[TR] Mt. Townsend - North side direct 1/27/2007

[BCBerg]

Trip: Mt. Townsend - North side direct

 

Date: 1/27/2007

 

Trip Report:

Best day of the winter. Views of Baker to St. Helens, Seattle skyline.

 

Gear Notes:

Snowshoes and crampons.

 

Approach Notes:

We went straight up from the road, descended via Little Quilcene trail.

Edited January 28, 2007 by BCBerg

[Sherri]

I wanna see the priddy pichers!

[BCBerg]

I don't know how to post pics, sorry.

[Boot]

Berg,

Been planning to sowboard the N-NE bowl from/to end of FR 2820. Is that where you approached or FR 2027? Much appreciate road conditions: what level snow at, how far on road did your vehicle get, any down trees or washouts blocking the road and if so where. Thanks so much,

Boot

[mattp]

Boot:

I was in there several years ago, and we approached from the road to the trailhead north of the peak - #2852 I think. There was some jungle crawling involved, but not that much. There is a good but not real long ski chute down the north side, starting not far below and east of the summit. It would probably make a good ride. It is a better line than the trail up from Townsend Creek, which is bushy.

[BCBerg]

We drove up from Bon Jon pass. Icy there, snow on the road. Had to park about a half mile below the pass. Maybe 45 minutes from car to Little Quil trailhead.

[i_like_sun]

I was up there a couple years ago at the same time. There was hardly any snow in the mountains (drought year) and the forcast was good. I went up there with minimal gear......no map or compass, no gloves, no hat, weak jacket and pants......long story short, I summited, alone in a whitout w/3 feet of fresh snow, and had a mild epic getting myself out without frostbite. Lesson: even small places can be super dangerous! It would have been a perfect day for snowboard gear though......