Mt. Hood - Cooper Spur

[jrmycarr]

I was wondering if anyone has climbed this in the last couple of weeks and what the route was like. Thanks for the input.

[catbirdseat]

It's getting a bit late in the season to climb Cooper Spur, but then, it's been a cool spring. What say you, Iain?

[ivan]

iain don't do the cooper spur, i seem to recall

 

i bet the spur will remain a viable option up the mountain for a couple more weeks at least

[iain]

I'm sure it is still quite climbable. Get up and at 'em early. Enjoy.

[catbirdseat]

Like really early. Missiles start coming down as soon as the rising sun hits it.

[iain]

Missiles start coming down as soon as the rising sun hits it.

 

Climbers seem to as well. It's probably safer to ski down than to walk down in late spring.

[jrmycarr]

Thanks for the input. I am thinking of doing it this weekend, although I will probably come down via the sunshine route.

[iain]

Not a bad idea. You can always go up sunshine too, if the spur looks gross from the moraine. It is longer, but perhaps more interesting (though they are both pretty sloggy). It would be nice if you could report back on coverage of snowdome etc for the skiers. Have fun.