Date at Location: 05-25-2025

Trail: N/A

Type of Issue: Unstable_Snow

Full Description: Backpacked Echo Lake to the Rubicon Trailhead at McKinney Lake. The snow is still pretty prominent, with us having to trek through it for roughly 75% of this trip. The worst sections are right before Lake Aloha, nearing the top of Dick's Pass, sections near Middle Velma, and especially coming down Dick's Pass, in which finding the trail was extremely difficult and the downslope was very steep. There were multiple instances of our feet going straight through the snow to a small stream/creek that we may not have known was there. The snow was definitely melting and with the recent warm weather I would guess it will not be as prominent in the coming weeks.