Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route — Saturday, Apr. 21, 2018

Beautiful conditions to summit Mount St Helens this weekend. Strongly recommend snowshoes and/or light crampons (microspikes). Snow covers the entire route from the Marble Mountain Sno-Park parking lot to summit. Above the treeline the snow was soft by late afternoon, so snowshoes helped alleviate post-holes once we glissaded as much as possible on the way down. Don't forget contractor bags for glissading (and bring a few to share). 

Busy route. Jealous of those on AT gear -- it looked like a great way to go! Be sure to check avalanche conditions and be prepared for variable weather. Our weather ranged from hot and sunny to pelting snow at the summit.