There was snow in the middle of the road and our suv passed with no problem. Parked 0.5 miles away from the trailhead since the road was covered with too much snow from that point. We started at 5:30 and the trial was well packed. We used midrospikes all the time. Some people put on crampons when it becomes steep. It was very windy at the top. On the way down, we glissade most of time. When it is close to the tree line the snow melted a lot and it was easy to step into the snow holes. We used snowshoe when it was flat which helped a lot.
Trip Report
Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route — Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023
South Cascades > Mount St. Helens
Comments
omelnikov on Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route
How long did it take to get to the top in the current conditions?
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omelnikov on Mar 20, 2023 08:34 AM
Lihua on Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route
Took us about 6 hours up. Total 11.5 hours for the round trip.
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Lihua on Mar 20, 2023 09:36 AM
Lihua on Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route
Would recommend to start early since the melted snow is really hard to walk.
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Lihua on Mar 20, 2023 09:37 AM
BBYOLO on Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route
Awesome trip report thanks for posting! What type of vehicle / SUV did you have and snow tires or chains?
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BBYOLO on Mar 20, 2023 09:43 AM
Lihua on Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route
We drove Audi q5. The road was cleared of snow at the end of Saturday.
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Lihua on Mar 20, 2023 11:40 AM
Lihua on Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route
No chain or winter tire used.
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Lihua on Mar 20, 2023 11:40 AM