Snoqualmie Pass Conditions

[John Frieh]

Let's try and get a thread going similar to the Enchantment Area/Stuart Range Conditions thread for the Snoqualmie Pass area (tooth, chair, guye, etc etc). Post any approach, route, snow pack, etc etc beta here and let's try to keep it updated through the winter.

[Weekend_Climberz]

I was in and around the Kendall Peak area on Sunday and the snow was nice and powdery near the 5000 foot mark. If you have ski's or snowshoes it would probably be worth the trip to Chair, or the Tooth for some nice winter like conditions.

Edited December 7, 2005 by Weekend_Climberz

[gyselinck]

Just for refference:

 

Snoqualmie Pass Point Forcast

[fenderfour]

From a friend who was in there on 12/06:

 

I was on the snow lake area today and the snow is knee deep with snow shoes. I tried to go up to the Tooth but I was too pissed with the snow close to my waist. I did manage to get to the rocky rim around snow lake. It was still an awesome day.

[Weekend_Climberz]

I was on the snow lake area today and the snow is knee deep with snow shoes.

 

It is rather deep, so floatation devices and some suffering are definately required.

[bcollins]

Heading to Chair tomorrow. I'll try and post afterwards

[John Frieh]

This website s

[John Frieh]

Bump. Any updates?

[Squid]

It's dark.

[Weekend_Climberz]

It's dark.

 

And well below freezing baby!

[Alex_Mineev]

Just got back from Alpental. Alex and I climbed the WI3 route this morning. W2 pitch is thin wet and unprotectable until the belay station below the WI3 step. WI3 step is in, but not so fat. WI2 above is covered with snow and whatever below the snow is thin wet and unprotectable.

It was warm at 7-8am. Now its quite above freezing.

Other WI2 routes are in similar conditions.

[rock-ice]

Is this the WI3 to the right of rap wall and bryant buttress? Or is this alpental falls? Is the kiddie cliff in?

 

Thanks.

[Alex_Mineev]

Alpental Falls. I didn't pay attention on the kiddie cliff

 

[John Frieh]

As of 12/9/05:

 

Lots of Ice all over the Alpental backcountry.

 

Hotline: needs another week

 

Flow Reversal: It's in and primo

 

1 new line to the right of Flow Reversal needs to be done this weekend.

 

Thanks to all for adding to this thread

[philfort]

Kiddie Cliff didn't look too good today.

 

I don't ice climb much anymore, but I thought these ultra super secret ones we skied by looked pretty good:

 

 

 

 

oh, I'm such a jerk....

[rock-ice]

oh, I'm such a jerk....

 

No kidding...

 

Thanks for the update anyways.

[pup_on_the_mountain]

Chair NF is totally NOT in as of Saturday

(Dec 10). NE Buttress was sketch too (I'll post a pic

tomorrow). No sign of ice. Overall, it looked quite bare,

and the few sopts where there was snow, it made for some

shin to knee-deep wallowing on really loose powder.

 

Approach was not too bad with snowshoes.

[philfort]

Chair looked like this:

[pup_on_the_mountain]

Chair NF and NE Butt (on Saturday):

 

 

 

 

Close-up of (upper portions of) NE Butt:

 

[fenderfour]

I was up ther Sunday. So were A LOT of other people. Conditions were mostly as pup shows. A little less snow on the faces and gulleys. Snow was gloppy by 10:00 am.

 

Damn this inversion. It was clearly colder at Source Lake than it was at the Chair Peak saddle.

 

We walked in via the Source Lake trail and out via the Cat Track. Lots and lots of ice in the area, unfortunately most doesn't look ready to climb. The warmer temps up high should help this out, melting some snow so that it can refreeze down lower.

[Keithish]

A few pics of ice at the pass Sunday:

 

Edited December 13, 2005 by Keithish

[Squid]

Was up Monday night. Nice temps (twenties F) and maybe an inch or two fresh snow between 6-10pm.

[TrogdortheBurninator]

Was the skiing ant good? I almost went, but thought it would be icy.

[Squid]

The groomed runs were fine- not icy at all, and getting better by the minute with the snowfall.

[Geek_the_Greek]

The x-c was very nice at Cabin Creek on Saturday.