Chad_A Posted February 17, 2005 Posted February 17, 2005 Was going up to check out the area, and maybe get something done. We were surpised by the amount or new powder up there; it was obvious relatively quickly up there that nothing would be "in"; I snapped some photos of the area; thought I would share. Enjoy, y'all. These are the small photos...I've noticed that people don't like their photos HUGE here, so if you want the hi-res versions (really big, really high def), they're in my gallery, probably under my user name, I'd imagine. Quote
Blake Posted February 17, 2005 Posted February 17, 2005 what was the road condition like? how far up the pass did you get, and did you ski/snowshoe etc? Quote
Chad_A Posted February 17, 2005 Author Posted February 17, 2005 We parked in about 6 inches of snow, and it thinned for a bit, going through the trees, so it was encouraging...until we got past the 21 mile marker, and it seemed to get deep fast. We were on snowshoes. At the final road switchback, we were in a full foot of new, I'd say. We called it quits just as the *trail* (I'm guessing that we were on the trail, but there was so much snow, that you couldn't see where it was anymore, save for the trees to guide you) comes out of the woods, and traverses toward Cascade Pass; I'd guess that we were a matter of minutes from it. With the sun hitting the slopes, the snow started giving signs of being unstable, and I saw slide activity that had happened on the slopes of Cascade and Johannesburg. So, I bagged it. Then again, I was just guessing. I might've pussed out early. By the way, the road is gated at the 20 mile marker. There's been more rockslides on the road (one in particular that comes to mind), and I'd expect that the road will continue to be gated until they get that cleaned up, even after the road dries out. Quote
Alex Posted February 17, 2005 Posted February 17, 2005 looks like a nice hike anyway, thanks for the update! Quote
Jens Posted February 19, 2005 Posted February 19, 2005 Thanks for the smaller picks and the option to view them under high res. elsewhere. It is great for me. Those of us with dial up connectons never have the time to get a look at a lot of the pictures people post on this site. Quote
Chad_A Posted February 19, 2005 Author Posted February 19, 2005 Hey, your welcome. Sometimes I forget about that. Quote
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