Lizard-Flathead access conditions

Submitted by
southrockies
Observations date
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 21:00
Location
49.512360° N 115.060080° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Lizard-Flathead access conditions

Comments

Spent Tuesday checking in on some common staging areas. Overall it seems like the snow line is around 1400 m. Here's what we found:

<<< Little Sands >>> No snow for at least 1 km past last easy turn around (the junction past garage).

<<< Tunnel Creek >>> Suspect snow line is at 1400 m where road meets switchbacks a 4 km walk/bike with skis.

<<< Morrissey >>> Apparently drivable to 24 km but some snow on bridges could be an issue exiting in the afternoon.

<<< Harvey/Lodgepole >>> Recently plowed to 40 km, some snow and ruts along the final 5 km.

<<< Hartley Lake >>> Some manageable mud to the common parking lot and looks like at least another week of snow on the trail from there.

Lodgepole: One of the snowier sections just before the end of the drivable road at 40 km
Lodgepole: One of the snowier sections just before the end of the drivable road at 40 km
Snow from the standard Hartley Lake staging area
Snow from the standard Hartley Lake staging area
This was the worst section of mud along Hartley (not too bad)
This was the worst section of mud along Hartley (not too bad)