First Kendall Knob - 1.15.2008
Hyak ski area... taken from the Gold Creek Snow Park... Exit 54 off of I-90... this ski trip will be 7 miles roundtrip, gaining 1700 feet of elevation.
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Marshmellows at the Gold Creek Snow Park (2600').
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Starting up the road... 5 to 8 inches of fresh powder snow... only one hiker and one skier are ahead of me.
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Second Kendall Knob is in the sunshine... I've passed the skier and the hiker will stop at the 1 mile mark.
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Denny Mtn and part of the Snoqualmie Pass ski area... Wright Mtn is the little pyramid up the valley on the right.
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Looking up valley to Kendall Peak... virgin snow for the next 1.25 miles to First Kendall Knob.
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Looking back down valley across I-90 to the Ski Acres ski area... still have a half mile left to reach the Knob.
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Denny Mtn on the left and Second Kendall Knob in the sunshine.
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I've reached First Kendall Knob (4300')... looking at Kendall Peak with Red Mtn in the sunshine on the far left.
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A closeup of Guye Peak and Mt. Snoqualmie from First Kendall Knob.
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Denny Mtn on the left... Byrant and Chair in the clouds... Guye and Snoqualmie in the sunshine.
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Granite Mtn is behind the Snoqualmie Pass ski area.
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Rampart Ridge from First Kendall Knob.
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Keechelus Lake from First Kendall Knob.
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A closeup of Keechelus Lake.
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Most of the Snoqualmie Pass ski area.
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A closeup of Denny Mtn from First Kendall Knob... Chair Peak is almost out of the clouds on the right.
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A closeup of Granite Mtn... you can see the lookout on top.
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