6 miles of hiking • 750' elevation gain •
Hiked with my grandmother to a place I never thought I'll be able to show her, because she only visits us in winter. But this winter is "a bit" unusual and we not only made it to Top Spur Trailhead, but only saw one patch of snow off trail the entire day. The trail was in notably good shape, pretty much clear of blowdown (I expected some after Sunday's windstorm, but I think we saw only 1 or 2 down trees across the trail), and couple of steep washout areas got what I'll call a good temporary fix. The view from Bald Mountain was just as jaw-dropping gorgeous as I remember it; I used to go there often but it was a couple years since I last seen it. We talked with a couple who hiked to the ponds below McNeil at 5500', and they said there was 3 feet of snow. It's interesting how Hood's summit started to cloud up well before incoming weather, a barometer of sorts.
Comments
Roman
February 25, 2015
The road was clear, no snow or ice at all, but road's condition deteriorated a bit. There's 3 big potholes on Lolo Pass Rd (never seen potholes there!), many on that narrow 2-mile one-lane paved road past Lolo Pass, and a few on last gravel stretch right before the trailhead. Easy to get through, just need to be careful.
Woodswalker
February 25, 2015
How was the road up? I heard it was still pretty snowed in. Woodswalker