Trip Report
Winterish Scramble - Dixie Peak
A great workout and commute, with sunshine on the descent. A nice opportunity to gauge snow conditions on the cascade crest (further to the east) on this 5300’ gain, 13 mile outing. Lead photo by Jesse Bengtsson.
Dave Morgan
- Sat, Jan 31, 2026
- Winter Scramble - Dixie Peak
- Mount Si Old Trail
- Scrambling
- Successful
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- Road suitable for all vehicles
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Zero snow to the base of the haystack. The logging road trail to the saddle NW of Teneriffe had a number of compacted snow/ice sections, and although micro-spikes were used they could have been skipped.
A great day and venue to maintain our respective conditioning, especially so given the low snow conditions interfering with the need for snowshoes at this and other locations.
By Dave Morgan
Along with a great crew, an additional treat was having Mark Scheffer along to catch up on our respective plans/adventures, both future and in the past (quite a few funny stories ;).
By Nina Crampton
Snow conditions closer to the cascade crest were evident to the east in this photo of Summit Chief, Overcoat Peak, and Chimney Rock West (left to right), with the saddle just north of Green Mountain in the foreground.
By Dave Morgan
Shirt sleeve weather was out in full force on our descent…
By Nina Crampton
By Nina Crampton
… which the cliff based plant life appreciated (just a bit west of the stone steps).
By Leaf Petersen
A beautiful day in the mountains in spite of the unseasonal snowpack conditions. Our total time on this 5300’ gain, 13 mile outing was 8.5 hours (car to car) with a number of substantial breaks. Photos from this and other trips to this venue can be seen here, as well as here.