Cascade Pass - 5/13/2001

[mrefranklin]

The gate on milepost 21 at Cascade Pass road was opened yesterday afternoon, although the road is not open quite all of the way to the parking lot (you're going to have to hike in for the last 3/4 mile to mile at this point). With the warm weather we've been having, it rained up there this morning. The snow is getting consolidated very quickly so I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the more technical climbing routes in that area start becoming climbable (safely) in the next couple of weeks.

As it was, my climbing partner and I made a quick trip up to the pass and snowboarded down the valley back to the road. Great corn snow and lots of sunshine! Just thought y'all might want the update so that you can get up there and get some turns in before they're gone. The place is melting faster than the Wicked Witch of the East!