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15 Jun 25 - Conditions Report: Bishop Pass Trail Hike
June 21, 2025 2 min read
Conditions Report:
Current As Of: 15 June 2025*
Activity During Report: On trail hiking on along the Bishop Pass Trail up to Bishop Pass itself
Conditions: The trail is getting so close to melting fully. A few patches here and there start to be found a little after Spearhead Lake and continue up to Bishop Lake and after. The switchbacks just below the pass now have a narrow snowfree passageway, which is a huge improvement. Almost all of the snow was very firm and starting to suncup heavily so it is well worth it to bring foot traction devices (microspikes or short crampons) just in case. Also...the mosquitoes have started to emerge. Thankfully, they aren't bad yet. The worst time is dawn and dusk. Otherwise, they're not too aggressive above 10,000 feet.
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The first section of snow found a little after Spearhead Lake with Ruwau Lake and Chocolate Peak in the background.
Majestic view of Mt Agassiz from the trail as it passes by Saddlerock Lake
The melting snow on the switchbacks up to the Bishop Pass itself
Video from the top of Bishop Pass from the lower west slopes of Mt Agassiz
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*All conditions reports are subject to change, increasingly so with each passing day since the observation(s) were made. They are provided as a tool to assist your adventuring, not to replace your own risk management and decision-making. No information in any trip or conditions report published by Eastside Sports should be considered definitive in its information or directive in its recommendation.
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