Dec 5, 2020 | Backcountry
There is still 4′ of snow at the cabin. The bowl has lots turns available either in the wet cream or or firmer areas where the snow machines have packed the slopes. Many avalanches have run on the steep slopes of the headwall. Nothing has run on the moderate...Nov 27, 2020 | Backcountry
Lake creek trail to Spaulding Meadows was wonderful today. Use your spikes up until the Meadows then strap on some boards for amazing strides.Nov 7, 2020 | Backcountry
On Friday, the Lake Creek Trail is skiable from the trailhead (with skins). The meadows are awesome. Southern meadows are fluffy snow on firm base. The northern meadows are fluffy snow on breakable crust. Fabulous skiing. If your downhill skills are top notch you can...Nov 5, 2020 | Backcountry
Dan Moller bowl was great for backcountry skiing. There was 4″ of fluff on a very firm base. The meadows in the bowl and down low on the trail were great for turns. The bobsled portion of the trail was a little thin.
Mar 24, 2020 | Backcountry
Beautiful! Not good enough for crust skating but a lovely place to tromp around in the fresh pure air and...Feb 22, 2020 | Backcountry
Hiked up to the first big Spaulding meadow then skied across and down to the cabin, then out the cabin trail. The meadows have an amazing base with just a few inches on top that make skiing wonderful. Nobody has yet skied from the cabin toward Auk Mtn. Maybe...Feb 19, 2020 | Backcountry
The traverse on 2/17 was excellent with deep snow. Twelve people packed most of the trail between the two cabins. We and others before us chipped ice off the blue diamonds. There was 10″ of snow on slush on Peterson Lake. Beware. We were able to ski all the way...Feb 14, 2020 | Backcountry
The backcountry was phenomenal and only 1 snow machine Friday. Great powder. The run down was soft with lots of snow on the sides.Feb 2, 2020 | Backcountry
There’s a foot of powder up there, tracked pretty well not only up to the cabin but also across to the upper meadow then down. I skied all the way to the parking lot, a rare opportunity.Jan 12, 2020 | Backcountry
The meadows are phenomenal powder. The Lake Creek trail is all frozen up so no more mud holes. We put skis on at the main meadow. The lower trail is too thin for skiing but a nice hike.Nov 26, 2019 | Backcountry
The lake creek access is a bit muddy but the skiing is awesome with about 10 inches of powdery snow up high.Feb 24, 2019 | Backcountry
skied to Auk Mountain and found a foot more snow than last weekend, wow! Possible to walk to the Muir Cabin but we skied all the way down past the big bridge on the trail.Feb 18, 2019 | Backcountry
On Friday the lower Peterson Lake trail has ok coverage for rock skis. The traverse through the woods is thin. The marked trail between John Muir and Peterson is excellent as is the ski to Spaulding from John Muir. Skiing down Saturday from John Muir is good in the...Feb 16, 2019 | Backcountry
Laid fresh corduroy for skating this evening. It should set up tonight and be really good Sunday. Merry said it was excellent! I did not touch the classic track as we need more snow. Enjoy the road or head to the Mendenhall Campground and Lake and participate with the...Feb 15, 2019 | Backcountry
Groomed for classic and skate. Fresh corduroy for the skaters. Still a few rocks in the classic trackFeb 14, 2019 | Backcountry
Regroomed with the ginzu in the late afternoon. Very nice for skating and a good classic track. Still a few rocks showing in the classic track.
