5 miles of hiking • 2250' elevation gain •
I parked my car at the hummocks and slowly rode my bike 4 miles up to the hairpin turn where it crosses S Coldwater Creek. This is where they stopped plowing. Dropped bike and headed up to Coldwater Ridge and spent the rest of the day wandering around traversing some very steep snow fields. Saw coyotes, elks and goats. Epic views all day. Snow got really soft. Glad I had my ice axe and microspikes. One slip and fall with arrest-runout was not sure death, but it was kinda scary. Had a few good glissades too..