Elk - Elk, Hydroline, Lookout South & North, Tyrwhitt, Elk
Trip date: Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Submitted by Ray Yong
Particpants:
me
Discussion:
I do so love an early start and fresh track setting... Left the Elk Pass trailhead at 0715 and temp was about -18. The grooming on Elk is only a day old, and holding up well. There are some icy spots, primarily where snow bombs fell, but also coming down the south side of the first hill.
I've only done Lookout once, so since it was trackset last night I decided to give it another shot. Yes, it is as challenging a climb as I remembered...
As usual, tracks were great, no debris, and thanks to the cold temperature, quite hard. No problems with grip or control ascending or descending.
I've been on Tyrwhitt well over half a dozen times this year, but this is the first time it's been sunny. Trail is pristine and not icy.
Temp was -5 when I got back to the trailhead 4 hrs after starting.