"A demanding and tiring challenge. Beyond Grass Pass, most of the route was buried in snow and required snowshoes. While the south slopes of Trapezium and its eastern outlier were mostly snow-free, the west side of Trapezium itself delivered a proper winter ascent—steep, slippery, and knee-deep in places. The summit offered no shelter: snow-free but blasted by fierce winds, forcing a quick tag-and-go. The view of Trapezium from Grass Pass is very foreshortened - it looks so close, but still takes hours to get there. Found an apple juice barrel in the middle of nowhere. All in all, a fantastic winter outing on a blustery day. We spent much of the journey below the treeline, sheltered from the worst of the wind, soaking in the quiet and the raw beauty of the mountains." — MikaM • Jan 11, 2026

"Mountaineering ascent. Deadfall and the boulder field was extremely annoying especially under a lot of snow. Carried my snowshoes all the way to the summit and back as I wasn't sure which way I was coming down. Didn't use them. if I knew I was returning the same way I would've dropped them around Volcano summit. A few short pockets of deep snow weren't enough to use the 'shoes. The crux is full of snow which I felt was even helpful ))." — antons • Jan 7, 2026

"Mountaineering ascent. Deadfall and the boulder field was extremely annoying especially under a lot of snow. Carried my snowshoes all the way to the summit and back as I wasn't sure which way I was coming down. Didn't use them. if I knew I was returning the same way I would've dropped them around Volcano summit. A few short pockets of deep snow weren't enough to use the 'shoes. The crux is full of snow which I felt was even helpful ))." — antons • Jan 7, 2026

"This one is a peakbagger's special - no real reason for anyone else to do it. Took just over 3:30 to do the out-and-back. You could use snowshoes or just go without, which is what I did. No one from the gun clubs hassled me about tresspassing along the road. " — leigh-annewebster • Jan 3, 2026

"Sunrise scramble. We started around 5:30 a.m., winding our way through the forest and reaching the summit just in time to witness the unbelievable colors of the first sunrise of the year. We spent about an hour and a half on top. It was cold and a bit windy—so much so that my phone even froze and stopped recording the GPS track—but the first sunrise of 2026 was absolutely worth it." — MikaM • Jan 1, 2026