Das Beerd

Good times were had by all. The summit was sweet and the crowds were surprisingly manageable (avoidable). Thanks for all the info.

I was thinking I'd snow-cat up a few coolers of Black Butte Porter and sell them for $5 a pop to the decending hordes. It's still cheaper than Timberline.

Rock and roll. From what I've heard falls above the Hogsback can really put a dent in you so I'm thinking I'll ditch the planks around crater rock and get some turns in from there down. Thanks for all the info.

Good skiing? That sounds sweet. All the way from the top or just below the crater?

So what about crevasse danger? From what I can tell it looks like this old crater route doesn't go over the schrund. Is that the case?

I'm not familiar enough with the standard route through the Old Crater (Mazama route, methinks) to know if I'll need to rope up or not. Is it doable solo this time of year without a rope team? I figure Friday night it's going to be a big game of follow-the-leader up there anyways. Advice? Thanks!

My partner for Hood this weekend bailed on me and I'm itching to go. I've never been up Hood but I do have climbing experience. I'm thinking any route out of Timberline. I'm heading out of Eugene Friday after work so we can either carpool from down here or meet up at Timberline. Let me know.