I had been planning on doing the Big Baldy Loop, but as I headed up the Bear Canyon Trail, I decided I'd give Lookout Mountain a try. (I figured I could either head back down to Bear Flat, or maybe traverse over to the Bear Canyon Trial.)

There was a good use trail heading up the West Fork of Bear Canyon.

I didn't bring a map, so I didn't realize that I needed to "backtrack" after gaining the ridge. I ended up contouring over to the Bear Canyon Trail.

With the wind scrubbing the "west" side of the mountain, there were drifts beyond a foot deep in places. The wind also made the summit an uncomfortable place to be with lots of swirling snow.

I ended up heading down the Ski Hut Trail and walking down the road back to Ice House Canyon.

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