2 miles of hiking • 1250' elevation gain •
Headed down to the park yesterday with my buddy Tyson and did a ski tour up to Panorama Point. We then followed the Ridge Line SE towards a really nice wide open bowl. That bowl eventually led us back down to the Paradise Road below the Visitors Center. It was a gorgeous day on the Mountain. There was fog on the drive in and dark clouds surrounding the Tattoosh, but Paradise was......well Paradise !!!! Blue Skies and the sun was providing enough warmth that it felt like spring at times. There was no wind, which was strange because the forecast had called for 10 - 15 mph winds and a high of 15 degrees. I dressed for the weather, but found myself ripping layers off right out of the gate. The snow conditions were great lower down, but up high there was a small dusting of fresh snow on top of a strong layer of breakable crust. Everything felt really stable and it held your edges just fine. Probably won't be headed to the BC until we get another storm cycle.
