Mic_Rocky Posted October 31, 2001 Posted October 31, 2001 Anyone been up to Glacier recently. I'm thinking about going up there this weekend, but was curious to what the snow might have done to the route conditions. Any beta would be great. Quote
philfort Posted November 1, 2001 Posted November 1, 2001 I would guess you'll want skis or snowshoes. I was out in the N Cascades off highway 20 on the 25th, and again on the 28th. Both times, the snow above 4000 or 5000ft was extremely deep and you wouldn't be getting anywhere w/o skis or shoes. On the 28th, the snow was also completely water-saturated on south-facing slopes (at least to 6000ft), and I saw at least one climax avalanche. Obviously things will change, but even though there isn't much snow in the passes, there is a LOT at higher elevations. Seemed to be 3 or 4 feet above 4500ft, and I bet there's tons more above 6000ft, since that's where the snow level has been at recently. Maybe the upper reaches of Glacier get enough wind such that it packs the snow though, i don't know... but I suspect you'll encounter deep soft snow below treeline anyway... Quote
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