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snow camping near Mt. Baldy peak

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Mt. Baldy (San Antonio) and trail from Manker Flat  

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snow camping near Mt. Baldy peak on Feb/21~22/2009

  • Feb 25, 2009
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started from Manter flat trail head around 9 AM on Feb/21/2009, reached shi hut at 11:10 AM. overall carry-on weighed 50 lb (total 196 lb). departed from Ski Hut around noon,  snowshoeing up with "duck steps" on leftside of Baldy bowl, summitted at 2:30 PM,  retreated several hundred feet from summit to a  relatively even place, which  is on the top of Mt. Blady bowl (the "Big Slope").

Starting from 3:30 PM, I spent one and half hours to shovel a 60-cm deep snow pit for the tent and a smaller but deeper pit to trap cold air, to trim the walls of the snow pit, and to tromping the pit bottom to make it even.

my sleep system includes a 20F down and a water-resistant bivy, which is pretty warm for that windy night (25~30F).
I chose my camp site in front of a twin tree tent and snow pit from back the small pit is 100+ cm, still can not see soil snow covered San Antonio Summit

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February 23, 2010
Did you need crampons at all or were your snowshoes sufficient for the whole trip?
 
February 26, 2009
Yeah, We've snow camped on San Gorgonio (nearby halfway camp site) one week ago. It temperature was colder (15~20F) but less windy.
 
February 25, 2009
Wow, this sounds like a great trip. Have you ever snow camped elsewhere? How does Mt Baldy compare to your other trips? I live just down the hill but have never hiked the peak during the winter.
 
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