Granite Mountain — Saturday, Jun. 11, 2011

Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass

Clyde the Dog and I left the trailhead around 7:15am, only a few people up there, but plenty more people came up later in the morning, including a nice ranger on the lookout for unleashed dogs. Trail was clear until the avalanche chutes, which are still full of snow. After the 4th chute the trail disappeared under solid snow pack, just follow the boot tracks straight uphill to the ridge, then up the corniced ridge to the lookout. Some nice glissade spots on the way down, but watch your speed. No snowshoes needed, the snow was dense and a little soft in heavy clouds/fog. About 2hrs 15min up, maybe 1hr 15 min down, moving pretty quickly.