jake L. Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Trip: Mt. St Helens - Worm Flows Date: 2/19/2013 Trip Report: Did some exploring last week in the Pacific Northwest with my brother while dirt bagging it in a van. Spent some time at Hood but due to the extreme amount of snow that was falling didn't get above 6,000 feet. We still enjoyed some nice tours in the Hood region and had a stellar day on St Helens which was definitely the highlight of the trip, see below. The "Worm Flows" winter route starts at the Marble Mountain Sno-Park (elev. 2,700 feet) where we made dirt bag camp #1. That night the mountain received 4-6" of fluff and things were shaping up perfectly for a summit bid in the AM. After some trailer hitch grits with bacon we were skinning by 6:45am through Douglas Fir and fresh snow. We soon came to tree line and the Sun was finally working its magic slowly lifting the veil on the mountain. The temperature hovered in the mid 20's all day with no wind and made for very comfortable skinning in just thermals. As we passed the magic elevation marker of 6,288 feet stoke increased as we had only another 2,000 feet to the rim. The views were OK. Mt Adams makes an appearance. We reached a point just below the crater rim at noon and made our transition. The skiing was incredible! We hooted and hollered while we enjoyed the over 5,550 vertical feet of perfect turns back to the car. A great day to be in the mountains! Gear Notes: Sunglasses and sunscreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Alford Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Rad fellows! Thanks for the TR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dchromey Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 me and some friends are gonna try for this weekend up there. lemme know if anyone is headed up too this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainsloth Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 still one of my all time favorite BC skis in WA. Rock on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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