Update: the guy at REI in Boise told me to skip the Sawtooths in June, and he saved my trip

Charlie Stone · 2026-10-20T23:05:05.892212+00:00

He said the passes would still be snowed in and to push it to mid-July, which felt like overkill at the time but he was dead on. Anyone else get route timing advice from a shop employee that paid off?

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Update: the guy at REI in Boise told me to skip the Sawtooths in June, and he saved my trip | Backpacking Routes - Chatter Central