Is /postholing/ really looked down in the hiking community? Boomers at my hiking group are mad at me for hiking during the snow storm in my state last week. They're complaining about me going up without snowshoes. I miscalculated the snow and ended up having to hike down 2 miles on knee deep snow.
>>2860826>hiking grouptheres your problem.
>>2860829If you actually went outside you'd know postholing isn't "looked down upon" it's just difficult and slow. Being unprepared and slow with a hiking group is what's looked down upon. 2 miles is manageable at least.
>>2860830meant to reply to op sorry
>>2860830They're saying I ruined the trail
>>2860834You did now its a nightmare to snowshoe or ski on 100%
>>2860826I wanna preface this by saying that modern snowshoes are fantastically lightweight and provide unparalleled traction in terrain that's too low-angle for crampons. Postholing isn't ideal, if you're postholing it means that:1. You went up unprepared for the winter conditions, putting yourself and potential rescuers at risk.2. You are putting the people who come after you at risk. Now only does postholing make for an unpleasant and uneven trail, but postholes can go through thaw-freeze cycles and solidify into a dangerous ankle-breaking trap.It's also fucking exhausting and unpleasant, get some snowshoes dude. Heel lifters are a godsend.
>>2860826If someone's complaining about postholing in a half-foot of snow or more, they have a valid complaintIf someone's complaining about postholing on a packed-down hiking trail with a couple measly inches of snow, they can fuck right off. Unless it's a designated ski trail, people need to stfu about others barebooting on trails where snowshoes aren't really neededAnyone who's such a big princess that they need a perfectly groomed trail for regular hiking should take up a different hobby until spring.
>>2860826no
