Flattop and Hallett

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Brandonasmith10
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Flattop and Hallett

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Has anyone been up to Flattop and/or Hallett recently? Not having any look finding recent conditions updates.

Thanks!
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Re: Flattop and Hallett

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I am planning to go up there tomorrow, so I will be able to post some conditions tomorrow evening if no one else does
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Re: Flattop and Hallett

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Descended both recently - patchy, well packed snow around 10.5-11k and up on the Flattop trail.
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Re: Flattop and Hallett

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jsdratm wrote:I am planning to go up there tomorrow, so I will be able to posthole some conditions tomorrow evening if no one else does
Fixed that for you. :mrgreen:
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Re: Flattop and Hallett

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Like Monster5 said, there are quite a few deep, but packed, snowdrifts on the trail until you get out of treeline. I didn't posthole much at all, even when descending around high noon. At the hitching post there is the usual large snowfield to go up and then it is mostly dry to Hallett and Otis Peaks. Things are melting very fast and there is a lot of water on the trail. I suspect there won't be much snow left by next weekend.
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Re: Flattop and Hallett

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Thanks for the updates! I'm going to try to get up there in the next couple of days
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Re: Flattop and Hallett

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6/14:
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Nice pic!
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Re: Flattop and Hallett

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From yesterday

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