burglar Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hey all - Anyone have thoughts on conditions for either of these routes? I was planning on skiing WF this weekend, but given the amount of snowmobilers I hear are usually present, I was thinking maybe CR would be a little better. If I did this coming from Portland though, does this mean I have to drive SR-503 to Cougar to grab a pass, then loop back to I-5 to take SR-504 in to reach Sheep Canyon road? I havent skied or climbed this mountain before so I'm not so familiar with the roads leading in and out. Any info on current conditions or advice would be great. Thanks, ~burglar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godskid5 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 the snowmobilers arent a problem that i've noticed, except as you cross through the parking lot to get to the trail. then there are none from there up. there are avalanche warnings up right now, we'll see what conditions are going to be like this weekend though. you would have to go into cougar to get the permit. im hoping to go up sunday evening/monday morning. let me know what the conditions are like when you get back would ya? thanks, good luck dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burglar Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Good to know about the snowmobilers. Yeah, weather may prevent this trip unless we get some kind of break. Looks like Thursday should be another system moving in and hopefully cut loose a lot of it by Saturday. We'll see what NWAC says after Thursday's system moves out. Hopefully a small break will allow some skiing. That is of course, as long as the road stays open to the snow park. Will send some info on Sat. night if we end up going. Thanks! ~burglar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godskid5 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 last time we tried, we couldn't get to the park. snow was too deep on the roads. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burglar Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 Didn't end up going as avy danger was CONSIDERABLE according to NWAC. If you went, let me know how it looks. Am still hoping to get up there soon. Maybe after the snowpack has a good chance to settle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godskid5 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 both the marble mountain and cougar snow parks are closed du to too much snow. the road is closed at the junction with 90. too much snow for the plows. we're going to try again on the 13th. hopefully it will be ok, then to hood the first week of march. good luck next time eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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