Rachel Lake — Thursday, Jun. 11, 1998

Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass

I climbed Alta Mtn. via the Rachel Lake Trail. The trail has many spots that are basically a creek. Lots of exposed roots too. The lower trail was just about completely snow-free but once you cross the creek at the beginning of the steep timbered part (3500'') below the lake the area is completely snow-covered. Once out of the timber and on the ridge above the lake the snow is gone again. There's a bunch of sharp snow aretes on the ridge to the summit of Alta but no bad cornices that I could tell.