Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago

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Full blog with photos at: hike734.com/trip/avalanche-lake-bike-and-hike-2025

Avalanche Lake early in the season is a rare treat. If you time it just right, you can bike the road to the Avalanche Lake trailhead, and walk up on consolidated snow, avoiding punching through or the mud. You also might just get lucky and have the whole place to yourself.