Lassen / Shasta Conditions Anyone?

[~mikey b]

if you go to the FS Shasta page there is information

[whatsupdoc]

How are the sun cups these days on the standard avy gulch route and the W face? Thanks.


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[~mikey b]

if you go to the FS Shasta page there is information

[~mikey b]

also you can follow Shasta Mountain Guides and other guide services - they share information

[fleaches]

Interested in that too. I was planning to head that way the 6/23 weekend, think roads will be clear within a couple miles of the trailhead by then?

The link on the homepage to the most recent trailhead update is broken, but from the observations page

"For the intrepid, a bike with skis could work well to access, but would involve on again, off again riding on dirt and walking on snow patches to get to the trailhead. Once could skin from about 6,000 feet and higher. The snow is melting fast however and within a week or two, significant distance will be knocked off the mileage."

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[~mikey b]

the internet is hard

[bfree]

Hard for shasta avalanche center to link properly to their 6/3 update apparently, the home page link still goes to the 5/18 update. Thanks fleaches, that helps.

[~mikey b]

I’m hearing West Face is still good

upper mountain burning out

[~mikey b]

6-1-23 Trailhead Access Update-mileage represents distance of snow covered road to trailhead
Map 1 - Clear Creek: 3.6 mi
Map 2-Brewer Creek: 11.5 mi
Map 3-Northgate: .3 mi
Map 4 -From highway 97, one can get 9.5 miles up Military Pass (Jackrabbit Flat)










their FB and IG are good

[Dark Energy]

Any recent 411 on Lassen conditions?

[Dark Energy]

Shasta to close out the season on 7/14. Hotlum/Wintun from Brewers Creek trailhead. Hiked to 8,200, skinned to 11,500 before booting. Crossing over to the Wintun before getting back to snow was much longer than typical. Cuff boot penetration by 1:30 p.m. Gnarly sun cups to around 9,800. Manageable sun cups and ridges above that. Only one other person on the route - some hippie from Bend telemarking.

Other than Ash Creek running across the road low down, it was in the best shape I've ever seen it. Easily passable in sedan/low clearance vehicle. What a year.

[jibmaster]

Nice!

[Lee Murian]

The recent storms have left a good spackling above 8,000’. It’s the start of the new season. Good timing being the solstice and all

[rod9301]

The recent storms have left a good spackling above 8,000’. It’s the start of the new season. Good timing being the solstice and all

So above 8,000 did you hit any rocks, or if the coverage ok?

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[Lee Murian]

So above 8,000 did you hit any rocks, or if the coverage ok?

The recent storms were classic el nino with dense spackle coating the rocks. Although it's not deep, about 2-4', it's dense Cascade plaster and there was no concern for hitting buried obstacles. Hopefully storms will be consistent to refresh the surface, this feels like a good base.

[Dantheman]

Nice, Lee. Was talking to my old man recently and he was getting pretty sick of running Black Butte.

[frorider]

Any Shasta updates? Up in WA right now, trying to figure out where to go next.

[Lee Murian]

Any Shasta updates? Up in WA right now, trying to figure out where to go next.

It warmed up and looks pretty soggy for the next few days. I would look elsewhere until it cools off a bit.

[frorider]

Thx

[Westcoaster]

Thx

Forecast seems to have popped for Shasta/Lassen, @leemurian with the cool sat night sun/mon seems like decent chance for good conditions?

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic....4080806578078

[Lee Murian]

Forecast seems to have popped for Shasta/Lassen, @leemurian with the cool sat night sun/mon seems like decent chance for good conditions?

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic....4080806578078

That's great for 12,000' and the rec forecast is showing a 5,000' snow level with a good plume so much improved and yes Sun-Mon could be good to quite good

[jibmaster]

Thinking of heading up on Monday and skiing Tuesday. Would be good to hear about the conditions in the next few days.
Hopefully the snow will be a little softer than last week...

Skip to 2:37 for the skiing:

[Westcoaster]

Thinking of heading up on Monday and skiing Tuesday. Would be good to hear about the conditions in the next few days.
Hopefully the snow will be a little softer than last week...

Skip to 2:37 for the skiing:

Pretty good yesterday and today around brokeoff above 8k. Rain crust underneath 3-7inches of fresh snow/wind deposition. Some wind affected areas, thin on south aspects that are seeing a lot of wind this season. A bit of hoar last night, prob will grow tonight.

[Lee Murian]

10” of new snow with our lowest snow levels of the winter so far. First real powder day with friends was excellent today. Incoming weather looks like some potential to pile deep this weekend.

[frorider]

Sweeet