Mt Baker Info

[Stagecoach]

I'm hoping to sled into and then climb to the summit of Mt. Baker next week if the weather holds. We're planning on the Easton Glacier route. I've never been there before so looking for riding info. I've got two sleds and I ride often on Mt Adams but my buddy is a rookie. So contemplating taking just one sled. How high can you easily sled up? Is there any technical riding on the way up or would it be possible to put two riders on one sled? Any crevasses open right now with the low snow pack? Any other info you've got would be great. Thanks.

J

 

[2Thetopp]

On a normal year I've seen guys double up to the steam vents, this year I would stay below the glaciers. I don't know, but I would think that this year would be bad to try to summit, lots of crevasses. Good luck.

 

[n16ht5]

I went last saturday.. you won't even get close. Much past hood knob and it turns to a 3" thick sheet of ice. Did not feel safe at all, once I hit a certain point I couldn't make any forward progress, the track would just spin... and I started sliding backwards downhill. I can't imagine skiing up high over that chicken head boiler plate crap further up the mountain, aside from all the additional open crevasses

I have skied off the top from the Coleman Demming side, and plan on doing the same via ski assist on the Easton this year, but it will have to wait for more snow. PM me when you go. BTW if your buddy is a rookie, ditch him. You need to both be decent riders and practiced at riding double. You have glacier experience? crevasse rescue?

 

[sunbather1969]

hilarious

and the next mountain rescue starts in 5...4...3...2....1..

 

[Chadman]

Too funny

and the next mountain rescue starts in 5...4...3...2....1..

LOL!!!

 

[KMMAC]

out of bounds

I'm hoping to sled into and then climb to the summit of Mt. Baker next week if the weather holds. We're planning on the Easton Glacier route. I've never been there before so looking for riding info. I've got two sleds and I ride often on Mt Adams but my buddy is a rookie. So contemplating taking just one sled. How high can you easily sled up? Is there any technical riding on the way up or would it be possible to put two riders on one sled? Any crevasses open right now with the low snow pack? Any other info you've got would be great. Thanks.

J

Check the FS map I think you will see that the summit is not in the NRA.. From past experience anyway...........

 

[whoisthatguy]

You can ride to the summit of Mt. St. Helens, without breaking any laws. I can't guarantee that there won't be any ice, however. No riding is allowed inside of the blowout area. If you get to the top, you should stay at least 40 feet away from the edge if the temperatures are above freezing. If you go closer on a subfreezing day, you might want to be roped up to a good anchor. I know of one person who did not have this advice, and rode the 1200 foot fall to the bottom. He was a Fedex driver, so maybe there is some prior cross-training he had there somewhere.

 

[SNOBI-WAN-KENOBI]

I'm hoping to sled into and then climb to the summit of Mt. Baker next week if the weather holds. We're planning on the Easton Glacier route. I've never been there before so looking for riding info. I've got two sleds and I ride often on Mt Adams but my buddy is a rookie. So contemplating taking just one sled. How high can you easily sled up? Is there any technical riding on the way up or would it be possible to put two riders on one sled? Any crevasses open right now with the low snow pack? Any other info you've got would be great. Thanks.

J

I've posted this before!! These are the Crevasses you are crossing at Mt.Baker!!
https://www.google.com/search?q=mt....nJIK6oQT9rYL4Cw&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=796

 

[irondogger]

never seen anyone summit baker on a sled you can get to the vent but never seen anyone past that. The roman head wall last 800 ft to the summit isn't that bad but coming down would be the trick with all the cravasses below it. You also need to be set up for 10k elevation if you expect to climb to the summit

 

[2Thetopp]

Irondogger, I think by "Summit" he means to hike/climb, he just wants to sled the lower sections to minimize time spent on the hill.

 

[n16ht5]

to give you perspective, this is what it looks like coming down the Roman Wall looking to the Easton glacier. Lots of technical riding you would need to do just to get to crater rim at top of NRA.