Amabilis Mountain - 1.23.2012
The Cabin Creek Sno-Park (2460') is located at Exit 63 on I-90... ~11 miles east of Snoqualmie Pass.
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The information board at the Sno-Park... Amabilis Mountain is in the distance... you will need both a regular sno-park permit and a groomed permit to park and ski here.
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Denali Girl crossing I-90 to get from the sno-park over to the ski area.
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Dealing with last minute details.
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A few inches of fresh snow since the road was groomed a couple of days earlier.
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Ski a short distance and you have two options... both will get you to the starting point for Amabilis Mountain.
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We followed the sign leading towards the groomed Berg run.
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The turn off for Amabilis is well marked... this turnoff is also signed as FS 4822.
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Denali Girl is heading uphill now... Keechelus Ridge in the distance.
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The first two miles of 4822 are groomed... the trough was at least 6 inches deep... with ~2 inches of fresh snow.
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Enough snow to cover my skis when they aren't in the trough.
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It was cold here last night.
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Denali Girl continues up the road.
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At the two mile mark now... looking back toward Keechelus Lake, Tinkham Peak and Silver Peak.
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At the 2.5 mile mark... looking back toward Snoqualmie Pass... no grooming beyond the 2 mile mark... the trough is deeper and the fresh snow covers my skis now.
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A closeup of Keechelus Lake... clouds are covering the peaks.
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Nearing the Amabilis plateau... wish Denali Girl hadn't stopped at the half way point.
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The Amabilis Plateau.
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Silver Peak (left center) is out of the clouds now... Granite Mountain is the blob of white on the right.
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Heading toward the Kachess Lake overlook.
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Chilly up here.
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Nearing the Kachess Lake overlook.
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Kachess Lake... with the Amabilis Mountain summit in the left foreground.
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Amabilis Mountain summit (4560+) in the foreground... with Hinman and Daniel at the head of the valley.
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I think I will head over toward the Amabilis summit to see if I can get a better look at the mountains.
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Mountain views are coming.
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Chimney Rock and Three Queens in the distance.
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Chimney Rock, Three Queens, Bears Breast, Hinman and Daniel... with Little Kachess Lake below.
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Beautiful trees.
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More trees.
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So close to the summit... but not today.
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The south end of Kachess Lake... looking toward Easton.
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Back at the Amabilis Plateau now... Granite Mountain (left)... with Kaleetan, Denny, Chair and Roosevelt clumped together on the right.
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From the plateau... looks like Hibox has come out of the clouds.
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Left to right... Hibox, Lemah, Chimney Rock and Three Queens... a 4 mile ski will get me back to the car.
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