I wanted to snowshoe up at Aspen Grove today but when I was turned back when Provo Canyon was closed for avalanche control, I drove up to the gate on the Squaw Peak Road. I snowshoed up the ridge above the gun club shooting range and followed the cleared areas that were made for wildlife over the summer. I eventually made it back on the road and crossed over to the west side and followed the last ridge up to the Squaw Peak Overlook. There was plenty of snow with drifts of up to 4 feet above the surrounding snow. I was wearing a shell since snow was falling the whole way with light to moderate wind. I followed the west ridge down until I got back on the road and took it down the rest of the way. In all it was about 5 miles round trip in about 3 hours.
