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Quick update on today's trip

I did take my one-day cross-country ski trip to Yosemite today. I managed to arrive at Badger Pass at about 9:30 – could have been earlier but I didn’t get away quite as fast as I hoped.

As I drove up to Badger Pass (which is where the unplowed portion of Glacier Point Road begins) I was worried that there wouldn’t be enough snow. There was actually dirt showing at the trailhead but I figured I had driven all the way up to ski so I decided to give in a go. There was enough snow to do my trip – but just barely. The snow was thin and old – icy in the morning going to slush later on. The first part of the route wasn’t bad, but about halfway out (near a great view of the Clark Range to the east) the snow was almost completely melted off of the road. So I walked… for perhaps a quarter mile or so all told.

I was thinking I might make it to Glacier Point, but I ran out of time at the top of the hill after the parking lot for Sentinel Dome. After a snack break I headed back, arriving at Badger Pass at 5:58 – two minutes earlier than my deadline.

Pictures? Not one. While it was a good skiing day, the air was hazy and I was just too busy skiiing to stop and take pictures.
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March 31, 2004 - Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary