Vista Pass Trail Trail Report - Ideal - Jun 29, 2025

June 29, 2025-The road is well signed and in great condition. A few muddy patches but any vehicle can traverse this road though an SUV or Truck would be best. The newer staging area has a pit toilet and the trail is well marked. The trail is well maintained (By Vernon Outdoors Club) all the way to the base of the pass where everyone just finds their own way up to the ridge. There are snow patches but none that would impede hiking the main trail. It will be gone in a week. Views are intense.

There are a few alternative loops to consider and some of them are flagged so be careful not to get on one of those lightly used trails if you don't want to explore the alternate routes. The add-on up to the south ridge view point will likely have snow for a couple weeks as the slope faces north. But the snow was soft and with Yaktrax, it would be fine. Gators would be a good idea as well. We didn't do the south ridge but we did a nice loop off of the main ridge. Total time including all breaks was 3.5 hours. I would consider this a very nice moderate hike. If you add some of the add-on routes, the extra elevation and reduced trail maintanance upgrades the overall hike to difficult.