Snow
As of 6/19… seems like it’d be ok with just microspikes.
![](https://andrewbares.blob.core.windows.net/hiking-blog-images/2024/06/ColchuckCropped.MARUaLY-1024x869.jpg)
June 5th of 2024…
![](https://andrewbares.blob.core.windows.net/hiking-blog-images/2024/06/Descent1.5vpwrO04-1024x632.jpg)
May 10th photo from 2015…
![](https://andrewbares.blob.core.windows.net/hiking-blog-images/2024/06/11206647_10206660731339204_7595167428765569809_o.mmIc1owl-1024x683.jpg)
For context, on May 10th, 2015, Aasgard Pass also had ~2x more snow
![](https://andrewbares.blob.core.windows.net/hiking-blog-images/2024/06/11252763_10206660741059447_1596541739268820750_o.DHspbVY-1024x683.jpg)
6/10 satellite…
![](https://andrewbares.blob.core.windows.net/hiking-blog-images/2024/06/image.9PxCXY5X.png)
6/10 with slope
![](https://andrewbares.blob.core.windows.net/hiking-blog-images/2024/06/image.9iNDW5hX.png)
Google Satellite
![](https://andrewbares.blob.core.windows.net/hiking-blog-images/2024/06/image.2kEDgZgM.png)
Itinerary
Saturday (4:24 AM dawn, 5:05 AM sunrise, 9:04 PM sunset, 9:45 PM dusk)
- 4:45 AM – Hike 5.5 miles, 4,100 ft gain (3 hours) (49°F, 6 mph winds, 61% cloud cover)
- 7:45 AM – Base of climb (51°F, 6 mph winds, 68% cloud cover)
- 8:15 AM – Climbing (5 pitches, 30 min/pitch, 2.5 hours)
- 10:45 AM – Top (53°F, 9 mph winds, 58% cloud cover)
- 11:15 AM – Descend and go over to Dragontail proper
- 12:00 PM – Dragontail (54°F, 9 mph winds, 58% cloud cover)
- 12:30 PM – Go back to car (~6 miles, ~4,400 ft descent, 3.5 hours)
- 4:00 PM – Car (69°F, 7 mph winds, 48% cloud cover)
Pushing schedule back 1 hour would make it about 2 degrees warmer while still avoiding the windiest part of the day (wind starts picking up at 2pm and picks up a lot more at 5pm).
Pushing back a second hour makes it about 4 degrees warmer than initial schedule, but starts to get closer to when it gets windier.
Descent
![](https://andrewbares.blob.core.windows.net/hiking-blog-images/2024/06/Descent1.5vpwrO04-1024x632.jpg)
Photo from July 1st, 2016
![](https://andrewbares.blob.core.windows.net/hiking-blog-images/2024/06/IMG_20160702_134844-PANO.biMAi9Cy.jpg)