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Posted by mike on August 18, 2009, 19:25:39, in reply to "San Gorgonio Peak In the winter"
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I would start out exploring the south fork/dry lake area on snow shoes. The trail is usually packed down and easy to follow a few days after a storm. Look for group hikes with Outdoors Club, or some of the local Meetup.com groups. You can learn a lot from people in those groups.
A good waterproof backpacking boot is good for most conditions in the local mountains.
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: Helo
:
: I have done several day hikes up san
: gorgonio peak and back this Summer.
: I´m thinking about attempting it in
: the winter using the Vivian creek
: route.Maybee november or December. I
: have never done any real hiking in
: the winter with snow So I have a few
: question from the more experienced
: Hikers here.
: I´m curious if any of you have been
: up there in the winter and what
: eqipment you used, Crampons, snow
: shoes plastic mountaineering boots
: or just heavy waterproof hiking
: boots. Is a day trip still doable or
: if trekking through the snow eats up
: too much time and would require a
: night on the summit. Also What are
: the average winter time Lows up at
: the top.
:
: Any tips and suggestions would be
: greatly appreciated.
:
: Thanks
: David
:
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