Artist Point Snowshoe — Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023

Another Baker trip that I leveraged for a snowshoe though the shoes got a free ride. The snow was firm and the trails leading up were well packed down. I used spikes which were helpful, especially climbing up to Austin Pass. From there I followed the path of the summer road around a knob and turning south. The road switchbacks up to the saddle but there's a good shortcut that turns directly upslope well before it. There were quite a few rollers on the slopes higher up, but nothing that had me worried.

Baker was in the clouds, but there were great views in all other directions: Table, Ptarmigan Perch, Coleman Pinnacle, Shannon, Sulphide, Shuksan, and a bit of Baker Lake.  I could have made it to Huntoon Point except I ran out of time. The weather was great on the way up and the views amazing, but ominous clouds were moving in as I descended, and a light snowfall started when I returned to White Salmon to pick up the family.