Mailbox Peak - Old Trail — Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003

Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area

Decided I was tired of Tiger so I headed up to Mailbox to see far I could get considering snow and my time constraints. The trail through the forest was same as always: steep as hell with the last portion being rooty and somewhat hard to follow (not due to snow; it's always that way). There were maybe three blowdown that I can actually remember but none impeded progress. Snow starts on the trail just before you exit the forest. This is where I turned around due to time limitations but I talked to a couple of guys who had just gone to the top and they said it wasn't too bad. It does seem like that trail would be pretty easy to follow up until the brush and the light trees are left behind. Beyond that, the summit is obvious. The only problem would be the talus field if you wanted to go that way.