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The parking lot is arranged and without issues, but it is true that it was very full today...

Pretty nasty. When the path goes from grassy slope to rocks and into shade, frozen snow appears right away, alternating with bare path. Past the first wire it's OK, after the second the path without crampons is quite dangerous. Then, after crossing a few meters of exposed pins, when the path turns slightly down, I gave up despite crampons due to no constant grip. One step icy, the next already bare. No info beyond ca. 2400m. Lp

Yesterday (Wed) snow started on Planina Dol. Across pasture still without sinking, to Planina Rzenik got harder. Occasionally sinking to knees. After last snowfall only someone with snowshoes ahead marked path nicely. Thanks. From Planina Rzenik to Rzenik trail w/o snowshoes quite brutal sinks occasionally to hips, but possible without them too. No track to Konj.

Maybe yesterday's photo from Kamniško sedlo helps you.

Yesterday to Konj from the direction of Kraljev hrib. Up to planina Dol icy only at a few spots, and even those can be bypassed. From planina Dol the path is entirely snowy, packed and the snow doesn't sink (yet). But quite slippery. The small crampons were enough.

Conditions on path Mače-Dolga njiva-Srednji vrh are as follows. To branch towards Hudičev boršt goes without issues. Path solidly trodden. From branch onwards to Dolga njiva tough conditions start. Today sinking regularly to knees. Snow very heavy and walking very tiring. At Dolga njiva can rest some 50m as windblown. Then brutal walking conditions start. Regular sinking over knees. Situation improves only few height meters right under summit, when snow held my weight. Otherwise nice sunny and too warm weather. And thanks to my predecessor who recently made track to top. Seems he had no big issues with sinking. Lp

Situation Tuesday, 15.4. Started at 14h in valley. Path past Valvasorjev dom to viewpoint rest at three benches (1700m) without issues. Right after first bend winter conditions start. Snow even in afternoon firm enough, no deep sinking. Footprints of previous hikers not visible or wind erases right away. Towards top snow frozen, no sinking. Lots of snow still, signs at saddle covered. For safe walking crampons and ice axe essential.

Circular route (yesterday 11.1): Mače-Hudičev Boršt-Srednji vrh-Mali Grintavec-Bašeljski vrh-Kališče-Mače. Snow patches start at Dolga Njiva. Last 150 height meters below summit more snow (around half meter), occasional sinking. Path from Srednji vrh towards Mali Grintavec completely snow-covered, untrodden (only one track before me). Crampons necessary in places. From Mali Grintavec towards Mačensko sedlo about halfway the path is mostly dry. Some snow again along ridge to Bašeljski vrh, caution needed.