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Sawmill Piños in Light Snowfall 45mph Winds

Jae April 14, 2024

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Trailhead Mt Piños Nordic Base

Type of hike Day hike

Trail conditions Trail difficult/impossible to navigate

Road Snow and ice on road

Bugs No Bugs

Snow Trail snow-covered at times - Gear and expertise recommended

Winter wonderland. 45mph winds and light snow. Epic time.

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Jeff April 17, 2024

Glad you made it! Conditions looked intense. Did you have a lot of post-holing? Did you use GPS to route-find?

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1. Jae April 17, 2024
  
  Maybe max 2’ deep Post-holing.. but not too much. only for whoever was leading.. I realized that I could’ve just brought my snow shoes and only use them when I needed.. we make it out and learn I guess.. haha
  
  There was gps signal throughout. We used mostly compass and map. gps was used to check mostly as it was really cold to take gloves off and use it. Relied on gps when it looked like we were near an edge.
  
  It was our first time in a snowstorm and beautiful!
  
  Will definitely head back someday to make it to grouse and Cerro noroeste.
  
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