saxmotor Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 Anybody been up or gotten a good look at the N ridge on Mt. Washington (OR)? Looking to get up there but would like to know what to expect. Thanks! Quote
KirkW Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 http://www.nwac.us/forecast/avalanche/current/zone/13/ Quote
saxmotor Posted June 10, 2012 Author Posted June 10, 2012 Kirk - So have you gotten a look at it recently? I have also seen the avy report so that's not very helpful. Just trying to decide how much snow will be on the summit prow and last few hundred feet to the top. Quote
JRay Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 i drive over the pass quite often. it got a frosting up there last week but i expect it to be melted out by now. it was clear of rime before that from what i could see from the highway. the ridge is in pretty nice shape but will be exposed from snow soon if it isn't already. Quote
cascadehigh Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 If the clouds clear out, I think you can see Washington on a couple of these cams..... as well as TFG. Â http://cws2vm.integra.net/~nsps/weather4.htm Quote
saxmotor Posted June 13, 2012 Author Posted June 13, 2012 Thanks folks. I got an up close look the day before yesterday but no summit. All slide activity seemed to be on the slopes below the ridge and navigation was not a problem. The upper route has snow cover and is not frozen or consolidated. I didn't set foot on the summit horn because of the snow cover. I'm hoping in a few weeks that'll change but that is what I experienced as of Monday. (sorry, no photos) From the HWY, 3FJ looks like the upper route is more dry than Washington but still snow. I would expect similar conditions. Quote
saxmotor Posted June 13, 2012 Author Posted June 13, 2012 Kirk - That's ok. Thanks for posting the link. I definitely would have wanted to see that if I hadn't already. Quote
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