May 3, 2018, White Pass
5/3/18
WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)
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I arrived at the Pass as the employees were arriving to work on shutting down the area. Sunny, no wind, the temperature in the upper 30's, and the climbing area was warming. The Great White express was slowly moving during my time at the pass, but I did not see anyone else climbing. The Poma Face had one groomed swath and that went straight up the slope. I skinned up to the top under the Far East chair, then up the Cascade Cat Track, and then followed the Holicade trail. I just followed the trail with the trees on my left to get some shade as the temperature was rising. The coverage was excellent on the front side all the way to the highway. The backside with the Goat Rocks in the background was/is also excellent. The fun part was skiing that single track from the top to the base – slalom turns top to bottom. Damn, they were great turns! ;)
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