Summerland (MRNP) 5.27.22

We got a ton of snow in April, and his May has been especially cool. On this Friday when the roads opened, I took a jaunt up to Summerland. Although I packed my skis, one look at the trailhead convinced me to leave them behind. The snow pack is deep and the snow is unconsolidated, making for post holing and annoying inconsistent footing. The water content was very high, and wet slides were evident on the slopes above Summerland. Last year at this same time I had a nice ski from Panhandle Gap, but we need some melt/freeze cycles to get this snow in shape for a more typical spring outing.