Windy Pass - 2.15.2013
Take Exit 54 off of I-90 and follow brown signs to the Hyak Sno-Park... this trip was ~10.5 miles roundtrip, gaining ~1500 feet of elevation.
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A google earth look at how to get to the Hyak Sno-Park from Exit 54 on I-90... kind of convoluted, but just follow the brown signs.
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A broader google earth look at the route from the Hyak Sno-Park to Olallie Meadow... we skied the John Wayne Pioneer Trail for ~1 mile... then hiked a short distance in the woods up to FS 9070 which we used the rest of the way to Olallie Meadow.
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The Hyak Sno-Park (2640') has room for 150 cars. A sno-park permit is required, plus the special groomed permit... or a sno-park permit, plus a Discover Pass.
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From the sno-park, Rampart Ridge appears above the clouds.
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We will ski the first mile of this trip on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail... which is flat as a pancake.
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After skiing ~1 mile... watch for the blue diamond on the right side of the road... this signals the place where you will want to leave the John Wayne Trail.
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Denali Girl hauling her skis the short distance from the John Wayne Pioneer Trail up to FS 9070.
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The majority of FS 9070 is nicely graded... making for a fun ride back down.
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After skiing ~5 miles we arrived at Windy Pass in Olallie Meadow... which offers plenty of room to roam around.
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Bright sunshine above Silver Peak from Olallie Meadow.
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A closeup of Kaleetan Peak, Chair Peak, Bryant Peak, The Tooth and Denny Mountain.
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A closeup of Bandera Mountain, Mount Defiance and Pratt Mountain from Olallie Meadow.
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A closeup of Granite Mountain, Kaleetan Peak, Chair Peak and Bryant Peak.
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Tusk O'granite and Granite Mountain on the left to Red Mountain, Mt. Thomson and Kendall Peak on the right.
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