White Pass to Chinook Pass — Monday, May. 28, 2018

We decided to see if we could get to Deer and Sand Lakes from the White Pass north trailhead.  The trail was fine for the first mile and then we hit snow, and by the time we got close to Deer Lake, we were walking on nothing but snow.  People had been shortcutting across a big snow covered meadow, so we had to do a bit of scouting to find Deer Lake.  The lake is mostly snowcovered and so is the ground around the lake.  Tired of walking/plunge stepping/slipping on snow, we headed on back to the trailhead.  The snow at Deer Lake was 1 to 5 feet deep, and looks like it will be around for a while.