North Cascades Highway

Well, I wait all winter for this day! Usually it doesn't happen until mid May but we finally have some luck this winter! HWY 20 opens today! April 26th! I can only imagine how packed with mountaineers and skiers the North Casacades will be this weekend. You can check out the status of the road here and check out the pictures of the snow blowers they use to clear the highway. With the amount of snowfall that we had this winter and the huge wind storms we had in November and December I am suprised that they were able to open the road so quickly. Not only does this give us access to the Liberty Bell group and the Wine Spires but it also gives us easier access to the Mazama area and Goat Wall which has a 5 pitch 5.9 sport climb! Hopefully I will be able to make it up there soon to get some routes done. To all that are going to be up at the pass this weekend, have a great time and be safe in those mountains. :)






more pictures here!