March 22, 2008, Lennox Mountain

Biggest Little Mtn in the Cascades.  Been wanting to climb and ride the huge north cirque of Lennox for many years and with this years deep, low snowpack and a perfect sunny, but cool weather window, Sat was the day to go get it.  Approached from Money and Goat Crks with expected creek crossing and schwacking issues (BW2/WA2).  The snowpack there is impressive (I presume from the "convergence zone") at 5-6' at about 1600' and I would guess 20-30' up in the bowls.  At a paltry 5894', the summit felt more like a 7-8000 footer and yet held 1-2'  of light powder right from the top all the way down 2500' to Crystal Lk and another 1200' of wetter spring snow down to the valley bottom before becoming grabby.  I would not attempt this in but the best of conditions as there are many cliff bands and headwalls, and the valley had ave debrise that had come down from both sides.  This afternoon as the rain and wind were raging outside, it was hard to believe we were in such a beautiful, remote , wilderness 24 hrs previous.  Gotta love this place and this snow season   8).