Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route — Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025

The conditions were perfect for a Mt. St. Helens first timer. Clear skies, avalanche danger green at all levels according to nwac, very little wind, and temps staying low enough to not have a crazy amount of thawing and refreezing. Check nwac's avalanche forecast and mountain forecast right before you go too. I turned around at the crater rim, due to time to get down the mountain. Crampons and ice axe were definitely good to use. I did see two guys in microspikes the whole way up. And someone with ascent snowshoes. Lots of skiers and splitboarders too. There were a ton of people on the mountain. Please take the mountain seriously and know your limits. I was grateful to hike out with a couple people to the car. The road to the trailhead at marble mtn snowpark and has patches or snow and ice, but I got through fine with my minivan. I do keep chains in the car.