December 9 - Mt Catherine Loop
12/9/13
WA Snoqualmie Pass
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Had only a half day. Headed to Summit Nordic center trails. Started from Silver Fir base -- new lodge looks nice. Skinned up Silver Fir and White Rabbit to Grand Junction -- took a break in the warming hut there. Ripsaw XC trail had 4WD tire tracks and was skiable down to the avalanche control station - I walked down that section to preserve P-Tex and avoid injury. Coverage improved at the bottom of Windy Acres, 4WD tracks again at Windy Pass, but very road skiable to the zig-zag -- walked through the top zig-zag around rocks and water ice. Saw a Subaru parked just below the water ice. Skis on again down to bottom of Hidden Valley trail -- very sketchy coverage up Hidden Valley -- walked up the steep portion. Skis back on with blue kick wax once Hidden Valley trail leveled off -- pleasant kick and glide back to upper part of Hyak Stem turns through brush down Creek Run. Due to limited coverage walked most of the cross-over trail back to Silver Fir base.
Randy thanks for bringing this to our attention. i 'm anxious for tours up there especially on tuesdays and wed. and any day the park decides to not open .
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