Trip Report
Basic Snowshoe - Wenatchee Crest
On an overcast day, the 3 of us ventured up the less travelled Wenatchee Crest ridge line - pretty much the county line- to Cairn Hill. The undulations of the ridge provided a good workout with peek a boo views of part of the Stuart Range and SW towards Manatash Ridge.
Jimmy Klansnic
- Sun, Mar 21, 2021
- Basic Snowshoe - Wenatchee Crest
- Wenatchee Crest
- Snowshoeing
- Successful
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- Road suitable for all vehicles
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Snow depth ranged from bare ground on the southerly wind swept, sun exposed face of the ridge, to a few feet on the lee, shaded, north side. Typically on the ridge, there was 12-18” depth. On the lee, shaded areas experienced what the NWAC forecast described as “faceted out” snow. Not crusted, nor powder any longer.
The temperature ranged from 26 degrees to a high of about 33 degrees- so we did not experience snow degradation that might have occurred if the sun was out, and the temps had risen into the 40s.
We did find a cornice on the lee - north side- of Cairn Hill. It would appear to a concern with greater warming of releasing.