Trail conditions in March
The Marsyangdi side greens up and the walking is excellent. The Ghyaru and Ngawal high route, which is the best day on the eastern half, is clear of snow by mid-March and gives the sustained wall of Annapurna II, III, IV and Gangapurna across the valley.
On the pass, the change through the month is the story. Snow retreats off the ramp above High Camp, the traverse above the Jarsang Khola becomes walkable ground again rather than a snow crossing, and the descent to Muktinath goes back to being scree rather than snow-covered scree. By the last week most groups cross without spikes.
The far end of the circuit gets its own March event. The climb from Tatopani up through Sikha and Chitre to Ghorepani passes through rhododendron forest that flowers red and pink from about the third week, which means a late March circuit finishes on the same forest that people book an entire separate trek to see.
