Started at 7:30am, snow begins fully around 4300 ft. Ended up being the first to the top although we did have a little difficulty finding the previous boot path in the new snow melt and recent precipitation. Deep and slushy on our way up and down. Based on previous trip reports I brought and used gaiters, yak tracks, and poles, but my hiking partner didn't end up using any gear and just wore trail runners. Lots of people headed up with (and some using) snowshoes, crampons, and ice axes. I never felt like I needed any more gear (especially with such wet slushy snow), but everyone has different experience and comfort levels.
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ngie on Mount Dickerman
Was the blowdown cluster still present at mile 1? I'm thinking of doing a project with some folks, along with filing an official project report with the national forestry service to get the trail crew out to fix it up (I'm a Mt. Baker/Snoqualmie forestry service volunteer now).
Posted by:
ngie on May 19, 2019 09:32 PM
rcarnahan89 on Mount Dickerman
I’m not sure I remember a cluster, but there was a very large blowdown that took out a good chunk of the trail within a mile of the trailhead. I remember two other blow downs that needed to be stepped over and one that we needed to go under further up. Those were smaller and didn’t damage the trail (besides where people are stepping to get around them). That first one was the newest/largest/ most destructive though. Hope that helps.
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rcarnahan89 on May 20, 2019 05:47 AM