Trip
Intermediate Snowshoe - Red Pass/Commonwealth Basin
A strenuous snowshoe trip to Kendall Knobs and Kendall Peak Lakes via Commonwealth Basin. Participants will practice snowshoe skills and participate in navigation and route finding.
- Sat, Mar 11, 2017
- Seattle Snowshoeing Committee
- Snowshoeing
- Intermediate
- Adults
- Strenuous
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- Mileage: 5.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,700 ft
- 3 (9 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
6:30am Issaquah Transit Center. NE corner bottom floor.
Destination subject to change due to weather, avalanche or road conditions. Plan is to start from Snoqualmie Pass and travel cross country through Commonwealth Basin to Kendall Knobs. From there we will descend to Kendall Peak Lakes. Participants should come prepared participate in navigation and route finding. If there is time and interest, we can also practice avalanche scenarios.
Red Pass/Commonwealth Basin
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Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass Gateway No. 207S
Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass No. 207
USGS Snoqualmie Pass - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Snowshoes
- Poles
- Ice axe
- Rain gear - top and bottom