summitchaserCJB Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) Trip: Mt Pilchuck - Standard Date: 1/31/2010 Trip Report: With the danger of eating my own words I wanted to share mainly the photos of my bro's and my trip up Pilchuck as a training hike for Rainier and other climbs. We thought we might scurry up some alternative route but we couldn't see anything due to the fog and snow. The trail is well stomped out but that could change because snow was falling the whole time. Gear Notes: Bring at least rain gear unlike some people up there in pure cotton. Edited January 31, 2010 by summitchaserCJB Quote
genepires Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 I was up there on friday. Much snow has fallen since then. Where was the snow turning to rain? (elevation wise) Quote
summitchaserCJB Posted February 1, 2010 Author Posted February 1, 2010 hmm... Well probably 3,700 if I remember correctly. Quote
Dan_Miller Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) Am I correct in assuming that the road is currently ungated and likely driveable to the trailhead or thereabouta? Inquiring minds want to know! Edited February 1, 2010 by Dan_Miller Quote
genepires Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 yeah it is crazy that you can drive to the TH and still walk about 1/3 of the way up before getting onto snow, in january. Yeah, I bagged a "winter" ascent of pilchuck. I think the entire mtn loop hwy is still open too. crazy! Quote
summitchaserCJB Posted February 2, 2010 Author Posted February 2, 2010 Nice. Well, sortof. Low snow years are a double edged sword. Quote
Dan_Miller Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 Thank you kind gentlemen, for the road and trail beta. I'm not certain if I can recall such snow free conditions in a lot of years of skiing up aound there. Even in the winter's of 76/77 and 80/81, as well as the low snow year of 2006. Any body care to argue about the existence of the El Nino and warm air over the region this winter? Well it seems, this coming Thursday is the day it would appear. "Nice. Well, sort of. Low snow years are a double edged sword". Ain't that the truth! It could turn around. I've observed it before but if it continues in the present vein, we'll have to go early in the season for good snow cvered travel and be prepared for route finding highly broken crevasse messes. So it goes. Thanks again, sumchasCJB and Gene. Quote
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