Thar Peak - Day Hike Ascent (Jan 18) - Trip Report
, by Kyzer Val Bobila, 1 min reading time
Just did Thar Peak and wanted to share how it went.
Started off chill, took Falls Lake Road, hung a left onto Pipeline, nothing crazy, just a nice easy warm-up. The real stuff kicks in once you hit the top of Pipeline though… it gets steep quick.
We rolled out of the parking lot around 9am. Sun was already up and had been baking the snow for a few days straight, no new snow, but higher up it was still deep and soft. Microspikes were okay-ish, but the trail was a sloppy mess in places. Super slick where it melted, and we were punching through to our knees in the softer sections (classic postholing hell), especially if you are on the heavier side like me.
In hindsight, we should’ve started way earlier. We met with two groups who clearly left at like 6 or 7am. Lesson learned for spring/early season stuff around here.
We just followed the boot pack from earlier people, which took us right into the usual Thar Peak line… aka the steeper, more slide-prone side. One of the groups ahead actually took the Yak–Thar Traverse side instead.
Climb was solid though. Views from the top were killer and it was a legit leg-burner. Totally worth it if the conditions line up, but yeah, timing is everything on this one right now. Earlier start + colder/firmer snow = much happier postholing legs.