6/12/2010 Posted On: 6/14/2010 By: BoboKnickers Info: As of June 12th, the road to the Capitol Creek/Ditch TH was wet and muddy due to heavy rain. Capitol Creek had swollen an estimated four times its normal height, making the crossings along the creek trail difficult or impassable. The ditch trail was also slippery and muddy, with ankle high to waist deep snow/slush encountered approximately two miles from Capitol Lake. Conditions further up the mountain past Capitol Lake appeared snowy, unknown depth as our team did not venture further than the lake. | ||||
4/17/2010 Posted On: 4/27/2010 By: ikkythump Info: Parked .6 miles from summer trailhead. Will still be a month or more before you can drive to the summer TH. Drive to where we parked was on mud. No 4wd needed. Snow conditions were miserable. Postholed to the lake wearing 30" snowshoes. Snow is rotten everywhere. A pair of skiiers skinned along slightly better than we did on shoes, but were still very slow and had to re-skin a lot. We put up a good booter between the four of us so that others can hopefully enjoy some of our packed out posthole steps. We‘ll be back in about a month --- | ||||
10/28/2009 Posted On: 10/28/2009 By: Kiefer Info: Road is semi dry to the trailhead. It isn‘t as rutted or spun out as it has been in years past. Dry as of Monday all the way to the end. | ||||
10/17/2009 Posted On: 10/17/2009 By: XPLSV Info: 17 Oct 2009, late evening. Road up was dry and easily in the best shape I have seen it. I kept going upward to the Hell Roaring Creek TH--some wet spots, but also in good shape. | ||||
5/17/2009 Posted On: 5/17/2009 By: giarcd Info: The road is dry and dusty all the way to TH (even up towards Hell Roaring TH | ||||
7/11/2008 Posted On: 7/11/2008 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Dry to the trailhead. | ||||
6/18/2008 Posted On: 6/18/2008 By: cheeseburglar Info: Road is dry. The waterbars might have grown an inch or two in the last year. Snow pretty much continuous on the Capital Lake trail above 9900 feet. | ||||
6/23/2007 Posted On: 6/23/2007 By: giarcd Info: road is open and dry---ditch trail is sweet! | ||||
8/19/2006 Posted On: 8/19/2006 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: As of 8/17/2006, there was a sign at the trailhead stating the bridge was out on the Capitol Creek trail. The Capitol Creek "Ditch" trail that starts on the west end of the parking area is recommended instead. | ||||
5/31/2005 Posted On: 5/31/2005 By: Scott P Info: Trailhead is open and dry as of May 28. |
