Lake Janus and Grizzly Peak, Smithbrook — Tuesday, Jun. 25, 2013

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - East

I hiked up to where Smithbrook meets the PCT yesterday. Road to the parking lot was clear of snow, but one small tree had to be driven over and another large one was cut leaving a narrow slot on one side of the road to drive through. I hadn't been up there so I made the mistake of starting at the trail head and looking for the trail in the deep snow only to find that it meets up with the road again at the elbow. If you go up while there is still snow near the parking lot, just walk west along the road and the trail is fairly obvious near the bend. The trail was blocked by several large trees in the switchbacks and there was significant snow where it flattens out. 2-3 feet of hard stuff in most places. I used GPS to stay on track. I only made it about 1/4 mile past the pass before I had to turn around due to time. The trail that continued on to Lake Janus was in similar condition from what I could tell.