Mt Adams where???

[t30mg]

Rode out of Lone Butte today. Went up to the intersection to the berry fields and went right. Rode around the more open areas, on the ride side of the road, and then went back to the left of the intersection and rode the road.

Is there anywhere, or way to get up on the base of Adams?

Or do people just play around off the roads??

 

[sunbather1969]

Yes you can

Get on a map and look you take the road to takhalak lake its a little over a hundred miles round trip from lone butte all I could do on my mseries with mountain addiction cans also on back. don't know where home is for you there is easier ways to takhalak, orr creek

 

[carlnytro]

If wanting to ride mountain two of us heading up tomorrow

 

[t30mg]

Where are you riding out of?
What time?

 

[t30mg]

Get on a map and look you take the road to takhalak lake its a little over a hundred miles round trip from lone butte all I could do on my mseries with mountain addiction cans also on back. don't know where home is for you there is easier ways to takhalak, orr creek

Battle Ground, i come up through Eagles Nest.

 

[carlnytro]

Will be out of trout lake side. Will be leaving from Camas

 

[whoisthatguy]

Most people will access the mountain itself, from either Snowking or Smith Butte Snoparks. Smith Butte access may be closed but it usually does not close until they get a lot of snow. Heading north from Hood River to Trout Lake, you take a right at the intersection in Trout Lake. Then just keep on following the main road until you pass Pineside Snopark on the right, and SnowKing on the left. Smith Butte is about 3 miles beyond Snowking, and is just a T intersection with no actual parking lot. Then you just follow everyone else. Some will head up to Bird Lake area by keeping on the main road. Some will take the first left after Smith Butte and work their way up the lava field until they hit the Wilderness boundary orange poles. Then they go right at the poles and follow them across the mountain.

 

[Xs2kdriver]

Wilderness boundary poles were not up as of last week.

 

[snoloco]

Poles are now up along the wilderness boundary

 

[byeatts]

Poles are now up along the wilderness boundary

What are the sno conditions ?

 

[evandaigneault]

windblown and hard

 

[byeatts]

windblown and hard

is the mt covered How much base?

 

[Patarero]

South climb/80 road status

How far can you drive up the 80 towards cold springs these days (elevation)?

 

[evandaigneault]

is the mt covered How much base?

6'-8' base at 6500 feet elevation

 

[Brian101]

Adams snow

Anyone been up adams since Monday or any time since the last "snow fall"? Hoping it's possible to get up in elevation for some spring riding.

 

[jegster]

On Sunday, was able to drive the truck and trailer from Lone Butte down the 8851 to the Big Tire and on to Flattop. The only snow left was where sleds had packed it down.

Elevation is your friend for sure.

 

[Brian101]

I rode Monday past smith butte Sno park. We drove to the gate (4800' ish) and unloaded on dirt wasn't far till snow but still hate doing that, espesily in February. On a positive note there was no whooped out trails to ride and on the Mt. much quicker. If you find a road to get up in elevation still a lot of fun to be had.

 

[Cruz907]

Mt. Adams

Which snow park did you have to access at Mt. Adams and how much dirt did you have to ride until you hit some rideable snow?

 

[Brian101]

Went up again on Saturday there was around 10 inches of new snow up higher. The wind blew it around on Friday so it was deep in some spots and hard in others. The trail was mostly covered we unloaded in 6", lil above smith butte sno park. There was no dry patchs on way up, but coming back to the truck there was some short patches that had been in the sun all day. It was one of the better riding days Iv had this year. I would guess it would be few 100-250 yard dashes of dry road by now. The south climb access road gets you up higher but was closed on sat(logging?). Not sure when that will be reopened, but that would be best bet to get to the snow.

 

[HalfBrit]

Tomorrow?

I'm thinking about going to Adams tomorrow... Monday. Did anyone go up this weekend. how far on dirt to get to snow? If anyone wants to meet up let me know.