Dec 5, 2009, Hidden Lake Peaks
12/5/09
WA Cascades East Slopes Central
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Cam and I went up to the Hidden Lake Peaks on Saturday. The road was driveable until about a mile from the end. You can skin from your car to the trailhead, then hike through the woods for half an hour before you can skin again. The snow was icy and crusty, great for uphill travel but bad for skiing. We tried to connect windblown areas for better skiing and mid-elevation actually had great snow for about 600 feet. Beautiful weather and with minimal avy danger, it was a great day to get high and look around the state. Here's some pictures:
www.skistories.blogspot.com
www.skistories.blogspot.com
Great photos. You must have arrived at the ridge a bit before us, getting the best of the day's light. Were you the group who went directly up the creek to the saddle? The debris in the gully looked challenging so we stayed in the trees climber's right of the creek.
Thanks for the Inspiration.
Chrism: Yeah that was us, being our first time up there, we thought the creek would be more direct. The trees were the way to go and that's the way we went down. But going up and down the sub-peaks before the main one was the highlight of the day since skiing wasn't a highlight, and we had plenty of time, so it was a nice way up.
Trumpet: Good one!
Trumpet: Good one!
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