Alpine Scramble - Goat Mountain, West Peak

Seven ladies departed the Hannegan TH around 9am on a beautiful day.   The trail is in excellent shape with many switchbacks.Around 4100' we encounter a little intermittent soft snow.  At around 11am and around 5000' we get stunning views of Mt Baker, Mt Shuksan and Mt Sefrit.  After about 15 minutes and many photos later, we continue on the colorful trail.  Since people are hiking at their own pace, I ask everyone to regroup at 5600' where the official trail ends.  Almost at 5600'.From 5600' we follow an unofficial trail that's in very good condition.  Some spotty snow lingered along here.At about 12:30 we arrive at the saddle in the ridge that will take us to Goat Mountain's west peak.  What magnificent views of Tomyhoi on climber's left and Larrabee and American Border Peaks on the right.   Canada is not far from here.From the saddle there is also a view of Goat Mountain's West Peak.  We're off again  around 12:45am.   A closer look at our peak and the snow finger we need to cross.  We're lucky someone's footprints are already in the snow so we can just follow them.Our route after putting on our crampons.Heading across the snow finger.  Photo courtesy of Yoko.Snow is in great shape and we're soon on rock again.Looking down the ridge we came up on and our track across the snow finger.- about 2pm.Views from the summit are stunning.  Too many to take so I just took a video which I can't seem to include here.  After about 20min here, we depart.  Crossing the snow finger again.On the ridge.Down the ridge again.Back at our cars by 5:30pm.   Dinner at Chair 9 in the town of Glacier and then the long drive back to Seattle.  What a great day!

8.5 hrs c2c including about a hour worth of breaks.