Hiking4:00:00 [2] 10.6 km (22:38 / km) +380m19:12 / km shoes: Raichle Kootenay 5
Climbed about 1,260 feet from the parking lot to the summit of Haystack Mountain. This was a nice, accessible hike that was mostly flat, but got steep at the end, for about 1km. Good views from the summit. There was about 5 inches of snow on the ground--my group used crampons in the steep sections. I did not have crampons, so I struggled with the cleats on my snowshoes. No ice, though.