Rummel Lake Hike

We hiked into Rummel Lake to check out early conditions and get a feel for gear. No skis yet since coverage is very limited. We had fairly consistent conditions from the road (~1800m) through Rummel lake (~2200m) all below treeline. Snow was very soft throughout. Snow depth at 2200m was 25cm and had a very thin crust about 5cm down. Surface hoar was present most heavily between 1950m-2150m. Temperatures rose very quickly for us from -17C at 8:30am to -2 by around 11:00am.