Last Snow of the Season

Deep late-season powder was waiting for me on the Pratt Lake Trail in late March.  Unusually, the snow extended all the way down to the parking lot.

Here, up at 3800ft, the snow conditions were so perfect that it was difficult to ration both time and energy spent enjoying it.  Directions were imprecise, as I was the only one who made it up this far on this day, and there were no tracks to follow.  Fortunately, the familiarity of the terrain allowed for a good route and a spectacular trip.