Trip Report
Winter Scramble - Pratt Mountain (winter)
A quick trip up Pratt Mountain in surprisingly good weather.
Sherrie Trecker
- Sat, Jan 21, 2017
- Winter Scramble - Pratt Mountain (winter)
- Pratt Lake Trail
- Scrambling
- Successful
- Road suitable for all vehicles
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I-90 was clear; once we exited the freeway at Exit 47 there was snow on the road but it was easily navigable by 2wd cars.
Not a lot to say that wasn't already shared in previous trip reports, other than that the forecast showed 60-70% chance of precip and we had mostly clear skies from start to finish. I hope that this encourages fellow scramblers to stay on trips and not cancel last minute when the weather is questionable; it can still be a blast!!!
Car to car in 6 hours, 40 min with a long break at the summit. 11.4 miles, 3185' elevation gain. If anyone is interested in my gps track, feel free to email me at sbuxbarista@yahoo.com.
Used snowshoes, microspikes, and poles. We stayed either in trees or on the ridge line and did not observe any avalanche concerns. We broke a nice trail that a few people followed. As we descended and passed them, they asked where our path went... I guess they were trying to make it to the lake. They got a surprise summit in instead.