jewshua Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 does anybody have an beta on the conditions of cascade river road and the approaches for Eldorado and Boston Basin area? i am thinking about trying to get out there soon. Quote
kurthicks Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 At best you can park at the Eldorado trailhead. At worst, probably mile 10 or so. approaches will be almost entirely snow, excepting maybe the first bit of the Eldorado approach. Quote
jeffwesley Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 I'm heading up El Dorado with friends the weekend of the 5th. The climbing ranger said to expect snow before the trailhead and high clearance 4WD conditions. Weird weather lately though; one week it's high 50's and the next the snow level is at 500' J Quote
Raoul Duke Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 If you're interested in two week-old secondhand information, a friend skied Eldorado on the 9th and said it was ~6 miles to the Eldorado TH. Quote
kurthicks Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 3/23 -- Drivable in a normal car to mile 13. With high clearance, a shovel, and a chainsaw, it would be possible to get to mile 17. Beyond that, the road has 2-3 feet of snow on it. Quote
JasonG Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 How many trees need to be cleared (and what size)? This is good info Kurt, thanks! And nice work on the Isolation! Quote
kurthicks Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 A couple trees that varied from 14-20" diameter. There are a lot of downed branches, but those are easy to deal with. I bet the road is melting out more by the day. The Hidden Lakes Peak/Sibley Road was drivable to 1800' according to some other folks who we ran into. Quote
JasonG Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 Great, thanks much. We may be heading that way so will bring a saw, etc... Quote
dougd Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 Thinking about a day run up Eldorado Wed or Thurs next week. Wondering how the old Subaru wagon will fare to the TH... d Quote
dougd Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 (edited) Jason, maybe you guys can shovel it out to the Eldo TH while ur up there cutting... So this old man wouldn't have such an arduous hike to get started... Thanks! d Edited March 29, 2013 by dougd Quote
kurthicks Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 yeah! And to add, the Eldo trail was pretty easy to follow up (if you know where it normally goes) to the boulder field last weekend. There was about 6-16" of snow over it most of the way, but I bet a lot of that has melted off since we were there. Quote
dougd Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 All I know is I drove by the TH sign last spring on my way up to the cascade parking lot to climb Sahale. That was my first time in there. Guess I can find my way back there, mosey on up and have a look around. Thanks, d Quote
JasonG Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 Well, don't count on us, plans have changed. We're heading to the great white north. Quote
jeffwesley Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 I made it to mineral park campground last week with 4WD and parked next to a subaru with a trailer. A jeep arriving at the same time as me went for it and got stuck. On the hike out though a sizable group heading for Forbidden had managed to power through the deep spot beyond Mineral Park and got a mile or two closer to the Eldo parking lot. J Quote
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