Mount Dickerman
Jan 16, 2010
by
Hulk
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last modified
Jan 16, 2010 07:56 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Mount Dickerman
- Region: North Cascades -- Mountain Loop Highway
- Agency: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
- Trails: Mount Dickerman (#710)
- Avg Rating: 4.11
- Be Aware Of
- Blowdowns
- Mudholes
- Water on trail
- Snow on trail
- Avalanche danger
I'll make this short. There's a blow down crossing three switch backs about 2.5 miles in. It fell over at the root ball, taking out a root ball size chunk out of the trail tread. The tree it self should be easy to clear with a bow saw...maybe a large pruning saw. The trail tread will need some TLC with a paulski and a shovel. Did not encounter snow untill reaching about 4000 feet.
It quickly got deep. At about three miles and 4300 feet, i reached the creek crossing. There is no snow bridge. But it is a steep climb into a snow gully created by the running water. But snow conditions at the creek crossing was about a foot of fresh snow on top of well consloidated but icy snow. It was just a big slab avi in waiting at that location. So i turned back.
Pack it in-Pack it out.
It quickly got deep. At about three miles and 4300 feet, i reached the creek crossing. There is no snow bridge. But it is a steep climb into a snow gully created by the running water. But snow conditions at the creek crossing was about a foot of fresh snow on top of well consloidated but icy snow. It was just a big slab avi in waiting at that location. So i turned back.
Pack it in-Pack it out.
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