2022 and Beyond - Snow Levels
- mountainkat
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Re: 2022 and Beyond - Snow Levels
Snow in patches on the Plaza trail, north and south of Sheepshead Rock, between the Salmon Mtn trail and Road 4610. Most of the snow is gone from the Salmon Butte trail.
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Re: 2022 and Beyond - Snow Levels
Did you get up 4610? Or how did you access the trail? I'd be really surprised if you could get up 4610 yet, but this has been a weird year for sure....mountainkat wrote: ↑May 30th, 2023, 2:12 pmSnow in patches on the Plaza trail, north and south of Sheepshead Rock, between the Salmon Mtn trail and Road 4610. Most of the snow is gone from the Salmon Butte trail.
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I reached the Plaza trail by going offtrail up to Salmon Mtn from the Salmon Butte TH.RobFromRedland wrote: ↑May 30th, 2023, 3:26 pmDid you get up 4610? Or how did you access the trail? I'd be really surprised if you could get up 4610 yet, but this has been a weird year for sure....mountainkat wrote: ↑May 30th, 2023, 2:12 pmSnow in patches on the Plaza trail, north and south of Sheepshead Rock, between the Salmon Mtn trail and Road 4610. Most of the snow is gone from the Salmon Butte trail.
4610 did have some snow near the Plaza Lake area, but, it was melted out further along my route to Salmon Butte. Apparently, they did some cutting to widen that road as a firebreak during 2020, which was new to me.
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That was quite a trip!mountainkat wrote: ↑May 31st, 2023, 7:03 amI reached the Plaza trail by going offtrail up to Salmon Mtn from the Salmon Butte TH.
4610 did have some snow near the Plaza Lake area, but, it was melted out further along my route to Salmon Butte. Apparently, they did some cutting to widen that road as a firebreak during 2020, which was new to me.
Yeah, they used 4610 as a contingent firebreak for the Riverside fire in 2020 - funny thing is they didn't cut ALL of the road - there are places that didn't get touched and others that have a pretty wide cut.
I'm guessing you took the old road/trail back up to Salmon Butte from 4610?
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Re: 2022 and Beyond - Snow Levels
How was the poison oak situation?
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Re: 2022 and Beyond - Snow Levels
RobFromRedland wrote: ↑May 31st, 2023, 10:35 am
That was quite a trip!
Yeah, they used 4610 as a contingent firebreak for the Riverside fire in 2020 - funny thing is they didn't cut ALL of the road - there are places that didn't get touched and others that have a pretty wide cut.
I'm guessing you took the old road/trail back up to Salmon Butte from 4610?
Yes, about 20 miles. Like you, we noticed that the cutting was not continuous for some reason. Odd.
Yes, the old road back up to Salmon Butte. There's a lovely waterfall above that old road along the way.
Re: 2022 and Beyond - Snow Levels
06/04/2023, Pk 4694 (High Rock Quadrangle) west of Salmon Butte snow free, minus a small patch near viewpoint.
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Re: 2022 and Beyond - Snow Levels
Hiked Cooper Spur from Tilly Jane trail, 06/04/23. No snow until the A- Frame, which appears to have been nearly hit by a tree this winter. Pretty much continuous snow above treeline with some places melted out. Bandit Rock still has snow around it, which made for an easy ascent of it.
Re: 2022 and Beyond - Snow Levels
A little more snow around Three Corner Rock than I expected.
From our Field Guide:
On the main trail, walk on the level to reach an abandoned four-wheel drive road. Hike up this rubbly, deeply gullied track to a ridge crest of bear-grass with a sprinkling of baby noble firs.
I approached on that four-wheel drive road, on bike from Duncan Creek TH. A little below the junction mentioned above, I reached snow. Not enough to cause any problems. No boot track that I noticed, so I don't think there have been a lot of visitors to TCR this season. Completely bare at top.
From our Field Guide:
On the main trail, walk on the level to reach an abandoned four-wheel drive road. Hike up this rubbly, deeply gullied track to a ridge crest of bear-grass with a sprinkling of baby noble firs.
I approached on that four-wheel drive road, on bike from Duncan Creek TH. A little below the junction mentioned above, I reached snow. Not enough to cause any problems. No boot track that I noticed, so I don't think there have been a lot of visitors to TCR this season. Completely bare at top.
Re: 2022 and Beyond - Snow Levels
Neat!mountainkat wrote: ↑June 5th, 2023, 7:33 pmBandit Rock still has snow around it, which made for an easy ascent of it.
But I didn't know it had a name.