Billy

This has been climbed in May of 2016.

How far were you able to drive up Cloudcap Road? thanks

Hi All- Has anyone been up on Jefferson, West Rib? Thanks for any info. Cheers!

Here is one from Sunday Night. Not great, but looks like its getting there: Cloudcap road is gated for the winter.

Nice photos! I was there about 3 years ago with my kids camping and scrambling around. Your pictures are very inspiring!

Nice send!

Trip: North Sister - Ski Circumnavigation and Ice Pictures Date: 1/20/2011 Trip Report: I had a great day yesterday doing a ski circumnavigation of North Sister with a couple of buddies. Firm conditions prevailed, so the turns weren't the best, but the views were spectacular. The NE Face of Middle Sister is in FAT, and the Emde/Abao Route to the left is in too. The classic NE Face: [img:center]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5202/5376816180_6045aca847.jpg[/img] Emde/Ablao (2004) [img:center]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5376215025_4ffe8976df.jpg[/img] Both Routes in Context: [img:center]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5161/5376216489_fc478797f2.jpg[/img] Gear Notes: There are few routes on the Linn Glacier Headwall area too. Approach Notes: You can drive to the final junction of the road, 3 miles from the Pole Creek trailhead. We took a snowmobile in to the trailhead.

I found a camera on the approach with some ski pictures on it. Give me a shout and I will gladly send it back. 5413885338

Put those tools down. Shouldn't you just be skiing now? There's no time left for recreational climbing.....

Vert- don't do it. Leave 'em all at Ozone and Smittys. They'll stay busy there.

Bulldog- just bring the kids with you, that's what I do. Jlag- Trees stopped us, not snow. Bring your saw, and if you cut 'em let me know. I am not sure where on the road that the snow would stop you as we didn't get that far. Bring a saw with a big bar.

I took some time today to drive around to some TH's. Pamelia: You can get within 1/2 mile of the TH Whitewater Rd: Big trees down at 2.7 miles Mt Washington: Road is plowed to Ray Benson Snow Park, but beyond that it looks like it is being worked on, but there is a ton of the white stuff. Pole Creek: I actually didn't drive to it, but word on the street is that you can within 1/2 mile or so of the TH. I hope this info helps some intrepid alpinists.

Not exactly true. MRNP issues a certain number of CUA's (Commercial Use Authorizations) each year that AMGA Certified Alpine Guides can apply for. These are essentially a one time use guided trip. You can probably contact MRNP and see which guides have applied for, or received, a permit for next summer. This gives you a few more choices to choose from, and choices based on credentials.

West Slopes Cascades

Dave- if you do a point forecast, it won't show freezing levels. Try searching things like these on the Noaa pages: West Slopes of the North Cascades East Slopes of the North Cascades These more generalized forecasts show freezing levels where the point forecasts don't. At least that's what I've found.