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Agassiz/Humphreys combo. I've summitted Rees, Abineau, Doyle, Fremont, and Humphreys previously, but not Agassiz.

Wanted to do this the prior weekend, but couldn't get the logistics to work out.

Bumped a week and hoped for the best. We left Phoenix around 12:30 am Saturday and were on the trail at 3:15 a.m. Immediately startled a group of around 10 deer grazing on the meadow.

We decided to ditch the lower switchbacks and hike up to the corner of the 4th switchback. As we approached, we overshot and got a little off track, necessitating a little backtracking and bushwhacking.

After connecting with the trail, we made good time. Put the spikes on around 10.8K. Later in the day, we crossed several hikers without spikes, struggling with the climb, but more important, dreading the slip-sliding, butt-scooting descent that would be necessitated by the lack of traction on the way down.

Hoped to watch the sunrise from the saddle, but didn't leave ourselves enough time. That said, as we approached the saddle, the early morning light cast a long shadow of the peaks across the miles below to the west, creating an impressive horizontal outline of Arizona's two 12K peaks.

At the saddle, we headed towards Agassiz. Although most of the snow from the most recent storm had melted, there was still a sliver of deeper "old" snow creating a ribbon along the ridgeline that we followed up to the summit.

The summit offers great views, but even more than the summit, the ridgeline leading up and back is beautiful, and provides a nice perspective back on the Humphreys ridge.

Back at the saddle, we encountered our first company and we tagged teamed with a couple of other hikers on the way to the Humphreys summit. We shared the summit briefly with two other hikers, but they soon left and we had it to ourselves.

Quite windy on top, but on the bright side--no bugs.

The descent was uneventful. Again, very glad to have our spikes. Crossed paths with many on the ascent.

A very satisfactory day in the AZ mountains.

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Tempe, AZ

Agassiz - Humphreys, AZ

Hiking		May 10 2025
		chumley • Triplogs 1,994

Hiking	12.04 Miles	4,071 AEG

Hiking	12.04 Miles	6 Hrs 57 Mns	2.02 mph
	4,071 ft AEG	59 Mns Break

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I had looked at the snowpack status for another Agassiz summit a couple of weeks ago, but the bowl was nearly barren -- fully melted out, making the peak off limits.

Last week, however, a round of storms dumped snow on San Francisco Mountain over the course of five days, and it made the timing absolutely perfect to do this one.

Plenty of "old snow" in the trees, and I finally switched to spikes at the 10,2 switchback. The old snow was melted out on the south aspect from 11,1 to 11,3, but the new snow was crunchy enough to necessitate spikes on the ascent. (On the way down it had melted and was just a muddy river in this stretch).

At the saddle I headed uphill on Weatherford. Somebody had put a set of prints up here yesterday, but otherwise virgin snow. The ridgeline cornice was holding strong though I was wary of the stability of the boundary layer between the new snow and the old snow. There were a handful of thin spots that had previously melted out and only the new snow provided cover. These spots will likely melt in the next couple of days, again closing the window for oversnow travel to the Agassiz summit.

After a short break on the Agassiz summit, I headed back down to the saddle where a handful of others were resting. Here I opted to forego my spikes as the south-facing slopes of the 151 provided plenty of options for snowfree steps. After the route turns north though, the rest of the route was covered in new snow. This was fine without spikes as it was soft and hadn't yet been packed down or frozen like the old snow below the treeline.

I enjoyed the solitude of the summit for a few minutes until a friend I ran into earlier arrived and we shared some good stories and entertainment.

After a few minutes a stereotypical trail runner showed up in short shorts and a t-shirt, wearing a pair of cotton socks on her hands that another hiker had given her after she complained about frostbite. No pack, food, water, jacket or any other appropriate clothing. Nor the sense to maybe turn around when the conditions weren't as expected. Lol. That's not what trail runners do! Did she die?

I opted for spikes again from the saddle down to 10,2. The snow in the trees will last for a few weeks. From 11-1 and up it'll be bare before the end of the week.

Perfect day on the mountain. Glad to bag both of Arizona's 12k peaks on the same trip. I hadn't done the double before.

52 degrees to start, 46 on Agassiz, 39 on Humphreys, 58 to finish. Light breeze on the saddles and summits. Calm otherwise. And that's how I prefer my PHX 100 degree days.

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Apr 13 2024

emilystardust

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Joined Jun 23 2015
Phoenix, AZ

Flagstaff, AZ

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		emilystardust • Triplogs 792

Hiking	1.17 Miles	859 AEG

Hiking	1.17 Miles	2 Hrs 11 Mns	0.63 mph
	859 ft AEG	19 Mns Break

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We went the cheating way but we’re still happy to summit. One of the group skied down from Agassiz but the other two of us walked back down to our skis/board.

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Joined Sep 18 2002
Tempe, AZ

Flagstaff, AZ

Hiking		Apr 26 2019
		chumley • Triplogs 1,994

Hiking	0.61 Miles	879 AEG

Hiking	0.61 Miles	1 Hour 15 Mns	0.69 mph
	879 ft AEG	22 Mns Break

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Took advantage of a good late-season snowpack to bag Agassiz before the route melts out and the permitted oversnow travel becomes impossible again.

Microspikes were my method of traction today as the late morning snow was still hard packed and crispy. The ridge was bare, so I had to swing around and traverse up the more protected bowl side to maintain a snow-covered approach.

