alienPDX Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Trip: Mt. St. Helens - Wormflows/Monitor Ridge Date: 1/14/2007 Trip Report: Hiked up and boarded down Mt. St. Helens on Sunday. Route is well-consolidated and in good shape. Established boot pack most of the way up. Some icy wind-scoured sections of the ridge could be sketchy without crampons but people were making it work in snowboard/ski boots. Clear skies and low winds made for a beautiful day, recent sustained cold temps made for some light & fluffy powder to be had. The top 1/3 and lower 1/3 of the ride down was buttery smooth fluffy or slightly wind-packed powder. The middle 1/3 was pretty crusty but rideable. Possible to ride from the crater's edge all the way down to Marble Mtn parking lot. That new lava structure inside the crater is massive and impressive! Gear Notes: Ski poles, crampons nice for hard/icy sections of ridge but not absolutely necessary. Approach Notes: Fairly well-established skin track/boot pack from car most of the way to the summit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycling_mike Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Did you approach from marble mtn. sno park via swift creek ski trail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganDonor Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I'm heading there next week. Could I get some info on parking? Did you park at Marble Mtn. parking lot? Any other useful info would be nice also, but mainly where to park, since I have never been there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motomagik Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Sounds great, I think I'll be heading up there this weekend for some sunny skiing. No new snow but hopefully it will be a bit softer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btowle Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 You park at Marble Mt. snow park. When you get there, there is a lot for vehicles without trailers. It is to the right before turning into the smokey lot with lots of noisy machines. They ask you to park there if you are not pulling a trailer. A lot of climbers don't but it always cracks me up that people going to climb Mt St. Helens, can't walk 100 yds to the trailhead. I would much rather park where there is fresh(er) air. Then walk through the smokey lot past the bathrooms and warming cabin to the trailhead in about the middle of the parking lot on the far side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganDonor Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Thanks for the info btowle, I'll be heading there Monday. Hopefully this nice weather will continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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