Marmot96 and I climbed Bross, S Bross, Cameron, and Lincoln from the Quartzville Road. The first 0.6 miles through the edge of the forest had lots of deep powder. We decided not to carry snowshoes, but in hindsight this was a mistake because there was lots of postholing. The east ridge was windswept, and there was zero avalanche danger along the route up Bross. The tops of the ridges (connecting South Bross, Bross, Cameron, and Lincoln) were windswept and more-or-less in summer conditions. The wind was incredibly strong all day, forcing us to abandon plans for Democrat. We descended the east slopes of Lincoln to Quartzville TH, and there were a few deeper snow areas near the summit and near treeline that offered the choice between postholing and snowshoeing.
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