Conditions to Loch Vale

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PaliKona
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Conditions to Loch Vale

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Has anyone been in there this week or last? What are the conditions looking like?
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Re: Conditions to Loch Vale

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My 5 year old daughter made it to the Loch on April 29th without snowshoes. I can't imagine any new snow was significant enough to warrant the need for floatation. The trail was bone dry for a lot of it but did have some icy patches where my microspikes helped.
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