Pre-work skin up?

[Dr_Crash]

Hi,

 

Do you guys have a recommendation for a place where I could do an early skin up and decent downhill? By myself, which requires low avy danger. For now I'll be going to Alpental but it's two hours of driving round-trip, and I'd like something closer (I live in Bellevue).

 

Anybody interested in that kind of workout is free to join (that will force me to go too ).

 

drC

[philfort]

You want something even closer than Snoq pass?

You could save a few miles of driving by going somewhere just west of the pass, but you'll make up for it by much more "approach". The pass is the quickest bet.

[Jim]

Hyak - XC trail up to top of ridge, trend west, head down any of runs east of Siver Fir chair. Take the cutback if needed. Quick loop workout and safe.

[Dr_Crash]

Yes, there is always Hyak.

 

I went to Central tonight and a patroller stopped me from going up. I was pissed, especially since he was only there because I told him about a big hole they hadn't seen in the middle of the trail. So I cover his ass and he turns me down (fortunately not on my first uphill). Shame on him.

 

I'll try to check with the safety manager if there really is a "no uphill traffic" policy or not. The problem with this type of question is that they usually answer it the safest way, and it gives them ideas. And the Summit has been pretty adamant at reducing possibilities of lawsuits, see for example their new backpack policy (contrast to Crystal who doesn't care yet).

 

drC