Eagle Peak 8/17/2017
Eagle Peak 8/17/2017 - Snow?!?! Total Time - 9:26:57 Total Distance 22.7mi If I had a nickel for every time I chickened out of a peak because of the forecast... Yesterday evening that sounded like a very good plan. It was pouring rain in Anchorage, and the forecast for tomorrow was showers. Ugh! Worse yet, this was almost surely a snow maker up high! But no. I was going to be ready for Eagle, no matter what. I left the house at 5:30AM, and the skies actually looked promising. As I arrived at the south fork trailhead, I did notice something ominous. Snow! On Harp Mountain! Oh boy. The trusty Civic. Note the snow on Harp! Clear skies with snow coming lower than expected. I ran/jogged the 5 miles to the lakes, noticing that there was indeed more snow on Cantata and Triangle. I turned the corner, and - boom! Snow on Eagle too. So that's...