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Early in the hike with a few inches of snow on the trail

The hike up Skookumchuck Trail led to Garfield Ridge (4.1 miles) and then to Lafayette summit (4.7 miles). The snow started out ~2" deep, so bare boots worked fine. We switched to snowshoes, just like the pair of hikers ahead of us, when the snow reached 6". It's a fine trail, but the snow made it slow going, ~1 mph.