Avalanche conditions on Hood?

[thatcher]

I'm looking to climb hood next week. I've been up it in the summer. Does anyone know about avalanche danger on the south side/hogsback route in winter, and specifically recently?

[Dustin_B]

 

http://nwac.us/products/SABSEA

 

MT HOOD AREA-

MODERATE avalanche danger above 4 to 5000 feet and LOW below

gradually increasing Wednesday and becoming locally CONSIDERABLE

above 6000 feet on north and northeast exposures and MODERATE

elsewhere late Wednesday through Thursday morning. Danger further

slowly increasing Thursday afternoon and night, becoming

CONSIDERABLE above 5 to 6000 feet on north through east exposures

and MODERATE elsewhere. Slightly decreasing danger early Friday.

[spicoli11]

Ice and rain....lots of ice and rain right now.

[ryland_moore]

Rarely does it ever slide on S. Side of Hood. It has happened, but is extremely rare. Still, you should know how to read snowpack whenever venturing off in the snow, so take it for what it's worth....

[thatcher]

even through the pearly gates?

[ryland_moore]

Yup. To my knowledge, PG have never let go. To the right just below has let go and to the left, S. Side alt. route has let go, but staying right on the psuedo ridge, no, not to my knoweldge. Anyone else have better beta?

[iain]

Anyone else have better beta?

 

[gslater]

Iain -

 

When was that pic taken?

[iain]

11/16/2005

[ryland_moore]

Like I said, "To the right just below has let go..."

[iain]

okaaay

[Couloir]

Good call Ryland. Nice pic Iain.

 

Of course there was that infamous slab avalanche in May a few years back off the WCR. I also remember someone mentioning something about a slab coming of the east side of CR.

 

But in the winter? Like Ryland said, know how to read the snowpack. It's WET up there now.