Current conditions for Mt Hood?
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:26 pm
A couple buddies and I are thinking about heading out for Mt Hood this weekend and was wondering if anyone has been on it recently. I see that the weather should be gorgeous, meaning climb at night. We were thinking of a midnight to 0300 start, thoughts?
Any need for snowshoes to get up the lifts. NOAA has called for about 8 inches or so the last couple days, did it really happen and is it pretty packed underneath that?
Also what are some thoughts on going straight up the hogsback vs. crossing hot rocks to get to the old chute?
I hear mixed reports of people roping up. There may be as many as 6 of us. What are some thoughts on that. The last couple times I was up, it was just my brother and I and we didn't bother.
This will be my third climb and hopefully second summit. Thanks for any info.
Any need for snowshoes to get up the lifts. NOAA has called for about 8 inches or so the last couple days, did it really happen and is it pretty packed underneath that?
Also what are some thoughts on going straight up the hogsback vs. crossing hot rocks to get to the old chute?
I hear mixed reports of people roping up. There may be as many as 6 of us. What are some thoughts on that. The last couple times I was up, it was just my brother and I and we didn't bother.
This will be my third climb and hopefully second summit. Thanks for any info.