Last year we made early reservations in Mammoth for late June. Little did we know, the record snow meant most trails in the Eastern Sierra were still technically closed. After asking around, we decided to get microspikes and poles and see how far we could go.
This was one of the most fun day hikes of the trip. Large sections of the Piute Pass Trail disappeared under the snow, and given the incline were relatively tricky to traverse. Beyond Loch Leven there was more postholing than we were prepared for, so we didn't push further. We didn't encounter a soul in the whole day.
