truello

We ended up bagging the attempt and skiing at Timberline. Went up to the bottom of Palmer on one of the lifts on Thursday and it was pretty nasty as you mentioned. Just got back to Pittsburgh after a week in Portland and saw the summit of Hood (and any cascade volcano for that matter) a grand total of 0 times :\ Still had a great time.

Thanks for the input. Those conditions are borderline and I do have a couple of backup plans. However, in the event that things get a little nicer... Would you definitely bring snowshoes up the Palmer (we'd have to rent them), or was the snow good enough for boots?

I was going to start my own thread but figured it might be better to tag on to this one. Leaving Pittsburgh tomorrow for Oregon. I hope to climb the south side with my girlfriend (~Thursday) but understand the conditions may not be the best. I've been watching the NWAC forecasts for about a month now and after a ton of snow it seems like it might finally start consolidating. Has anyone been up there recently? We will probably attempt the Old Chute.