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Backcountry Ski/Snowboard - Mount Hood/Cooper Spur

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Backcountry Ski/Snowboard - Mount Hood/Cooper Spur

Overnight ski trip to Cooper Spur on Mount Hood from the Tilly Jane area.

Contacts

Gabrielle Orsi
Gabrielle Orsi
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
  • M2 Advanced Ski
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 8.0 mi
  • 5 (5 capacity)
  • 2 (2 capacity)
  • Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 8:00 AM
  • Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 5:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Please ask for permission before registering and provide some details about your ski and outdoor experience. 
Mountaineers ski trip ratings are explained here: 
https://www.mountaineers.org/activities/activity-overviews/backcountry-skiing 

Trip leader has a 2-night reservation at the Tilly Jane Guard Station. Participants are expected to pay their share of the reservation cost before the trip starts to secure their place on the roster.

For details about the guard station please see: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233329 

No tent camping is allowed at the guard station so the number of participants is limited to the building’s official capacity.

Tentative schedule

Mileage and elevation gain/loss will vary each day.

  • Friday: drive to Tilly Jane sno-park (about 4-6 hours) and ski the approach to the guard station.
  • Saturday: ski to Cooper Spur zone and possibly  do laps off the spur. Note: we will not be skiing on the glacier.
  • Sunday: pack up, ski back to the Tilly Jane sno-park. Drive home.

 

  • TBA
Route/Place

Mount Hood/North Side


  • Green Trails Mount Hood Climbing No. 462S
    USGS Mt Hood North, OR
    USGS Mt Hood South, OR
  • See full route/place details.
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  • The Ten Essentials
  • Boots, AT skis/snowboard suitable for backcountry travel (no Nordic skis), poles
  • Climbing skins
  • Avalanche shovel (metal blade only)
  • Avalanche beacon
  • Avalanche probe
  • food for the weekend plus emergency extra food, water treatment
  • supplies for overnight stay at a cabin including warm sleeping bag, personal toiletries and medications, extra clothes 
  • Spare batteries for your beacon
  • repair kit for your gear
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