Granite Mountain, Granite Mountain - Winter — Friday, Jan. 17, 2003

Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass

Couldn't have asked for a better day. Felt like it was 65 degrees with no wind. Decided to take the old school route up to Granite and avoid Avalanche Gully due to low snow cover. I had crampons which helped quite a bit, my buddy didn't, but he had no problems. With no wind and no clouds, views of rainier and surrounding mountains were spectacular. it was so warm, my buddy stripped down to a t-shirt toward the summit. I wish i had brought my snowboard as the backside of Granite and some pretty nice bowls that had been untouched.