Trip Report
Cross-country Ski - Snoqualmie Summit West
Good workout session. Weather more favorable than forecast.
Randy Oakley
- Tue, Dec 28, 2021
- Cross-country Ski - Snoqualmie Summit West
- Snoqualmie Summit Ski Areas
- Backcountry Skiing
- Successful
- Road suitable for all vehicles
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Groomed snow was in good condition -- except near the bottom where there had been a lot of foot traffic from sledders -- as the area had been closed during day due to a power outage.
We split into two teams based on pacing. I was in the slower paced group and Peter with the speedier group. The slow group managed 3 laps and 2000vft of elevation gain in two and a half hours. We used the Summit's designated uphill route. As the ski area was closed and there were no lift served skiers to dodge -- the speedy group opted to skin directly up the Pacific Crest run. Forecast called for a temperature of 7F -- but the temperature was actually 18F -- so not too bad.
Snow conditions were enjoyable.