Elephant's Hump

I toured up Elephant's Hump from Red Vista Rd to see the effects of the recent snow storms. Below 8000 feet, there was about 2-3 inches of new unconsolidated powder snow. Coverage below 8000 feet was very poor, and I regularly exposed rocks, roots, and branches on the skin up. The picture shows a NE aspect just off Red Vista Rd. Above 8000 feet, especially above 8300 feet, new snow was more in the range of 3-4 inches with much better coverage.

It paid to be careful due to the exposed ground before the recent storms. I followed my tracks back and booted down the last 50 feet to the road rather than risk hitting the many obstacles that my ski tracks exposed.