June 2, 2002, Peak 6567, Chinook Pass Backcountry

Stable snow, except for the cornices. There's two chunks of snow as big as boxcars that fell off the Naches east side cornices. Nice Corn. Slippery on the side hills (of which there were many, getting from the highway over to the peak, AKA Robo Peak by some). Still lots of snow on the north side of the peak except of a short dirt patch near the 5700 ft saddle. There's also still some snow on the south side of the peak towards Dewey Lk, but it's the thinnest on that side... some dirt to get across here and there but a good line or two left. Careful on the summit, it's also heavily corniced in the east side and it's hard to tell from above. Dewey Lk still frozen over. Pics for coverage and stability input viewable here.

Ron Jarvis