Mt. Shasta, CA Conditions Report: 4-6″ New Snow At our climb debrief Sunday afternoon, the guides came off the mountain raving about the great conditions on Mt. Shasta. You know it must be good when they reach the summit on Sunday and turn around early Monday morning to head right back up on their day off. The recent weather pattern has been a fairly “normal” spring. At any moment it could be snowing, sunny, windy, hot, cold, or complete whiteout. It changes frequently and when the sunny card turns up it can be magnificent This is what we experienced this past weekend. At 3:00am Sunday morning, the snow and wind howled and our climb teams forged […] Conditions Report Guest Author | May 21, 2015 1 Comment
Mt. Shasta, CA Conditions Report: May 13th, 2014 There are few absolutes when climbing Mt. Shasta in spring. One is almost guaranteed; wind. Blowing, gusty, steady, fierce, biting, however you describe it, you better plan for it. We certainly had some last week but with the right preparation, attitude, and equipment, teams reached the summit from Casaval Ridge, the West Face, and Avalanche Gulch. Hearty congratualtions to all our climbers and hard working guides, you guys rock! […] Conditions Report Guest Author | May 14, 2014 2 Comments
Conditions Report
