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Hey everyone,

My friends and I are planning on hiking Mount St. Piran next week, but I’ve been seeing a bunch of Instagram reels that make it look like it’s still pretty snow-covered. I was hoping to get some input from anyone who’s been up there recently.

I checked AllTrails to see if there were any recent photos or trip reports, but I couldn’t really find anything that showed what the current conditions are like.

For some context, I’d say we’re still pretty amateur hikers, but we’ve done a couple of bigger hikes before. I’ve hiked Big Beehive in Banff and Crypt Lake in Waterton, so we’re comfortable with longer hikes and some elevation gain. We just don’t have much experience hiking in snow.

A few questions:

• How much snow is still on the trail? Is it just around the summit or is most of the hike still covered?
• If it’s still snowy, would you recommend doing it with our level of experience, or should we wait until later in the season?
• If you have done it recently, how difficult did you find it?
• Would you recommend bringing gear like ice axes, hiking poles, and proper hiking boots, or are they not really necessary?
• I’ve done both Big Beehive and Crypt Lake in regular New Balance runners before. I know that’s probably not ideal, but would that be a terrible idea on St. Piran if there’s still snow?

If St. Piran isn’t the best choice right now, we’re thinking about doing Sarrail Ridge instead. How are the conditions there at the moment? Is there still much snow? I’ve also heard there has been quite a bit of bear activity around there recently, so I’m wondering how that’s been and if it’s something we should be concerned about.

If you have any other hike recommendations around Banff or Kananaskis with similar views and difficulty, I’d love to hear them too.

Thanks in advance! Any recent photos, trail reports, or advice would be really appreciated.

Hey everyone,

My friends and I are planning on hiking Mount St. Piran next week, but I’ve been seeing a bunch of Instagram reels that make it look like it’s still pretty snow-covered. I was hoping to get some input from anyone who’s been up there recently.

I checked AllTrails to see if there were any recent photos or trip reports, but I couldn’t really find anything that showed what the current conditions are like.

For some context, I’d say we’re still pretty amateur hikers, but we’ve done a couple of bigger hikes before. I’ve hiked Big Beehive in Banff and Crypt Lake in Waterton, so we’re comfortable with longer hikes and some elevation gain. We just don’t have much experience hiking in snow.

A few questions:

• How much snow is still on the trail? Is it just around the summit or is most of the hike still covered?
• If it’s still snowy, would you recommend doing it with our level of experience, or should we wait until later in the season?
• If you have done it recently, how difficult did you find it?
• Would you recommend bringing gear like ice axes, hiking poles, and proper hiking boots, or are they not really necessary?
• I’ve done both Big Beehive and Crypt Lake in regular New Balance runners before. I know that’s probably not ideal, but would that be a terrible idea on St. Piran if there’s still snow?

If St. Piran isn’t the best choice right now, we’re thinking about doing Sarrail Ridge instead. How are the conditions there at the moment? Is there still much snow? I’ve also heard there has been quite a bit of bear activity around there recently, so I’m wondering how that’s been and if it’s something we should be concerned about.

If you have any other hike recommendations around Banff or Kananaskis with similar views and difficulty, I’d love to hear them too.

Thanks in advance! Any recent photos, trail reports, or advice would be really appreciated.

Hey everyone,

My friends and I are planning on hiking Mount St. Piran next week, but I’ve been seeing a bunch of Instagram reels that make it look like it’s still pretty snow-covered. I was hoping to get some input from anyone who’s been up there recently.

I checked AllTrails to see if there were any recent photos or trip reports, but I couldn’t really find anything that showed what the current conditions are like.

For some context, I’d say we’re still pretty amateur hikers, but we’ve done a couple of bigger hikes before. I’ve hiked Big Beehive in Banff and Crypt Lake in Waterton, so we’re comfortable with longer hikes and some elevation gain. We just don’t have much experience hiking in snow.

A few questions:

• How much snow is still on the trail? Is it just around the summit or is most of the hike still covered?
• If it’s still snowy, would you recommend doing it with our level of experience, or should we wait until later in the season?
• If you have done it recently, how difficult did you find it?
• Would you recommend bringing gear like ice axes, hiking poles, and proper hiking boots, or are they not really necessary?
• I’ve done both Big Beehive and Crypt Lake in regular New Balance runners before. I know that’s probably not ideal, but would that be a terrible idea on St. Piran if there’s still snow?

If St. Piran isn’t the best choice right now, we’re thinking about doing Sarrail Ridge instead. How are the conditions there at the moment? Is there still much snow? I’ve also heard there has been quite a bit of bear activity around there recently, so I’m wondering how that’s been and if it’s something we should be concerned about.

If you have any other hike recommendations around Banff or Kananaskis with similar views and difficulty, I’d love to hear them too.

Thanks in advance! Any recent photos, trail reports, or advice would be really appreciated.