Mt. Hood - Snowdome 6/8/2008
Trip: Mt. Hood - Snowdome
Date: 6/8/2008
Trip Report:Made the long haul up to the 'dome today. Gate to Cloud Cap is open, but logs in the road about 1.5mi up, not helpful. Would hope a good samaritan or the forest service will dice 'em up real soon cuz the hike from Tilly Jane TH suuuuuucks.
Actually, it doesn't. It's beautiful right now, but makes for a very long day. It took me 5 hours of booting and skinning to reach the top of Snowdome. 2:45 to return. Continuous snow on the trail starts about a mile from the TJ warming hut. With patches of snow and muck before.
This was a solo run so no killer action photos, but a beautiful day considering the forecast earlier in the week.
Ascent in red. Descent in Blue. Crossed the Eliot above the lower ice fall.
Clearly the place to ski on the N. side.
North Face, looking pretty good.
Upper Sunshine Route, also pretty good. Would be a good ski from the ridge just left of the photo.
Eliot Headwall. I don't think this looks good at all, but I'm not that hardcore.
Helens, Rainier, Adams from top of Snowdome.
'Schrund underneath the North Face routes, at least 3 snowbridges.
Upper Eliot seracs. Ice climbs in the background.
Esses above the glacier
Turns trend to skiers left to avoid sketch looking snow patterns on the Eliot, in a bowl not seen in the photo. Not trying to start a rescue here, some small cracks beginning to open down low.
In the afternoon a massive Corona appeared. Looks like the good weather is coming to an end.
Just couldn't stop turning around to look.
Approach Notes:TJTH, but not for long. Put the sleds on at the warming hut.
