing on 8/5. Thoughts?
Pinchot Pass--Most recently updated 7/12 saying it was 75% snow-covered. Anyone been up recently?
I'm open to the reality check that we should just drag micro-spikes along! But also trying to get the most up-to-date info I can. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Hi all, planning on starting the Big SEKI Loop in just a couple of days, and I'm having a hard time gauging whether I should drag along micro-spikes for crossing the passes.
The park's trail updates (https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/ ... ---------- ) have been helpful, and a few folks here have been kind enough to tell me what conditions have been like on their trips. However, some of the passes haven't had updates. I'm specifically most concerned about the passes in the first half of the trip:
Granite Pass--Most recently updated 7/18, saying it was 2/3 snow-covered at the time. Anyone been up recently?
Mather Pass--Most recently updated 7/27 saying it was 60% snow-covered. Update is recent, but we'll be crossing on 8/5. Thoughts?
Pinchot Pass--Most recently updated 7/12 saying it was 75% snow-covered. Anyone been up recently?
I'm open to the reality check that we should just drag micro-spikes along! But also trying to get the most up-to-date info I can. Any help is greatly appreciated!