4/19/2019 Route: Mountain View Rd. Posted On: 4/20/2019, By: habaceeba Info: I was able to keep the skis on for 99% of the way up. The snow is getting thin in places and it's getting warm up there. There is some good, gentle skiing up there. I would recommend Penn for a beginner. |
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2/2/2019 Route: Pika TH Posted On: 2/5/2019, By: TheHikingTexan Info: Road was plowed to the Pika TH. From there is was often knee to thigh deep snow even with snowshoes up to treeline. Upper mountain snow was only ankle deep, spikes helped. The little blue diamonds on the trees saved me from wallowing in the snow for too long. The snow was so sugary, my path will not last. |
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5/1/2018 Route: South Ridge Posted On: 5/1/2018, By: cardgenius Info: If you park high up on the ridge, there's mostly snow to the summit. Skirt the high points and you won't have to take the skis of except for a few spots. Skied the drainage from the summit and only had to take them off once. Was able to link a decent 1000ft ish run. Lots of snow and great coverage in the southern most part of the slope/drainage. |
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12/10/2017 Route: Mountain View Road Posted On: 12/11/2017, By: Flips Info: Stretches of wind swept snow, with an occasional shallow post hole, but mostly dry. |
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11/26/2017 Route: South face from CR 14 Posted On: 11/27/2017, By: Ptglhs Info: Snow below treeline but slopes mostly snow free after 12k. I was able to walk across the entire summit plateau avoiding what few patches of snow there were. |
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8/12/2016 Route: East Slopes Posted On: 8/13/2016, By: jasayrevt Info: Clear and very nice enjoyable trip w/ reaching summit. Great, beautiful 13er mountain. This quality, classic route is a unique undertaking and lightly traveled. Prime, excellent, and bluebird summer conditions up high for navigating slopes and ridge line extremely well. Trail runners and light pack were good. Climb safely / swiftly in the hills folks. Pictures included as beta |
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6/21/2015 Route: East slopes Posted On: 6/21/2015, By: EatinHardtack Info: Got a great look at the standard route for this lowly 13er. Looks like most of the route above tree line has melted off and only a few snowfields you might have to deal with. There are some old snow fields still present in the trees and willows above the TH but look like minimal work to get through. Summer conditions are almost there. |
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6/7/2015 Route: Southeast Ridge Posted On: 6/8/2015, By: Tony1 Info: Road is completely clear all the way to the trailhead near 11,600 feet. From there, if you keep following the road track there is no snow (just mud) until the elevation gain starts, where there are tracks all the way to the summit. The snow is almost continuous from treeline to the summit, with just a couple breaks of dry ground in the middle. We had perfectly hard snow in the early morning, and by 9 am it was already softening up quite a bit. |
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5/27/2015 Route: Southeast Ridge Posted On: 5/27/2015, By: JasonKline Info: Road clear to trailhead, so my Elantra had no problem reaching the end. Lots of snow. The snow surface was hard and packed in the early hours, so my snowshoes were probably unnecessary, but the snowshoes were very helpful on the way down as the temperature rose. |
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5/10/2015 Route: Southeast Ridge Posted On: 5/10/2015, By: TakeMeToYourSummit Info: With variable conditions abounding across the state; we opted to stick to a lower pitched line. Pennsylvania Mountain fit this bill. In fact overly - the terrain is barely steep enough to keep any speed riding down! It still beat hiking both ways. The skiers in the group had a much easier time on the flatter sections. The central mountain ranges in the state are looking very white currently (cloudy conditions blocked many photo ops today). Overall a fun day out, catching up with friends & making some turns! |
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6/22/2014 Route: SE slopes Posted On: 6/22/2014, By: Monster5 Info: Avoidable snow patches in willows and on slopes. Mostly tundra/talus. We bee-lined straight to the summit rather than taking the circuitous trail due to impending storms. The trail looked mostly dry. |
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11/4/2012 Route: South slopes via Sacramento Creek Posted On: 11/5/2012, By: tdawg012 Info: The steep south slopes are snow free. On top there is some drifting and the snow quality varies from sugary to moderately wind-packed. It can be mostly avoided. Co rd 14/ Sacramento Creek rd is passable for 2wd. The ridge containing Mt Evans B to Treasure Vault mtn looked a bit snowier but the backside(s) of London and Loveland looked mostly snow free. |
