Conditions Tuolumne to Mammoth Lakes?
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:00 pm
We've took a couple of 2-4 day packpacking trips in the Sierras last year after day hiking frequently beginning around 2010. IOW we're not very experienced compared to most of you. I've lurked here for a while making use of the mosquito and conditions reports.
We would like to hike from Tuolumne to Reds Meadow next week (approx June 11 start). We're not very experienced on snow/ice that has a strong incline. Is Donahue Pass going to be easy going or does it have a lot of snow and ice still? We've never been up there at any season.
We were going to do the 4 Lakes Loop in the Trinity Alps just before the Memorial Day weekend but there were enough ice patches at 45 degrees we'd have had to traverse that I didn't want to risk losing my wife <g>. We don't have ice axes or any of that kind of gear. So we took other less icy hikes.
I expect Donahue Pass will be ok for us but thought it'd be good to ask here.
We would like to hike from Tuolumne to Reds Meadow next week (approx June 11 start). We're not very experienced on snow/ice that has a strong incline. Is Donahue Pass going to be easy going or does it have a lot of snow and ice still? We've never been up there at any season.
We were going to do the 4 Lakes Loop in the Trinity Alps just before the Memorial Day weekend but there were enough ice patches at 45 degrees we'd have had to traverse that I didn't want to risk losing my wife <g>. We don't have ice axes or any of that kind of gear. So we took other less icy hikes.
I expect Donahue Pass will be ok for us but thought it'd be good to ask here.