Beautiful winter hike albeit shorter than I expected: took us 1.5h to get to the upper lake without even trying! Plenty of time to go further and enjoy the views from both sides of the Upper Lake. Saw a group of skiers skinning up towards Tszil; looked temping but we weren't prepared for travel in the avalanche country. Another group went towards Taylor.

There were several cars in the parking lot when we arrived, and despite abundant snowfall over the past two weeks, the tracks all the way to the upper lake were deep and well-packed, practically eliminating the need to trail-break. The two lower lakes have started thawing closer to the shore and parts of the trail across the lakes were slushy. Dropped by Nairn Falls on the way back for the view of captivating rock structures eroded by water. This was a Wanderung trip organized by me.