Maybe its a camera thing, but that looks like a trip hazard!! (at least to someone who's barely seen snow in his life). Wouldnt that be super slippery? how would you climb that without falling over?
I live in a snowy place and each year I like watching these paths emerge and evolve. There are a few stages to a path like this.
First, the snow falls and there is no path. Then one desperate sucker treks through the snow and creates the beginning of a path. The snow isn't slippery at this point and you can basically just walk up, but if you aren't wearing the proper clothes you are going to end up with wet shoes/socks/pants.
The people that come next will walk in or near the first person's steps because it is easier than walking through the fresh snow. This will solidify a path of snow that has been packed down by the people walking on it, and for a time this is the best way through.
In my area, we very often see temperature swings where it is above freezing for awhile, and then below freezing (sometimes the daytime is above, and the nighttime is below). This creates a cycling of thawing and then freezing, which will turn the path into a slippery, icy death trap. In comparison the snow on the sides of the path will have a crispy and hard top layer where the snow melted and then re-froze into ice. It can be annoying to walk on this crust as you may stay on top with one step, but the next step brakes the crust and your boot goes through to the snow below, oftentimes ending up with snow in your boots, but it is usually better than taking the icy path. At this point people usually keep alongside established path, which widens it(which seems to be the stage this path is at).
Finally, you get a good warm period where everything melts. The snow that hasn't been walked on is unpacked and will melt relatively fast, but the snow that has been walked on has packed down into ice and will melt pretty slowly, which means you'll end up with a point where the snow is completely gone but the icy path remains. People walking through at this point will usually go even farther to the sides as the icy path itself is a slippery hazard, and the areas around the had some unpacked snow and some packed snow melt slowly leaving a muddy, slushy mess for a long period.
Depends how "wet" the snow is and how cold it is. If that melts and refreezes, then it is super dangerous and slippery, but if it gets worn down to the grass before it melts too much it isn't that bad if you're wearing boots with any traction. Still would need to be careful though.
this is pretty much how it was when the picture was taken, even when it’s just grass it’s good to have shoes with grip because the angle is incredibly steep (picture does not do it justice) i typically just sidestep down and it hasn’t caused me any problems yet, but i am 100% confident at least one person slipped down this hill
Maybe its a camera thing, but that looks like a trip hazard!! (at least to someone who's barely seen snow in his life). Wouldnt that be super slippery? how would you climb that without falling over?
I live in a snowy place and each year I like watching these paths emerge and evolve. There are a few stages to a path like this.
First, the snow falls and there is no path. Then one desperate sucker treks through the snow and creates the beginning of a path. The snow isn't slippery at this point and you can basically just walk up, but if you aren't wearing the proper clothes you are going to end up with wet shoes/socks/pants.
The people that come next will walk in or near the first person's steps because it is easier than walking through the fresh snow. This will solidify a path of snow that has been packed down by the people walking on it, and for a time this is the best way through.
In my area, we very often see temperature swings where it is above freezing for awhile, and then below freezing (sometimes the daytime is above, and the nighttime is below). This creates a cycling of thawing and then freezing, which will turn the path into a slippery, icy death trap. In comparison the snow on the sides of the path will have a crispy and hard top layer where the snow melted and then re-froze into ice. It can be annoying to walk on this crust as you may stay on top with one step, but the next step brakes the crust and your boot goes through to the snow below, oftentimes ending up with snow in your boots, but it is usually better than taking the icy path. At this point people usually keep alongside established path, which widens it(which seems to be the stage this path is at).
Finally, you get a good warm period where everything melts. The snow that hasn't been walked on is unpacked and will melt relatively fast, but the snow that has been walked on has packed down into ice and will melt pretty slowly, which means you'll end up with a point where the snow is completely gone but the icy path remains. People walking through at this point will usually go even farther to the sides as the icy path itself is a slippery hazard, and the areas around the had some unpacked snow and some packed snow melt slowly leaving a muddy, slushy mess for a long period.
Depends how "wet" the snow is and how cold it is. If that melts and refreezes, then it is super dangerous and slippery, but if it gets worn down to the grass before it melts too much it isn't that bad if you're wearing boots with any traction. Still would need to be careful though.
this is pretty much how it was when the picture was taken, even when it’s just grass it’s good to have shoes with grip because the angle is incredibly steep (picture does not do it justice) i typically just sidestep down and it hasn’t caused me any problems yet, but i am 100% confident at least one person slipped down this hill