A Short Snowshoeing Post

Last week we had the opportunity to go over to Ogden Nordic on some fresh snow. It promised to get a little warm so we wanted to get on the trail no later than sunrise. It was spectacular!

Ben Lomond and Willard Peak in the distance.

Not too many people on the trail this early. Most of the folks we saw were riding fat bikes but they never went as far up the hill as we did.

The first part of the trail was groomed and easy hiking, then we left the trodden trail and slogged through the snow up to the Observation Point – about a 5 mile round trip – quick workout. The tiny little fir tree up on the hill is where we usually head up to (at end of blue arrow.)

Near the top of our snack stop. And yes, I have an excessively large pack – it is full of water and bags of cat food for training weight. We did see one guy on the trail below and he asked “Why is she carrying all the gear?” HAHA

I went back a couple of days later by myself and basically had the trail to myself.

We picked this up on our way home from Monument Valley last month.

Then, I went out a couple days after that and again was basically the only one on the trail. It was after another snowfall, so I was basically breaking trail the whole time.