Glacier and Sawtooth Pass?
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 5:57 pm
Does anyone know what current snow/ice conditions are at Sawtooth pass and Glacier pass out of Mineral King?
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.7/14 - Snow patches to navigate up to the crest from the South. 100% snow coverage on top of pass down to Spring Lake
http://www.highsierratopix.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16255&p=122313&hilit=franklin+lakes#p122313Backpacked out of Mineral King last weekend. Our plan was to go MK>Forester>Big 5 Lakes>Little 5 Lakes>MK. Our ranger informed us that Blackrock Pass (coming out of Little 5 Lakes back to MK) was a toss up. Not enough information on whether it was possible or not. Choice two was Sawtooth which the ranger immediately shut down--they were not issuing permits for Sawtooth at all unless individuals had ice climbing gear; apparently it was impassable otherwise. So we decided to do a Forester Lake/ Big 5 Lake out and back.