Angry Mountain — Friday, Jun. 24, 2022

Went out on the Angry Mountain route to the jct with Lily Basin Trail over this last weekend. Trail was solid and primarily dirt with some downed tree sections on the way out for the first 4-5 miles or so. After that you get onto some snow, 4-10' deep depending on the section and following the trail becomes next to impossible so don't go out without a GPS(and the trail saved with tons of battery) or solid land nav skills. A combination of the two was the only saving grace for us to actually complete the out and back. The real "fun" begins at about 4.5 miles in though once you are on the snow. Warm weather following a heavy, snowy, wet winter leaves that last 4 miles to the jct with enough steep slopes, constant snow travel and degrading conditions to where we needed to kick steps almost the entire way and required a trek pole and ice axe to travel safely (spikes on our shoes were REQUIRED, no question). If you aren't comfortable on ice, reading avvy danger, and/or unprepared for a 10x effort to cover that last 4 miles rather opposed to just hiking it, go somewhere else. The Goatrocks are DEEP with snow still. That said, being a climber myself and having a lot of those skills in my toolbelt, with my ice axe, trekking pole, spikes, and shoes with a solid edge, I felt it was an awesome snow/ice excursion that led to no people for two days, a great workout, and INCREDIBLE views. You have to earn them though.