Re: Snowshoeing Dewey Point to/from Glacier Point?
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:07 pm
It's up to you, but walking for hours with a wider stance than usual, with big swinging objects on your feet, is more tiring than without. I generally have planned fewer miles for the same hours and never gotten to the destination early.
The snow has been alternately rained and snowed on, and the last few times I have been up (we are helping maintain sno parks on 168 and going on snow patrols) the lack of deep powder and the rutted crusty snow has been h@!@ on my separated shoulder, trying to keep the snowmobile on the road - things have been pretty crunchy. But there is more weather in the forecast. When we went to Badger early in January there was not so much snow and lots of people without snowshoes postholing in the road. Walking through the meadows exploring was not much different due to the quality of the snow. A couple of weekends conditions have been perfect -- but it's the unsettled weather that's making it all variable. So adaptability and backup plans are a good idea... happily you can always melt snow for water and change your plans based on how your folks are doing, even if you stick to plan until you are there and see how it is.
The snow has been alternately rained and snowed on, and the last few times I have been up (we are helping maintain sno parks on 168 and going on snow patrols) the lack of deep powder and the rutted crusty snow has been h@!@ on my separated shoulder, trying to keep the snowmobile on the road - things have been pretty crunchy. But there is more weather in the forecast. When we went to Badger early in January there was not so much snow and lots of people without snowshoes postholing in the road. Walking through the meadows exploring was not much different due to the quality of the snow. A couple of weekends conditions have been perfect -- but it's the unsettled weather that's making it all variable. So adaptability and backup plans are a good idea... happily you can always melt snow for water and change your plans based on how your folks are doing, even if you stick to plan until you are there and see how it is.