mtn.climber Posted May 18, 2009 Posted May 18, 2009 What are the conditions like for climbing the north ridge of South Sister this upcoming weekend? Can you drive near the trailhead. Are snowshoes needed, etc? I'm thinking of heading down from central WA, so want to make sure I have all the info I need. Thanks. Quote
Maine-iac Posted May 18, 2009 Posted May 18, 2009 I was up on N. Sister this weekend (not climbing it, just above treeline for the weekend) There were a ton of wet snow slides coming off of N. Sister and apparently some large ones off of the east face of Middle. The snow was SUPER soft, and was starting to get soft by 530/6am or so. I never had a super close look at S. Sister just because I was far away, but it looked like there were a few rock patches. Here is a photo taken on Saturday. Quote
LonelySummit Posted May 18, 2009 Posted May 18, 2009 This may seem odd to ask...Do you have a photo from a similar aspect in July/August? Quote
InPlainview Posted May 19, 2009 Posted May 19, 2009 No pics from early July to late August as the bugs in there are intolerable. RS Quote
Loofus Posted May 19, 2009 Posted May 19, 2009 This may seem odd to ask...Do you have a photo from a similar aspect in July/August? I have several from late last August taken from the Hayden Glacier, but they are on a different computer. I'll try to get one posted in the next day or so. Quote
dinomyte Posted May 19, 2009 Posted May 19, 2009 Mid-July http://www.lebre.net/southsislog.html Quote
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