Cutthroat Lake, Cutthroat Pass via the Pacific Crest Trail — Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024

Autumn is full on with winter on its heels. With friends in town we thought that we’d run up to Cutthroat Lake. Somehow this turned into Cutthroat Pass but that is okay too.

The trail was pretty wet in places and completely snow covered from about the half way point. The log crossing of Cutthroat creek is out which doesn’t matter much now but could be a problem next spring.

Snow was coming down pretty consistently with three-four inches on the ground at the pass. One Mtn biker got up as well today. All other hikers only went as far as the lake.

Larch have long since passed peak but the snowy branches more than make up for it.