Washington Pass in the winter

[mattyg]

I did a cursory search and didn't find anything. Can someone give me the rundown on milages from where they gate Hwy 20 to the pass, pretty please. Who's gone up there in the winter? Any tips or tidbits of info to share? How long did it take you and what did you accomplish on your trip. Thanks for the info.

[specialed]

Any tips or tidbits of info to share?

 

Git a snowmachine.

[slaphappy]

Can someone give me the rundown on milages from where they gate Hwy 20 to the pass, pretty please.

 

-Don't remember exactly, at least 5-6 miles. It's gated about 12 miles west of the Mazama turnoff.

 

Who's gone up there in the winter?

 

-I have.

 

Any tips or tidbits of info to share?

 

-See specialeds "tip".

 

How long did it take you and what did you accomplish on your trip.

 

-Minutes, at 60-70mph. Splitboarded by Cutthroat and Bluelake. It rocked.

 

Thanks for the info.

 

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[John Frieh]

Here: link

[kurthicks]

I've been told 4 hours skiing from the gate to the Blue Lake parking lot.

[Alex]

I've gone in with my (old) snomo from Mazama, and the road was impassable to us around the Silverstar area, since the av fans were so large and my sled was not powerful enough to punch through and climb over that stuff. We skiied up the road the rest of the way, it was casual and ended up being just a daytrip (the drive to Mazama in the winter, of course, was loooong).

 

Modern $led$ should be fine.