Excellent trip on a gorgeous day, a great time on the mountain.
Good sun but poor trail conditions. Turned 600' below summit due to steep snow.
A great day in the mountains with sun breaks, snow flurries, and brief views in the afternoon.
Snow was in excellent condition and very consolidated.
Good company, great views all directions and no rain until back at cars -- not bad for a rainy week. Four parks in 2 1/2 hours, a classic Seattle stairwalk in the heart of the Olmstead vision for Seattle parks.
I realized this date works better. Thank you for skippering for us!
The climb was pretty consistently steeper than I am used to having learned back country skiing on the east side. Lovely country and a fun day despite deteriorating conditions between storms.
Short trip avoiding avalanche terrain.
This was to be a snowshoe trip to Lake Valhalla but due to avalanche concerns it was changed to East Peak of Rattlesnake Mountain.
Conditioner from Big Creek to Mount Ellinor Winter chute (a.k.a. avalanche chute).
The east side opened up in a nice way for our trip. Splashes of sun throughout our trip played across the landscape.
A pleasant overnight snowshoe to MTTA High Hut with great company but few views due to cloudy weather.
Photos from the photography weekend
Photos from weekend trip.