Avalanche Gulch route

[hikerchick83]

Has anyone climbed Mt Shasta via the Avalanche Gulch route in the last couple weeks? Im curious to know what the snow conditions are like.

[rocky_joe]

Conditions last week were great for climbing, not so much for skiing. A storm moving through the area right now might change that. When are you planning on climbing?

 

[dunemonkey]

I don't know about hiker chick, but I'm looking to climb and ski this coming weekend. Up to Lake Helen Friday, Summit and descent Saturday. I'm from Oregon, but I read that the winter snowfall at Shasta was slim, but that the spring kind of brought in some good snow (Actually, Mt. Hood suffered the same fate up here).

 

Skiing not looking so great, though, huh?

 

[dunemonkey]

Anybody else know about the snow levels there recently. I'm still shooting for a Fri/Sat summit with skiing, but I'm curious about snow coverage on the runout, etc. I'm I going to be able to ski most the way up and back from Bunny Flat or am I going to be booting it a lot both ways? The first thing I'm going to need is the crazy ass 40-50 mph, with 75 gusts forecast for Wed to chill the hell out by Friday!

[sean0]

I'm hoping for a friday/saturday summit too. Crossing my fingers for calm conditions!