Snowshoe – Mark Pospesel (Coding and Other Stuff)

After a green Christmas and New Year’s, snow is back! Went for a snowshoe hike up at Raten in -7°C temps on a foggy morning. I was the first hiker of the day, so I had to break trail the whole way. Tomorrow is forecast to be even colder.

A leafless tree covered in snow on a foggy morning.
A snowy field bordered by conifer trees covered in snow on a foggy morning.

No view at Bellvue today. This was the destination / viewpoint of today’s snowshoe hike. It’s supposed to be a view over to lake Zürich. I’ve attached a photo from the same spot I took on a clear Fall day back in 2019.

Fogged over
Lanscape view of green farm pastures interspersed with small woods. Lake Zürich, long and skinny, runs left-to-right in the distance. The sky is blue with a few white clouds.

First snowshoe hike 2023/24

First snowshoe hike of the season (possibly first in two years). It was raining heavily down in the valley, so I wasn’t even sure I should go, but up at the Raten pass there was fresh wet snow. We’re going to the mountains in two weeks, and I need to get some practice in.

Snow-covered pasture bordered with evergreen woods. Heavy wet snow is falling and visibility is limited.
A snowy path leads between two evergreen trees. The sky is overcast and it is snowing.
Selfie of middle-aged white guy in glasses, red ski jacket and an olive Florida Trail baseball cap. He's a bit covered in snow.
Point-of-view photo of my two snowshoe-clad feet standing in snow.

Bad weather

Less than ideal conditions for today’s snowshoe hike, but at least I got out and back before the bad weather really set in.

Snowshoe vista

Today was my fourth consecutive day of going snowshoeing, but the first day where I could actually see the mountains.

First snowshoe hike

First snowshoe hike of the season!

Post-insurrection snowshoe hike

As a palate cleanser for the soul after a late night of doom-scrolling yesterday’s events at the U.S. Capitol, I went for an early morning snowshoe hike.

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Exercise streak

I’m probably going to jinx myself posting this, but today marks 18 consecutive days of getting outdoors to exercise (something I struggle with at times). Mostly snowshoeing with some hiking and cross-country skiing mixed in. It helps that we have snow.

Chain time

Today I switched from snowshoes to just hiking with chains because the snow is super hard now (when it’s not melting away altogether). Still pretty out here though.

Another snowshoe hike

More snowy forests and overcast skies during this morning’s snowshoe hike: 5.3km, 150m ascent, 1h40m, 0°C.