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Adam - SW Chutes

5/30/21
WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)
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Posted by Trevor Cichosz on 5/31/21 10:07am

I know all y’all care about is “how close can I drive to the trailhead”

well, if a dedicated team wielding snow shovels attacked the snowball blocking the road, you’d be able to drive all the way up. But as of now; you have to park about 1.2 miles down the road. It’s not that bad

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Standing on the snowball. Yes, this mountain is getting popular

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Looking at the chutes

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False summit

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Looking down the chutes

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Riding the chutes

Walking home

The parking and "riding the chutes" on edge explains part of the story. 😀


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