Mt Stuart via Sherpa Glacier

[Cam Ostman]

Hey guys, I haven't looked around too much, but has anyone been up Stuart yet this spring, in particular the Sherpa Glacier? I am looking for some recent reports.

 

Thanks all!

[Kyle_Flick]

Since the Icicle Road is closed to motorized traffic after 8 mile campground, you're relegated to mountain biking 5 miles to the Stuart Lake TH. That's been a bit of an impediment to the amount of traffic that usually gets up there this time of year.

[Cam Ostman]

Bummer. Thanks for the heads up.

[Cam Ostman]

Just a FYI- I just got off the phone with the NF office in Wenatchee and was told road work started today and they are hoping to have it cleared by the end of the month.

 

[telemarker]

Since the Icicle Road is closed to motorized traffic after 8 mile campground, you're relegated to mountain biking 5 miles to the Stuart Lake TH. That's been a bit of an impediment to the amount of traffic that usually gets up there this time of year.

 

Any update on the state of the latrines up there?

[Cam Ostman]

I did not ask.

[telemarker]

Just a FYI- I just got off the phone with the NF office in Wenatchee and was told road work started today and they are hoping to have it cleared by the end of the month.

 

Cool thanks for the information! this is good to know...

[cbcbd]

A couple weeks ago I headed in there with mtn bikes. We biked the extra mile of icicle road, got onto the forest road and then pushed the bikes the rest up the hill to 1/4mi before 8 mile TH, so about 1.25mi from stuart lake TH. From there on there was too much snow back then to ride the bikes. Could possibly be more melted out now = more biking.

Sure it took about 2hrs from car to TH with the bike pushing/stashing but the ride down was awesome, much like taking skis up the road in the winter.

 

The Sherpa was all snow and in great conditions. Bergshrund easily passable on climber's L (two weeks ago). Go!

 

 

[Cam Ostman]

Thanks for the report!

[YocumRidge]

Biking in Spantiks? Very cool, Doug