Sauk Mountain — Friday, Jun. 21, 2002

North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20

The road is still blocked by snow near trailhead due to past snow slide. It took us 20-30 minutes of uphill hiking through the snow to get to the parking lot/trail head. Most of the trail was clear (95%). The parts that were covered in snow were quite difficult to cross. We took several spills and a couple of places required hand over hand climbing in the snow. The back side (side near Sauk Lake) was entirely covered in snow. We saw 5 people skiing/snowboarding down to the lake. The snow was melting fast and I expect it to be clear in a few weeks.