Mt. Hood - This trip requires an alpine start. Meet your instructor at Timberline Lodge at 4pm the day before your climb to go over equipment and finish loading your packs. Try to get a few hours of sleep in the parking lot before a midnight wake up. We will get moving right away, skinning or hiking as conditions allow. We will take breaks approximately every hour/1000ft of elevation gain. Plan to travel on or with skis until reaching the Hogsback around 10,400ft. Under most conditions we will drop our skis there and continue to the summit on foot. When we return, your skis will be waiting for you to carve and float 4,500 vertical feet back down to the base. You can expect to be back to the parking lot by 1pm.
Mt. Baker - This trip requires an alpine start. Meet your instructor at the trailhead at 4pm the day before your climb to go over equipment and finish loading your packs. Try to get a few hours of sleep in the parking lot before a midnight wake up. We will get moving right away, skinning or hiking as conditions allow. We will take breaks approximately every hour/1000ft of elevation gain. We will gear up and get going right away upon arrival, skinning or hiking as conditions allow. We will take breaks approximately every hour/1000ft of elevation gain. When you arrive at the glacier you will rope up and continue up the mountain. Under most conditions we will be able to travel on or with skis to the summit itself. From there an epic 7,000 foot descent awaits! You can expect to be back to the trailhead around 2pm.
