Snow Peak — Wednesday, Apr. 14, 2021

Myself and two friends parked at Sherman Pass to get to Snow Peak Cabin,  due to summer road still being covered. After crossing highway and finding the Sherman Loop trail we chose to stay on the west side of the loop due to Avalanche area on the east side of Sherman loop. After taking a right at the sign and continuing on trail we were able to make ok time until we reached the first of four snow fields to cross. The trail was very soft and narrow, it’s not easy but we all made it by going very slow in our heavy packs, only becoming stuck when punching through at a down log, tree or rock hidden under snow. In retrospect we should of been on trail at first light,  but due to check in and out times at cabin we chose 10am, not the best time of day for snow and it only got worse. We were out in the heat of day in super soft snow, took us 8 hours and two lunches but we made it finally! No available water so as soon as we arrived we set about melting snow. Had a great couple of days exploring and saw the Milky Way, all the stars lit up the night sky’s and our last night we were treated to the Northern Lights, I will never forget this trip! We snowshoed out 7am on Saturday and as I had feared, the unending sunshine created havoc on the trail, three times more challenging to cross those four narrow snow fields. The first part of trail that was good coming in was awful going out, snow had slid and covered  parts of trail and it was a hard walk as well! After another 8 hour day in the snow and sunshine we arrived back at car safely. If you go take care and be aware of the snow conditions, spring can be brutal in the mountains!