Summit County Rescue Group says slushy spring snow is snatching hiking boots, leaving hikers stranded
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. — Coloradans know that springtime in the Rockies means a little bit of everything: cold, sunshine, snow and warm temperatures.
Postholing is when you sink into deep, dense snow that is very difficult and sometimes impossible to get yourself out of. When you're off trail, it can be easy to find yourself stepping in several feet deep snow, and if that snow is slushy, you might not get your shoe back.The spring temperature whiplash lately is partially to blame.
It's something people can avoid with the right equipment. SCRG suggests waiting to hike peaks until the snow has melted more. If you do head out, use snowshoes to keep you above the snow, although with slushy spring snow, they say you could still posthole and get stuck."If you don't have the right tool, there's always a road or a trail that's melted out, there's always somewhere to go.
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