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Yeah, coming from out of town, so it's now or never - or at least, now or not-for-awhile. We're around until Monday though, so Saturday might be a better bet. Although I guess it's not the end of the world if we just have to stick to the slopes and go skiing instead...

Yeah we were hoping to climb Friday night but it might be ok if we go up Saturday night instead. Will have to see how much snow that Thursday storm that ends up dumping, some of the forecasts are calling for a pretty decent amount on the summit.

Planning to head to Hood this weekend, but looks like its gonna be pretty nasty weather. Ugh. Maybe there will be a good window. Anyone have any info on the trail lately?

Thanks for the advice. We're also trying to decide if we should camp for a night on the mountain, mostly just because we have all this nice cold weather camping gear and don't get to use it enough. Any thoughts on that? Good idea? Bad idea? Stupid idea?

Hi all, I'm planning a trip up Mt. Hood in May with some folks. We've been doing our homework, but I was wondering if anyone on this forum has any advice for climbing around that time of year or good resources to check out. For example, we'll all obviously be sporting ice axes, crampons, etc. but should we be planning to rope in as well? I've heard some people say it's a good idea, and others say it's complete overkill. We'll be going up the Southside route; any advice on the route or things to be aware of that might not be obvious would be great. Thanks!