>>2796557
>People summit mountains in the Rocky's all the time during winter without issue and they go to 15000ft.
First of all, no they don't. Second of all, only the deranged and the addicted attempt technical and otherwise difficult summits during winter. There are different trails for different times of the year and winter trails are designed to avoid as much of the nasty stuff as "climbing a mountain in the middle of winter" brings to mind even if it adds 5+ miles compared to the summer route. Thirdly, the vast majority of the peaks that get climbed in winter are the "easy" ones.

>Mt. Washington
I don't know shit about Mt. Washington but I'd be willing to bet $100 that the main reason it kills so many people is those same people thinking "what difference does a little snow make?" because that happens everywhere there are mountains.

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People summit mountains in the Rocky's all the time during winter without issue and they go to 15000ft. Why is Mount Washington so much harder…