TLDR if you plan to hike an icy snowy mountain trail, bring your ice axes. Also, there are many trails in Death Valley in winter that don't have snow or ice.

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To be honest, while it makes sense, part of me is more surprised to hear of it being icey/snowy.

Usually, I hear "Death Valley" and think "boiling hot."

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In California, mountains get snow, even in Death Valley. But I understand your perspective. January really is a good time to visit Death Valley if you aren't stupid about how you do it.

Telescope Peak is twice as high as Denver. Dante's View is 200' above Denver.

Telescope peak is on the west side of the valley which gets more snow and precipitation than the east side. It’s also over 11,000 feet.

This just reminded me they still haven't found Julian Sands

It's really only that lower SE section below and to the west of 190 that's significantly below sea level, too. Honestly, most of Death Valley National Park is mountainous AF.

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