Elevation Posted June 25, 2004 Posted June 25, 2004 Greetings all... I'm taking some friends up to start the Ptarmigan on the weekend of the 4th -- anyone been up in the Cascade Pass area recently? Any info on snowpack and good day trips up there would be much appreciated. Never been before. Thanks! Quote
enem Posted June 25, 2004 Posted June 25, 2004 a friend was in the area last week and said skiing down from the pass did no longer seem possible/continuous. you might still possibly consider heading up thru there instead of taking the trail to cascade pass, because that is a never-ending series of swtichbacks at a 5% grade or so. also, heard reports that the road will be closed even further down because of repairs (had been at about 2 miles from the cascade pass parking). sahale arm/glacier is a good ski, you can head up to the pass with the ptarmigan party and then continue up the arm to the peak of sahale. ski down via the approach. Quote
Elevation Posted June 25, 2004 Author Posted June 25, 2004 Excellent, thanks enem. I've heard that there's about 3 miles of road to walk before the parking, but our friends won't mind the company... Quote
philfort Posted June 26, 2004 Posted June 26, 2004 We skied down from the pass last Sunday... it was still possible (though not very good skiing) with about 20 feet of bushwhacking and 20 minutes of talus walking. Sahale Arm didn't really look worth it for a day trip, it was patchy. Boston Basin looked better. Cache Glacier has good skiing for 2000ft and Mixup Arm was still continuous snow. Road is closed at the Eldorado lot. Consider taking a bike! Quote
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