Granite Mountain, Granite Mountain - Winter — Monday, Jan. 3, 2000

Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass

Headed up to Granite Mtn on Sunday after finding that the Denny Creek route was packed full of cars. The trail has a compact layer of snow on it up to the fork that goes to Pratt Lk. After that, the snow gets a bit deeper, until it's a good 6-8"". The going gets tougher when you break out into the first clearing, where 1.5' of powder awaits. Unfortunately, the trail disappears about 2/3 of the way up, and the most obvious route is right up the avalanche chute. We turned around here. Overall, a nice trip.