I parked in the main Si lot today and hiked up to the roaring creek trail cut-off and then over to the new Teneriffe trail. From there I briefly went up the Teneriffe trail to the falls connector and then over to the Kamakazie trail and then to the summit. All of the trails were in good condition. Intermittent snow starts once you get to the ridge above the falls. I put on spikes roughly half way up the ridge. The trail is nicely packed down until you break out of the trees and then it's pretty soft. Spikes and poles were all that was needed. Didn't see anyone today after leaving the falls. Came back down the same way. I hadn't been on the roaring creek trail before and it is really nice. In my opinion the lower elevation trails in the Si Teneriffe area are a great option if people want to avoid the snow and the crowds. Tons of loop combinations possible and very few people using them. RT 7.2 miles and 4200 gain. Happy hiking. 

Wanted to take advantage of the nice weather and forced myself out of bed at 3:30am. 

My original plan was to start at the Mount Tenerife trailhead but of course the gate is closed before 7am!!! (Why do they lock that?) I couldn’t find a great place to park so ended up going over to the Mount Si trailhead with the intention of crossing over via “roaring creek” connector.

Consistent snow starts above 1900 feet. Just go ahead and throw micros-pikes on at this point. I eventually connected up with the Kamikazee falls trail and that is where things got interesting.  

It was a bit icy and the initial push past kamikazee falls is very steep and a bit sketchy. The ridge line is consistently steep but at no point did I feel I was in danger due to avalanches. 

Caught an amazing sunrise. Summit is glorious with a giant cornice. The snow was very soft coming down with warming temps. Please be careful at the summit!! 

Parked at Si due to Teneriffe closure. FWD drive car parked in the lightly snow covered lot without too much trouble.

Spikes gaiters and poles from the start. Took Mt Si trail to Roaring Creek to Teneriffe Falls. There was a light boot pack to Teneriffe Falls trail junction, where boot pack ended. 6-12"  of snow from there onwards. 

About 1.5 miles up the Falls trail ran into a gentleman on snow shoes trailblazing his way to the summit. Heading back down from the Falls we only encountered two separate small groups. Great day to be out on the trail. 

We completed an 8 mile out and back traverse hike from Mt. Teneriffe Th  via - Mt. Teneriffe, Roaring Creek, Mt. Si, Douglas Fir and Boulder Garden Loop trails, to a rocky outcropping we call “Moss Vista” just above the rock climbing face on lower Si. It was just above freeing when we hit the trail at 9:30.  The parking area was 1/3 full.   There were 3 recent blow down trees you have to walk around, over or through on the Roaring Creek trail section.  Our Mt. Si trail section was super busy as expected. All other trails were sparsely trafficked and was  easy to social distance.  We had a fantastic territorial view from our lunch spot looking south toward Rattlesnake Mt, Mt Washington and McClellan Butte.  The Teneriffe TH bathrooms were open but need servicing.  A sign at the TH kiosk indicates the lot gate is closed at 4:30 each day.  When we arrived back at our vehicles just before 2:00 PM the lot was 3/4’s full and people were just starting out.  Another fantastic day to be out in nature.

Started at 9:43 am this morning from the main Mount Si parking lot. Took the main Mt Si trail up to the Talus Loop trail which I took for a 0.1 mile where I took the Roaring Creek trail. This a nice trail with a super nice bridge that takes you over to the Mount Teneriffe trail.

I took the Mount Teneriffe trail up to about 1950 ft where I took a connector trail over to the Teneriffe Falls trail. This trail is narrow and at time hard to follow. There was no water in the creek below the falls which was weird since the falls were raging. I guess at the water is running underground.

At the falls I headed up the Kamikaze trail up to Mount Teneriffe. Snow started at 3950 ft and progressively got deeper. At the summit it was 22" deep. There is sort of a bootpath all the way up in the snow. Some of this bootpath path was covered with new snow which made it difficult to keep the footwear dry. I had trailrunners, gaiters, and spikes and did OK. Without the gaiters I would of needed boots. 

It was turning out to be a nice day and I actually got a decent view about half way up the Kamikaze trail, but then the clouds rolled in, along with the wind. At the summit of Teneriffe it was windy and rainy. I only spent enough time on the summit for me to dry off my phone and take a picture.

Decided to make a loop of it. Took the main Mount Teneriffe trail down. Snow was about a foot at the cutoff to Dixie Peak. When I got down to the Mount Si connector, I took off my spikes, as there was no snow, and headed up on this trail to Mount Si. When I got to Mount Si the wind was really blowing. The rain was coming down sideways. Once I got down into the trees it was just rain. Took the main Mount Si trail back to the car. Finished at 3:35 pm.  12.5 miles with 4990 ft elevation gain