Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route — Sunday, Apr. 21, 2019

Perfect conditions on Mount Saint Helens yesterday! We started around 3:30 am and the snow was super firm. I opted to put my crampons on about a quarter mile after chocolate falls. A lot of other parties put them on with us while some waited until later (or not at all) depends on your comfort level! I got to the summit around 10 am and waited for other members of our group. We were up there for about an hour. By that time the snow had softened up considerably and we were able to glissade down past the weather station a considerable distance. I saw a lot of people start glissading with crampons still on...DON'T DO THIS!! You are going to break an ankle. I tried to yell and warn them, thankfully a skier stopped to tell them and they took their crampons of before hurting themselves. Also when glissading make sure you are on the right trail, there are glissade chutes on the summit that lead down the monitor ridge trail, not worm flows. I used the maps on my GPS watch and phone to make sure I am on the right track (also just pay attention to where the climbers are and you should be good!) We got back to our car around 3 pm to start the long drive back to Seattle.