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negative to enforcement. Have only "heard" of baker area getting ticketed, but that may be hearsay. Ive been out a bunch w/o any interactions.
Aaaand one more try after the image upload plugin upgrade (rotation bug fix)
"Some random couloir, probably a hard man descent"
Haha
Any evidence of enforcement of the closure? Roadside parking I presume...
Sorry, I haven’t checked the trail report regularly. That was 2 weeks ago and I was able to park around 1.5mile to TH. Probably you can go to TH or very close to it now.
<< Technically, l believe that the parking area at the wheelstop on the Kendall Lakes road is NOT considered a "Developed Trailhead" containing the "Four improvements" required for parking at the trailhead in order to require a Northwest Forest Pass.
Sno-park season ends April 1st in a normal year anyway -- so the area along Gold Creek Road isn't technically a sno-park during the month of May.>>
This was precisely our justification for the...
Technically, l believe that the parking area at the wheelstop on the Kendall Lakes road is NOT considered a "Developed Trailhead" containing the "Four improvements" required for parking at the trailhead in order to require a Northwest Forest Pass.
Sno-park season ends April 1st in a normal year anyway -- so the area along Gold Creek Road isn't technically a sno-park during the month of May.
Thanks for the report; I am sure skiing felt nice after the long break. Hopefully thing will open more or at least stay opened.
Cool! I won't ask where, but I would go in a heartbeat.
I will look in to Bachelor :-)
Nothing wrong with being a criminal if it harms no one. I technically was also. Skiing was excellent today with very good corn from 4800 elevation down on a beautiful day.
Got an early start to avoid the slush. Saw one other person in about 1500 acres. At Flower World later it was almost impossible social distance. Would estimate approximately 250 persons per acre. I definitely wore my mask there no need in the mountains. Would have been safer on a lift. Hope they come to their...
Please do not feel guilty! My god, these Forest lands belong to the citizens of the United States! We're not children. The Government is not our Mom. There is NO REASON why we should not be "allowed" to access recreation in the mountains. The ski areas would allow far more "social distancing" than golf courses or Home Depot!
I guess it's just the sno park that is definitely closed.
Meanwhile there are only about 500 people in the entire state of Washington. that are ill enoug...
@fly2mike
Thanks for the clarification.
Am aware of the USFS, National Park and Summit at Snoqualmie areas closures but we mistakenly thought this access was permitted, as Kendall Peak Lakes “trail” is not a marked USFS trailhead or “developed area.”
Feeling a bit guilty now, as I have been nearly pathological in my dedication to following social distancing guidelines. I don’t even go to the grocery store. And I made a previous post at TAY suggesting...
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbs/home/?cid=FSEPRD719012
Technically this area is closed per the USFS Covid-19 closure. ALL Developed recreation sites are closed according to the website including trailheads and sno parks. I have called the ranger stations to ask them why, and basically their answer is "because we said so" I was told to "call my lawmakers" which I have done, and they made it clear that they have no control over what the National Forest does nor does Jay Inslee. I have written to the Secretary of Dept of Agriculture, and didn't get...
This is all such BS!!! I guess skiers aren't in the same class of citizenship as Golfers, fishermen, and hunters!! Skiers don't have enough rich country club types with big political pull like the golfers do. Whatever happened to equal application of the law. Are skiers second class citizens? Call your lawmakers and raise holy hell!!
https://www.crystalmountainresort.com/discover-crystal/crystal-blog/corona-closing-faq
I’m new to this and my first photo didn’t get In. The first photo with the good looking snow was where the snow stopped me at 4900’. I’ll try to add the other one below...It’s of the patchy snow right at the pass east of Diamondhead and on Windy Point
Thanks for all your work on the new site! I found it really easy to use while putting together this TR.
Looks like an incredible trip, @aaasen. Thanks for sharing your story and the incredible pictures.
Thanks for the report alpinedad. Where did you hit snow on the road?
Seems like ski touring is a go, if all national forest access is open. I'm planning to go to Crystal, but I'll probably check first. Otherwise it will be Alpental for sure. Unless it's raining., even then, I might go if it's not pouring.
We've had one hell of a nice spring! Tons of snow too. Too bad we had to miss it!
What a load of crap! Being outdoors in the sun and getting some exercise is the best thing a person could do right now. Inslee is an idiot!
Looks like an awesome trip. Great photos. Must be a great area.
Thanks for posting this eye candy Kenji. Must have been fun!
Not sure about anyone else. But it is very tempting to be a criminal. 4 weekends in a row with sun. One of the best springs for skiing in many many years.
Main problem is social distancing??????
There is still a lot of snow up there. It will take a while to melt it all. For Mount Ann, you would want stable avy conditions.
Yes, Flyfishing is a pretty solitary activity, and yet Inslee has banned all sport fishing.
I called Crystal mountain to see what they say about BC skiing, and they said they would have me arrested if I came up there, and yet, the homeless camps on public property are left alone to spread disease among the population, construction continues on Key Arena, people are driving all over the place delivering fast food and Amazon packages, the Pot shops are open as well as the liquor s...
Looks awesome-great views and photos. I wonder what this warm weather will do to the fat snowpack.
I don't think everybody's okay with it, but it doesn't seem like a flame war anybody wants to wade into.
This sums up my feelings pretty well:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/opinion/covid-fishing.html
Kamtron, the Trip Reports page sorts by date submitted.
However, by default it filters to year 2020, and since PS44 didn't include date, I'm assuming that's why it was not showing on your end. I have removed the default year filter so this should not happen again.
Great photos. Looks like a nice day.
FWIW, this was posted today but doesn't show up in the TRs page, since it is associated with a date in year 1969. Maybe we should be sorting by newest post instead!
Wow, what a great TR and pix, @PS44. Can't wait to get back out there again for some late spring skiing.
Are you folks really OK with this? This is BULL!! No Hiking, skiing, back packing, canoeing, kayaking all Freaking summer??? This is nuts! Are we living in a police state now? Please give me one logical reason for this. And please don't tell me it's because somebody might need to be rescued. There's people all over this state riding motorcycles, flying in light aircraft, running power tools at home, falling off ladders, and doing all kinds of dangerous stuff, but we can't go freaking sk...
Curious how this new site works????
Went up to Stevens Saturday to check it out and was surprised to see tracks in the ski area. People had separated the cones blocking access to the parking lot to get in. Talked to a group of boarders (who were not social distancing.) I asked if anyone was enforcing the closure? They said no but were told they were on their own.
I stayed home last week because of the NF closure but there are options. I personally wouldn’t violate a coned off lot but the closure appear...
Well - for the Mt. Baker - Snoqualmie NF it's pretty clear -- https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbs/home/?cid=FSEPRD719012
ALL trailheads are closed. I think the intent from that narrative on that page also is clear - really - they don't want people accessing the trails. I suppose you could park by the road and say, access Granite Peak if you really felt you needed to do that.
Or if you are lucky enough to live next to a nice access point you could do that. But under...