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PostMon Jun 02, 2008 9:49 am 
Bruce, Eric, Oliver & I hiked to the top of Snoqualmie Mountain on Saturday. Consolidated snow covered the trail. We brought ice axes and recommend them. Snow varied from soft and slippery to hard and slippery. Here's the view from the top.
Full Size Panorama There is an impressive view from the Alpental parking lot of avalanche destruction.

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PostMon Jun 02, 2008 9:57 am 
Did you also use crampons/other traction devices? It sounds like something might be advisable.

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PostMon Jun 02, 2008 10:02 am 
No crampons or other traction. Possibly could have used crampons in the trees where the snow was shaded.

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PostTue Jun 03, 2008 2:20 pm 
What route did you guys take, right up from Apental? How long did it take you guys, was thinking about hitting it up and was wondering how long it takes now.

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PostTue Jun 03, 2008 2:29 pm 
Snoqualmie is one of my favorite hikes along I-90. I need to get up there soon. How was crossing the avalanche field?

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PostTue Jun 03, 2008 4:25 pm 
In the summer is this truly just a hike or does it involve scrambling that has class designations.

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PostTue Jun 03, 2008 4:28 pm 
bikejr wrote:
In the summer is this truly just a hike or does it involve scrambling that has class designations.
Truly a hike, http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=snoqualmie+mountain&w=10969685%40N00&s=int cheers mbg

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PostTue Jun 03, 2008 11:11 pm 
ditto.gif A steepish hike.

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PostWed Jun 04, 2008 11:47 am 
I was probably being overly exuberant in describing this as a “hike”. It is a little less than two miles, over the ground, each way and the elevation gain from the parking lot is 3122 feet. This is base on a TOPO! analysis of our GPS track, which also shows the average grade as 37%. We were at the top in three hours, this includes a little nourishment break. This was my first ascent so I can’t tell you what it is like at other times of the year. We pretty much went straight up following the boot tracks, which below the waterfall didn’t always offer a consensus on the route. To get above the water fall go right then left. The required amount is unknown by me as you can see from the divergence between the ascent and descent at the lower elevations of the track below. Up higher a few feet of a definite trail was exposed on a rocky terrain. It looks like it has switchbacks.
Snoqualmie Mountain Tracks, 2008-May-31
Snoqualmie Mountain Tracks, 2008-May-31
We saw several other parties: Two guys on top each drinking a beer and smoking a cigar, a party of ten behind us that looked like mountaineers, and two couples and their dogs about half way down. Here is a picture of the avalanche debris near the parking lot.
Avalanche Destruction Across from Alpental Parking Lot
Avalanche Destruction Across from Alpental Parking Lot
I definitely recommend bringing an ice axe and knowing how to use it. The snow conditions vary and it is easy to slip. Particulary on the descent. It was a great early season warm up trip.

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