Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Fall 2011 Conditions on the Main Whitney Trail

Photos:


Bighorn Park and the terrain above.



Trailside Meadow and the terrain above.



Russell at Trail Camp.



The slope below Trail Crest.



The west side.


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Here are a few photos from the last weekend of Fall '11:


Trailside Meadow area.



The terrain above Trailside Meadow.



Trail Camp.



The lower Switchback terrain.



Looking down from the lower Switchbacks.



The west side terrain down to the JMT Junction.


I went direct up to Trail Crest again. Another one of those days where skis would have been fun - 4+ inches of powder on top of the hardpack. Made for annoying cramponing...

The West Side was sheer misery with the wind coming out of the NE. Although it was calm (wind was blocked by the crest), there was loads of spindrift coming over from the east, making for DEEP, unconsolidated snow.

It was snowing as I was returning to Trail Crest. I didn't see any potential for snow in the forecast I looked at.

Here comes Winter!

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Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing them!

We are planning some low grade hiking this weekend. What are the current conditions to LP Lake?
Thanks, and Happy New Year to all.
Kneecreak

Has anyone been up Whitney in the past week or so that can update the conditions? Also, could someone please tell me what the policy for permits is at this time of year?

should be similar conditions to the above pictures. No quota this time of year.