South Sister conditions

[brinda]

I hear the road is open - but the parking lot at Devil's Lake TH may still have snow on it. Anyone been out there and know what the conditions are like for the route?

 

Thanks!

Brinda

[iain]

I have not been up at South Sister specifically, but I can tell you today is the first sunny, warmer day in Bend after weeks of rain. Broken Top was mushy "powder" a week ago, and people have been getting "powder" skiing on the cone at Bachelor. This morning it looks like some couloirs are starting to spit a little. Early Morning Couloir, Thayer, etc all have slide paths on them. South Sister is probably not corned up at all, but it should be skiable to the car at Devils Lake. Hopefully we will get some more of this sun for at least a few days of corn this year.

[jacramer]

I was up to Moraine Lake on SS today. The Devils Lake Parking lot was not plowed but there were spaces to pull off nearby.

The trail has seen some traffic and there were some ski tracks coming down.

[rbw1966]

With the warming temps I would be careful of avys. I was up there Memorial Day weekend and set off minor sloughs in the late afternoon.