Gaper_Jeffy Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 I am hoping to ski Snowdome on Friday with friends visiting from out of state. Cloud Cap road is currently closed. Up until a few moments ago I thought the fastest way to get to Cloud Cap would be to drive as far up the road as possible then hike the remainder of the road. However I just now called the Hood River USFS, they claim the fastest way to get to Cloud Cap is hiking the Tilly Jane Trail from Cooper Spur ski resort as the road is closed at "3 Mile Gate" which is 6-7 miles from Cloud Cap. Can anyone confirm that hiking the Tilly Jane trail is currently the fatest way to get to Cloud Cap? If we bushwack'd from where Cloud Cap road is closed to Cloud Cap wouldn't that be faster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstrickland Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Tilly Jane is the fastest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 ditto. don't try the bushwhack. even the old wagon trail is slower than tj trail. enjoy! the snowdome looked AWESOME last week - abosolutely beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal_Gravity Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 the fastest way is to hire a private jet and parachute out over Cloud Cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 (edited) not a helicopter? or to be turned into a ray of light and ask J.C. to miracle yer ass there? Edited June 21, 2004 by ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 not a helicopter? Heli has Sylvain Saudan precedence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaper_Jeffy Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share Posted June 24, 2004 I appreciate all the responses I got here. However, I now believe that when the Cload Cap road is open to "3 Mile Gate" (which is what the USFS calls the gate at Inspiration Point), it is fastest to hike the Wagon Trail instead of the Tilly Jane trail. Regardless we had a great time on Snowdome this past Friday. And to boot, the USFS says the road to Cloud Cap will be open either this weekend or the following! I guess the real question is will a Heli still be faster once Meadows installs a high speed quad to the top of Snowdome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 heli will be faster because the Meadows lift won't be running 90% of the time, just like all their other lifts. But think of the time you will save when your wallet is 50% lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 heli will be faster because the Meadows lift won't be running 90% of the time, just like all their other lifts. But think of the time you will save when your wallet is 50% lighter. Cloud Cap LIft = Palmer of Meadows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Riley = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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