Also on this trip
Trails Used
Zealand Road, Zealand Trail, Twinway, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods
Trail Conditions
Equipment
Notes
Zearoad is rough, crusty mix of everything, zea trail is better as everyone actually walked in a single file instead of neurosis on the road making everywhere equally tedious. Spikes went on leaving the hut and stayed on until the old wilderness trail jct on Bondcliff trail at the start of the death march. Snowshoes stayed in the car which is good bc otherwise I likely woulda thrown them off Zeacliff, the stretch up to it from the hut was in the best shape from being northeast aspect. A semi consolidated mess showing the early signs of becoming monorail in the near future across twinway. Guyot was brutally punchy, collapsing crust and the mean alpine winds made me cry. Very mealy snowpack on the ridge over to treeline on Bondcliff and on West Bond spur. Semi punchy, kinda bony, and a little crusty on Bondcliff tho the winds mostly behaved thankfully. Mashy springy mess become very slushy on the stupid 1984 relo stretch which had lotsa open leaves and muddy wet puddles. Only a few railroad ties exposed w/minimal slushiness, most of the dirt patches were nice and dry on the last forever 5 miles out. Lotta semi-crusty mix of ice and slushy granular on LW
Parking
Winter lot has many open spots and quiet @LW
Water Crossings
Big step needed on the one above the hut. The bottom 3 on Bondcliff and the 1 on Zealand trails are rock hops. The top 2 on Bondcliff have decent snowbridges
Wildlife
N/A