Sunday Tara and I went out to see how much snow had melted from the storm 2 weeks ago in the hills above town. Answer: not much.
From the South Mesa trailhead we found lots of mud and well packed snow on the Towhee trail on the way to Shadow Canyon.
Once in Shadow Canyon Yaktraxs proved useful in keeping uphill momentum on the packed snow. The trail to South Boulder Peak was less packed and the softer snow was more of a traction challenge. However, the summit was ours alone excepting a glider circling above making ominous metal noises (flaps and rudders?).
After a short backtrack we headed to neighboring Bear Peak to scramble to the summit before the slick descent back to the trailhead.
