Weminuche – Conditions in early October

I'd expect snow at any time.

As big as it is I doubt it will have frozen over by then.

I doubt they would be frozen yet but you can expect some crazy weather coming your way, snow for sure and low temps.

I've been through there the last week of Sept and no snow or frozen lakes, but plenty of cold (nights in teens). Friends of mine were 2 weeks behind me and had snow, but no frozen lakes. Water bottles froze for them, and they can start freezing in CO high country in September.

I dare you to swim in the lakes on your trip. Triple dog dare.

Tripple Dog Dare! Hell I guess I have to do it now & post a photo for prof! Hey if I do it naked I might make next years Warmlite catalog, although with the serious shrinkage water that cold causes……..

Thanks for the info guys, the fishing up there is really great and I would hate to hump all that fishing gear above timber to find out the lake is frozen, as happened to us a few years back in Rocky Mountain National Park on a Halloween trip.