Cascade Snow levels

[RideT61]

Planning to do something for the coming weekend but haven't decided what yet. I haven't been out much and am wondering what the snow level is at various places in the Cascades. Tell me where you have been (location, aspect, elevation, amount of coverage, depth, etc.) and what you found.

Thanks

[Jim]

Out for a ski in the Tatoosh on saturday. Lots of snow on the northsides, much sparser on the s-sw exposures.

[DirtyHarry]

I'd recomend skiing on a glacier because its fun to get the sloggers all riled up by skiing over their ropes. Make sure you get your edges sharpened before hand though.

[Weekend_Climberz]

Talking with Rangers yesterday at Cascade Pass, they considered it to be what would have been called a "Normal" snow year. Everything is melting out rather quickly, but expect some snow on trails above 5500'-6000'. It's looking alot like summer out there.

[Crevasse]

I was in the Sisters wilderness (N Sister) and there was patchy snow above 6,000 and snow above 7,000. Ridges were clear.

[Macson]

I'd recomend skiing on a glacier because its fun to get the sloggers all riled up by skiing over their ropes. Make sure you get your edges sharpened before hand though.

 

D'oh

[underworld]

north side of argonaut: snow pretty solid to 5k.

[Mal_Con]

Lost Creek Ridge, Glacier Peak area North Side 4600' South Side 5300' exposed ridges bare.

[iluka]

We were up near Colchuk and Dragontail yesterday. Hit continuous snow on route to Aasgard Pass at about 5700-5800 feet. Route up to Colchuk appeard to have continuous snow at about 5,800 feet. The upper Enchantment Lake area visible from Aasgard Pass had plenty of snow coverage but lots of bare patches as well.

[MisterMo]

Up on W Cady over the weekend snow was pretty solid above about 4500, higher on S facing stuff.

 

I think perceptions of a heavy pack are more correctly indications of a cold spring. It's vanishing by leaps and bounds this week.

[RideT61]

Thanks for the info, I'm thinking of taking my wife over Hannigan Pass and checking out the Chilliwack Valley and hopefully Easy Pass, Ridge, Whatcom Pass area. MAybe I can even run up something easy. If you have been in the area recently, I'd love to hear about it.

Edited June 29, 2006 by RideT61