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High Hut Snowshoe — Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022

Mount Rainier Area > SW - Longmire/Paradise
High Hut Snowshoe by cbarth

Road to lower sno-park is snow-covered most of the way. Experience driving in winter conditions is important to assess whether your vehicle can make it/needs chains/should turn around. Go slow - it takes longer to stop & pull over when a car comes from the opposite direction down the road.

We arrived to the lot at 8:20 am and there were plenty of spots. The entire trail to the hut is well-groomed - we didn’t even use our snowshoes because it was hard snowpack. Keep to the side of the trail in snowshoes or boots so that it stays well-groomed for skiers. It’s a full 8 miles round trip from the lower lot. There aren’t any big views until the end but it’s so worth it!

By the time we got back to the lot at 1 pm it was overfull with 3 cars waiting for spots. There isn’t a lot of space to turn around or maneuver so I recommend getting there early.

High Hut Snowshoe by cbarth
High Hut Snowshoe by cbarth
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Ngl1992 on High Hut Snowshoe

Thanks for this report! Do you mind sharing the type of car you drove up with and if you used chains?

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Ngl1992 on Jan 12, 2022 08:57 AM