Granite Mountain, Granite Mountain - Winter — Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005

Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass

Trail was bare up to about 3000'-3500' and then packed snow with some icy spots most of the way up. Snowshoes were definitely not required, though they could be fun for the last 800'-1000' (fairly nice powder). The ""summer route"" is still the primary one; I finished off with the southeast ridge, which was nice, though there were some holes around boulders to beware of. I would estimate there is only about two feet of snow on the ground at the summit, with quite a bit of vegetation and boulders exposed on the south side of the peak.