(Both "backpacking" and "camping" are a little inaccurate, I suppose. We backpack in, but then stay in cabins. The main cabin has electricity, but no heat, while the sleeping cabins just have four walls and a roof. So, "luxury" winter camping?)
We hiked in on Saturday morning. The trail was very icy, and I wouldn't advise anyone to be on the trails without microspikes under those conditions. Mind you, we saw plenty of people over the three days who didn't have them. It may be hard to believe that, given the photo above - but the amount of snow varied dramatically depending on the direction the slope was facing, etc. And the trails were actually icier than the surrounding woods, thanks to previous hikers packing the snow down.
After settling in, we took a very short walk around camp, and I didn't wear my spikes, which was a mistake.
On Sunday, we took a longer hike, covering some trails that I must have been on before but did not remember well. There was some pretty nice scenery.
Monday the weather was still cold but now also raining/sleeting/snowing. We only had to hike out, though.
It was a nice weekend, although quite cold. My new winter sleeping bag worked great, especially with a couple of blankets from the main cabin added!
