Great snowshoeing day. Started from the Hyak Sno Park and followed Forest Road 9070 (it's groomed with plenty of skiers) for roughly 3 miles, almost to the PCT. Using our GPS maps we located the trailhead for Mount Catherine (which was nothing more than a faint gap in the trees) and broke through heavy snow for around 0.75 mi. We eventually connected with another snowshoe/ski path that took us to the summit.
The top is one large cornice so be careful. There is very little avalanche risk on this hike, but caution should still be exercised on the last 0.5 mile up.
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