Scout Patrol Peak ski tour

  • Date:
    2013/02/15
    Elevation gain:
    2,853 feet
    Trip type:
    backcountry ski
    USGS quad:
    Findley Lake
    Car-to-car:
    9 hours 33 minutes
    • 6 hours 21 minutes ascending from Exit 47 to summit
    • 3 hours 2 minutes descending from summit to Exit 47
  • McClellan Butte over the South Fork Snoqualmie River from our parking spot at exit 47.
    McClellan Butte over the South Fork Snoqualmie River from our parking spot at exit 47.
  • The Tinkham Road was a mess.
    The Tinkham Road was a mess.
  • The truck track ruts persisted even after we got onto the Hansen Creek Road.
    The truck track ruts persisted even after we got onto the Hansen Creek Road.
  • Bandera Mountain
    Bandera Mountain
  • A young fir with a muffler embedded in it.
    A young fir with a muffler embedded in it.
  • Amazingly, the truck tracks went all the way up to 4,100'. I wonder what kind of gas mileage they got?
    Amazingly, the truck tracks went all the way up to 4,100'. I wonder what kind of gas mileage they got?
  • The summit of Scout Patrol Peak.
    The summit of Scout Patrol Peak.
  • Bearscout Peak
    Bearscout Peak
  • Bearscout Peak
    Bearscout Peak
  • Humpback Mountain in the background.
    Humpback Mountain in the background.
  • Bearscout Peak
    Bearscout Peak
  • On Scout Patrol's west ridge, nearly at the summit.
    On Scout Patrol's west ridge, nearly at the summit.
  • On the summit of Scout Patrol Peak looking at Little Saint Helens.
    On the summit of Scout Patrol Peak looking at Little Saint Helens.
  • Action!
    Action!
  • The NW slopes of Scout Patrol Peak.
    The NW slopes of Scout Patrol Peak.
  • Bearscout Peak
    Bearscout Peak
  • To avoid the rutted, icy, melted-out Tinkham Road, we ascended to the John Wayne Trail at the trestle.
    To avoid the rutted, icy, melted-out Tinkham Road, we ascended to the John Wayne Trail at the trestle.
  • Granite Mountain from the John Wayne Trail
    Granite Mountain from the John Wayne Trail
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