This was a winter activation and I had hoped for a one-way ride on the Pomerelle Triple Chair lift. After an e-mail and phone inquiry I received no response. I then planned a hike from the Pomerelle parking lot along established roads to the top of the lift and then a very short hike to the summit. To my surprise, the road was open from Pomerelle for another 1/4 mile where the road ended at at pile of snow (42.32244, -113.61888). I turned into a large gravel parking lot. From here I snowshoed along E Howell Canyon Road to the entry of Twin Lakes Campground (42.32039, -113.62602). Moving south, into and through the campground, along the Ski Area Boundry access road to the top of the Triple Chair Lift (42.30747, -113.61480). From the top of the lift the hike to the summit is less than 1,000 feet.
The conditions were horrific. It was cold with high winds. The wind must blow a lot since the snow at the summit was sporatic, a very different landscape than the deep snow on the hike up. I was able to hunker down in the AZ behind a rock outcropping which partially blocked the winds. As I'm finding here in Southcentral Idaho, 2 meters is not productive with no VHF contacts. 20 and 40 meters were golden.
