Copper Ridge Loop, Copper Ridge — Monday, Jul. 1, 2024

Just completed backpacking trip to Silesia with day hike up to Copper Ridge Lookout. The difficult snow bridges (in Hells Gorge) between Boundary Camp and Silesia / Egg Lake are all now melted to the point where you can comfortably cross small streams directly without having to rely on scary snow bridges. As of July 4th there was still lots of snow and careful navigation required at points beyond Boundary Camp. We used Alltrails without issue. Multiple sites in Boundary and one site at Silesia is cleared of snow. As of July 4th, Egg lake was mostly frozen over. The final switchbacks up to Copper Ridge were mostly clear of snow. Did not see mother bear with cubs at Boundary as others have reported. She must have moved on.