[TR] Mt. Hood- Cooper Spur 12/18/2004

[OlegV]

Climb: Mt. Hood-Cooper Spur

 

Date of Climb: 12/18/2004

 

Trip Report:

Nothing else to do, I went up to Cooper Spur today to check on Tilly Jane ski trail. Took me about an 1.5 hour to get to a Tilly Jane cabin. The trail is in pretty bad condition: water over ice plus mud. With very little fresh snow and coming low temp, it will be a skating ring.

 

Cooper Spur looked potentially fabulous - ice with very little loose powder. Could be low avalanche conditions next week (if it gets cold). I turned around at 8500 ft because i was baking in sun and didn't want to take a sliding fall into Eliot.

 

Lets hope for Siberian cold for the next two weeks!

 

Gear Notes:

no gear needed up to this point.

 

Approach Notes:

Tilly Jane ski trail

[Crackman]

Was the road gated?

[OlegV]

The road was open.