Rime ice on open rock above treeline. Group report indicated deep powder on the herdpath portion of Boundary and Iroquois except in exposed rock areas. Observations of individual equipment reflected both essential and preferred equipment. A large variety of snowshoe companies were well represented on this snowshoes required outing.
Snowshoes are essential to preserve lower trail conditions.
Everyone had fine tuned layered clothing systems to correspond with the 10 degree below zero start, the warm period of heavy exertion on the hike and the exposed 15-25 mph gusty and bitter windchill above treeline. Footwear ranged from leather to a lot of plastic mountaineering boots. Almost everyone used trekking poles. Anyone interested in Iroquois for a winter peak can be assured that until the next snowstorm it is well packed out. Wright Peak on their way out.