Nordic Pass - Hyak, Windy Pass - Mount Catherine Snowshoe — Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006

Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass

This trip was done last Sunday. The previous day Hiker Jim and Sadie's Driver broke trail the first 3 miles toward Nordic Pass. Today HJ joined us to continue the hike. We were also joined by Silly Traveler (her first showshoe trip). After the first 3 miles we broke trail to Nordic Pass. The route is marked with blue diamonds on tree trunks or hanging from limbs. We then continued to the west ridge of Mt. Catherine, where we found fresh ski tracks. The snow was perfect for climbing, so we easily followed the tracks to the summit. We had terrific views of Granite, Silver, Mt. Rainier, and Mt. Stuart. This is an outstanding snowshoe trip because the avalanche danger is very low, and the road walk to the trailhead is very short. Please contact us through our web site for more information, or see Jim K's report on nwhikers.net.