Broken Top NW Ridge in Winter?

[Mon_Col]

For those of you who have climbed Broken Top in Winter do you recommend bringing a rope? Pickets/screws/nuts?

 

I plan on going up the NW ridge with a friend or two in the next month or so.

Edited January 23, 2007 by Mon_Col

[chrismael]

Climbed and skied the south summit several years ago in Jan or Feb.

Didn't even need helmets. Maybe this is relevant for your descent? Maybe irrelevant?

[jlag]

Really depends on conditions, and how you plan on approaching the NW Ridge. Are you going in Green Lakes? Just realize the road will be gated, w/out a sled your looking at pretty hefty approach. You may need a rope for the last pitch if it's really icy, depends on your comfort level. A picket or two might be good but i doubt screws are gonna do much for you.

 

The majority of the ridge is pretty chill with decent exposure as you go higher.

 

[sk8ting fast]

I was thinking about hitting this Mt doing it in a few days how long are you all planing on doing this in and is there maybe room for 1 more

[Billy]

Mon Col-

The NW Ridge is a long way from anywhere in the winter. You can do one of the routes in the bowl like 9 O'clock or 11 O'Clock Coulior in one day from the Mt Bachelor Parking Lot, even without a sled.

 

With the NW Ridge, you are probably looking at 3 days or so. Which would be a fun outing in and of itself. If you are comfortable on 45 degree snow for 9 O'clock, 50 deg for 11 O'clock, you won't need to bring any gear with you.

 

These routes are covered pretty well in Oregon High.

 

Have a great time out there!

[jlag]

Both 9 and 11 are in great shape right now. Boot pack up both, and some brave soul skiied 11 in less than ideal conditions. Didn't bother to traverse over to the summit, just rapped back down 9 off the extremely convenient rap webbing/ring up top.

 

Beautiful day out there today, really good climbing conditions, survival skiing for sure.

 

Oh yeah, some total ass sledneckers thought it would be a good idea to sled into the bowl and high mark halfway up High Noon. This kind of blatant disregard for the wilderness boundary will end up hurting us all. If i ever see someone up there on a sled I'll hit em with my board. Or a flare.

 

Josh

Edited January 29, 2007 by jlag

[Bagley]

Check out this page:

http://www.summitpost.org/route/265396/9-o-clock-couloir.html

 

I was up there yesterday with jlag and the ice was snowy, I mean the snow was icy. . . .either way I agree with these other folks.

Edited January 30, 2007 by Bagley

[neswstar]

Okay - so anyone been up there recently? What's terrain like from the B parking lot to base? I'm new at the ski sled thing - should I be okay?

Any other recommendations for something else steep to play on if we went for a few days? Anyone tell me what Prody is like in the winter?

 

Thanks for the help....