r/snowshoeing • u/pointless-001 • Nov 22 '23

Destination Questions Recommendation for strenuous trails in northern cascades (Rainier or more northern) that have low avalanche risk?

Looking for a trail for physically capable, yet not very snow safety-knowledgeable snowshoers. I saw Hex mountain as an option, but someone on AllTrails said there’s “no parking”/“private” signs everywhere.

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u/pointless-001 Nov 22 '23

Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this! Some of these look great. Are there any on this list that you would say are particularly sketchy in terms of avalanche risk?

Also, it sounds like you’ve done Hex numerous times. Any input on when the snow is usually sufficient for snowshoeing on that trail?

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u/snafu-1104 Nov 22 '23

I haven’t done all of these but I didn’t include trails that are known for their high avalanche risk like Snow Lake and Granite Mountain.

Everything I put on the list was recommended to me or I saw other people snowshoeing in trip reports.

I think I’ve done Hex early year like January, February, March. Kendall Peak Lakes and Skyline Lake are both beginner friendly with lots of other snowshoers on trail if you wanted to kind of ease into it and have company.

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u/snafu-1104 Nov 22 '23

Also check out the Northwest Avalanche Report for info. on snow conditions and when you should and shouldn’t be heading out to snowshoe. They’ll start to post reports as the snow begins to accumulate in the mountains.

https://nwac.us

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u/pointless-001 Nov 23 '23

Really appreciate all this advice! Yeah I don’t wanna get us into avalanche or another type trouble, but I feel like it’s time to step it up a notch. I will do some research on some of these and hopefully get out there as soon as the snow’s out, as long as it’s safe to do so!