SNP hike this winter.....any recs?

[saltysack]

I’ve had SNP section on my list for few years. I did the research few years back but can’t seem to locate it, so all input appreciated.

Nobo vs sobo?

Shelters? Will bring my duomid w xtherm, layered with my 20* HG burrow, 45* JRB quilt.and 20*incubator for pups.

Shuttler recommendations?

Water?

Would shoot for 5.5-6 days and 100ish miles.

Traction need during avg year?




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[Slo-go'en]

Ideally you'd pick a week with good weather, but that probably isn't possible and will have to deal with what you get. Which could be freezing rain, an ice storm or 2 feet of snow. In the winter you usually can't get more then 2-3 days in a row of good weather before another storm rolls in. Ice storms are real common in the SNP and they've had some good ones.

20 MPD seems a bit ambisous for winter when there are no services open and the road might be closed down so bailing would be difficult. Going shelter to shelter is probably a more realistic pace, but that turns it into more like a 10 day hike.

Winters have become so volatile the last few years it's hard to tell what will happen.