Sunny looks into a misty, snow-covered forest while wearing his teal hiking pack.

Erebus and Sleeping Beauty on a Balmy January Day

Although we had a lot of family stuff this weekend, I was lucky enough to be able to have another go at Erebus this weekend. The temperatures were forecast to be 30 degrees warmer than last weekend. I assumed the trail conditions would be ice tracks with puddles and slush. I was so certain of this that I put my microspikes on my boots the night before. I left my snowpants at home this time because I didn't want to get overheated in the 35-40 Farenheit temps. Last weekend, Sunny had issues with iceballs on his feet even though I thought I'd prepped him well enough. Wendy helped me pick out a razor and a treatment for the paws.

Route Map

Map of the winter route to Mount Erebus and Sleeping Beauty; detailed route description follows.

The approximately 11.5-mile route begins at the Hogtown trailhead and travels northeast into the Lake George Wild Forest. It passes the camping area and trail junctions before looping around Sleeping Beauty Mountain and reaching its 2,261-foot summit, then continues north through the Mount Erebus area. The route returns southwest along the main approach to Hogtown. The recorded track ranges from approximately 1,275 to 2,326 feet in elevation.

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