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
Comments
Solid jaunt!
Posted by:
Lazy Boots on Nov 24, 2020 07:56 PM
Thanks.
Posted by:
kidz won't hike on Nov 26, 2020 09:07 AM
I have been meaning to figure out that connector. Last time I tried it I got lost in snow.
Posted by:
Dream Delay on Nov 25, 2020 09:29 PM
The connector over to Teneriffe Falls would be difficult in the snow. I could see getting lost near the creek below the falls as the trail splits and gets very faint at times. Take the upper fork. I took the lower fork and it ended. I had to cross country up hill to rejoin the trail
Posted by:
kidz won't hike on Nov 26, 2020 09:15 AM
Thanks. Was is pretty snowy last week? Thinking of trying it tomorrow.
Posted by:
Dream Delay on Dec 01, 2020 04:14 PM
There was about 2 ft of snow yesterday on the Teneriffe Trail at the intersection to go up to Dixie. Snow level was about 3600 ft yesterday. I would assume there will be a good bootpath in the snow up high on the Kamikaze trail with the nice weather on Sunday and also today. You should go for it tomorrow.
Posted by:
kidz won't hike on Dec 01, 2020 05:34 PM
Sounds good. Thanks! Looking like a good week overall.
Posted by:
Dream Delay on Dec 01, 2020 07:33 PM