Mount Jackson

Trails Used

Webster Jackson Trail

Trail Conditions

Equipment

Notes

Trail starts off mostly bare with patchy ice. It quickly changes to mostly covered with exposed rocks. Mix of a lot of ice and hard packed snow. The exposed rocks at the summit are almost completely free of ice and snow. Micro spikes did the job.

Parking

We were the only 2 cars in the lot

Water Crossings

Still some ice/snow bridges hanging on. The bigger crossing is open but easy enough to cross. Water level was ok

Wildlife

None

Trails Used

Webster-Jackson trail

Trail Conditions

Equipment

Notes

Trail was packed and fast today. Icy at steep sections around Bugle Cliff. Last push before summit was not an issue today.

Water Crossings

All still bridged

Trails Used

Webster-Jackson Trail

Trail Conditions

Equipment

Notes

I started in my Hillsound spikes until I reached the junction with the Webster turn off (trail was a bit boney) and then put on snowshoes. There was plenty of ice on the lower section, but there was about a half inch of fresh snow covering most of it making it much easier to navigate. About half way up from the junction, there was running water under the trail. You could see it bubble up in areas and in those areas there were several postholes. Snowshoes kept me afloat. Heading up the cone, once again the snow covered any ice. However, the wind gusts were strong making it difficult at times to maintain balance, but I managed. Heading down the cone, I used nearby trees or my poles to help prevent losing my balance or sliding. Overall, the conditions were much better than I expected. With cool days ahead, it will be a great hike over the weekend.

Parking

Parking lot had plenty of room with 3 cars present. I chose to park on the side of the road near the trailhead due to the icy conditions of the parking lot.

Water Crossings

Snow bridged

Trails Used

Webster-Jackson Trail

Trail Conditions

Equipment

Notes

Only one other person out before me today, and he did a great job breaking trail. Huge thanks. I started in bareboots, but quickly threw on snowshoes as the snow got deeper and the ice underneath it got more slippery. With two sets of snowshoes the trail is clear and getting packed, but could use a few more folks to really get it in nice condition. There are post holes here and there, but all are snowshoe sized and fairly obvious. Trail is in very decent condition for March and should get faster over the next couple of days.

Parking

4-5 cars at the lot closes to the trailhead all afternoon.

Water Crossings

Bridges across all water...for now

Trails Used

Webster Jackson Trail

Trail Conditions

Equipment

Notes

After the freeze thaw cycles, and with new snow, the trail has a thick layer of ice. Most people were in microspikes, but I chose to switch to full crampons and I was so glad that I was carrying them! The summit had very little ice to grip into, but wasn't an issue at all. The monorail is very narrow, and there are tons of deep postholes on either side, but with the cold temps everything was very stable today

Water Crossings

No issues