Up the 1000 ft climb in 5 " of Snow Oct 13 with Quad

 The snow started to stay on the ground about 4:30 Friday night.  After 2" of accumulation, Bryan said we'd better start packing up.  We'd been pushing the trail further and so gathered up the hoe, shovels, saws etc and headed back to the temporary camp site.  By 5:30 there was 3".  We had to decide whether to make a run for base camp this late in the day.  It's a 1000 ft climb in the 7 km route but lots of the elevation climb is made in The Long Drop and The Steep Drop.  We were already really tired and so decided to stay were we where taking the chance that it didn't snow all night. 

 Overnight it had snowed another 2".  We waited for mid day and started the trip back up to the mountain lake.  Vikki did not have the courage to drive up The Steep Drop (or two other spots).  Bryan told her to walk up.  It is hard enough just walking up this Drop.  It's in 3 parts and some of it 30 and 40 %.  In the pic above Bryan is in the mid climb of the three.   Below he has just reached the top the the climb.  Vikki was able to drive up the Long Drop..... Bryan came back and said "I'm real proud of you".  Vikki was pretty stressed out.