We decided to take advantage of the glorious weather by driving up to Hurricane Ridge to go snowshoeing. Luckily we started out early and reached the parking lot before ten, as there were already many cars--by afternoon the place was packed with visitors, but most of them didn't venture much further than the lodge and the parking lot! The road is clear all the way to the top, and it's amazing to see how high it is piled on either side of the road. There is ten to fifteen feet of snow at Hurricane Ridge. We snowshoed out the Hurricane Hill trail for about a mile and a half--the views were splendid and the combination of warm weather and snowy landscapes were perfect for picture-taking. We took off our snowshoes and hiked a small ridge that was snowfree on its west side, and sat at the top enjoying the views in all directions while we ate our snack. After returning to the lodge we hiked around in the meadows and up to the top of the rope tow, but the snow was getting pretty wet in the hot sun. A great outing!