The 2024 HALT winter camp was the best ever! Tom's Place had snow but like last year, so he headed up to the parking spot at the end of the plowed road. There were several skiers and snowshoers there but still had plenty of parking. After getting all our gear ready, we headed out over about 2' of snow with some very light snow falling. We made camp in East Fork campground about 3/4 mile from the car. After dinner and melting snow, it was an early night.
The next day was sunny and nice. There wasn't enough snow for a good quinzhee but we made a small one to demonstrate the technique. For lunch, we hiked back to the car and drove to Tom's Place Cafe which is highly recommended. We also did a hike towards the Rock Creek Lodge.
Overnight, it snowed about 4-6 inches. Our tents looked like igloos due to all the snow. We got up early to start packing and it was still snowing. Tree avalanches were dropping all around us. We finally got to the car and drove out on the snow. We passed the plows on the way.
It was a great trip!
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| Home sweet home |
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| Great weather |
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| Got a nice fire going |
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| Tent igloo |
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| Ready to bug out |
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| Car covered in snow |
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| Tom's Place cafe |
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| Up valley in the snow |
