Best ski approah/route to Mt. Logan (WA)

[JoshK]

Now that SR20 is open, a plethora of approachs to the mighty Mt. Logan are available. I've wanted to ski this thing for years. Last time I tried I went up to Easy Pass but the Fisher Creek valley was sadly devoid of snow. Maybe I just caught it too late in a bad year or something. It's a long way from every direction but I'm trying to minimize time spent in the skis-on-back Mr. Roboto hiking mode. What route/approach would people guess would be best in the next 2 weeks or so?

[rat]

easy pass, silent lakes, fisher pass, douglas glacier. return via fisher creek to easy pass. gives good lines off logan and pk 2411 to the valley bottom. it might not be as good as what the banded glacier posse found, but there is a helluva lot less walking. we only walked a relatively short ways on the return to easy pass.

 

another high route alternative might be via cascade pass/park creek pass.

 

[Dan_Miller]

In terms of the least time spent trudging with 'skis on pack' you gotta go for Easy Pass and then down into the hole of Upper Fisher Creek. There's likly snow on the descent route for a little while yet I'd guess from my past experience.

[Off_White]

I've only been in on foot, so easy pass/fisher creek/douglas glacier valley was the way I went. Rat, what's the route from Easy Pass to Silent Lakes?

[rat]

we slid down from easy pass to fisher creek, skinned to the upper basin and up a gully to the lakes, around the south side of arriva, etc. etc. a bit longer than your summer route but good views.

[mattp]

I don't understand your fixation with minimizing the time or mileage you spend with skis on the pack. It is easier to hike on dry ground than to ski.

[ivan]

it's important to recollect that josh has the sweet disposition of a 6 year old - how many 6 year olds prefer walking endless miles on dusty trails to frolicking in da snow?

[JoshK]

I don't understand your fixation with minimizing the time or mileage you spend with skis on the pack. It is easier to hike on dry ground than to ski.

 

Maybe I've been doing it wrong, but I always found skiing was more fun with the stick thingies on my feet, not my back.