A couple of snowboarders beat me to the summit and headed down into the inner basin where they had stashed their mountain bikes for the shuttle back.

After a good break on the summit, I clicked into my bindings and began the absolutely delightful 1100-foot descent through the bowl, making sweeping turns in fantastically ideal spring conditions before reaching the groomed trail at the bottom of the catwalk. The rest of the day was spent making runs and enjoying the conditions on the peaks.

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Apr 14 2018

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Agassiz from Inner Basin, AZ

Hiking		Apr 14 2018
		chumley • Triplogs 1,994

Hiking	13.75 Miles	3,948 AEG

Hiking	13.75 Miles	6 Hrs 56 Mns	2.13 mph
	3,948 ft AEG	28 Mns Break

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Do you ever get the feeling that I'm not ready to let go of winter just yet?

Last week I was able to determine that there was still snow on the route to Agassiz, so I decided to attempt my first daytime summit.

The weather and conditions aligned perfectly. After warm weather had saturated the snowpack last week, bitterly cold weather over the past couple of days froze it solid again. This allowed for much easier travel than the post-holing last week, where microspikes provided traction and there was no breaking through the re-frozen snowpack.

The wind died down for the day, but the temps stayed in the 40s, which helped keep the snow from softening up. Once getting above the treeline above Doyle Saddle, the snow cleared and I was able to do a couple of the Weatherford switchbacks on dry ground. Eventually I hit the final snow traverse. Nobody had done it yet this season, and I had already decided I wasn't motivated to do Humphreys, so I headed directly for the ridge above me.

The remains of the winter cornice provided a nice strip of snow straight up the ridge to the summit of Agassiz. There were a few thin steps so I think by next week this won't be fully snow covered anymore. At the summit, I enjoyed surprisingly calm winds, and somewhat hazy but still outstanding views.

On the way down, I re-confirmed that it is much, much easier to ascend an icy slope than it is to descend it. Nonetheless, I was happy to have an ice axe and the crunchy refrozen wind-packed snowpack allowed me to get some spike grips and make some switchbacks down to the trail.

Below the saddle, I switched to snowshoes and took a direct route skipping the switchbacks. The lower elevation snow had softened during the day and snowshoes prevented postholing. Surprisingly, the last 3 miles were the coldest on the day. The late afternoon sun just wasn't offsetting the temperature and wind which picked up quite a bit. Flexibility and options were the theme of the day, and I was able to finish the hike in a jacket, beanie, and gloves to stay warm.

I'll have to keep this one in mind for future spring ascents depending on the snowpack.

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Mar 03 2018

Booneman

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Snowshoeing		Mar 03 2018
		Booneman • Triplogs 4,634

Snowshoeing	7.50 Miles	2,856 AEG

Snowshoeing	7.50 Miles	6 Hrs 26 Mns	1.17 mph
	2,856 ft AEG

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The one that got away...until today. I've been after Agassiz for the past couple years (doing it the legal way with a permit and snow cover), and finally made it happen. In previous attempts I ran into poor weather conditions, slow travel due to deep snow and lack of daylight, high winds, etc. Needless to say, it felt good to summit this one.

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Apr 25 2017

zlewis

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Flagstaff, AZ

Hiking		Apr 25 2017
		zlewis • Triplogs 11

Hiking	9.60 Miles	3,990 AEG

Hiking	9.60 Miles	9 Hrs 18 Mns	1.03 mph
	3,990 ft AEG

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It was brutal above tree-line today. Started at 0630 in a fog bank with flurries, sun came out on the summit ridge, winds freshening to gale-force before noon. If you've ever been blown-over by a gust, or had to stop hiking to take shelter and put your hands and gloves down your pants to keep from losing fingers to frostbite, you know what it was like. Surprisingly warm and calm in places, only three steps away from a hurricane. Aside from the cold and wind, it was an incredible climb. Saw plenty of snow-devils on the leeward faces.

Trail-finding in the forest was impossible at times, with many sets of tracks heading in all directions. Used GPS a lot to stay on course; said 'to hell with it' on the descent, took direct aim at my car, and bombed downhill in the softening snow. This was probably to blame for the microspikes which disappeared from my left boot. If you happen to find 'em...

Unlike yesterday, views were clear enough to see the Grand Canyon from the top (state high-point #3 for me). Decided to add Agassiz since I was feeling good and it looked much more difficult from the Fremont side. Tough snow climb, but had a nice view of Flag from the top. No summit register to be found, and possibly on Humphreys as well (I didn't feel like digging around). Only met one other intrepid summiter.

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Tempe, AZ

Flagstaff, AZ

Hiking		Feb 24 2016
		chumley • Triplogs 1,994

Hiking	6.38 Miles	3,089 AEG

Hiking	6.38 Miles	5 Hrs 54 Mns	1.66 mph
	3,089 ft AEG	2 Hrs 3 Mns Break

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I've been itching to get this one taken care of, and the stars aligned with a huge, bright moon to make this one happen!

Warm weather has compacted all the snow, and the two recent days of cool weather froze everything up again, making for a pretty nice firm surface to move on, and a subsequently stable snowpack. I did posthole one time, and it was all the way! I had forgotten to swap on the snow baskets on my poles, which would have been helpful, as I was able to push the poles their full length below the snow.

Originally my plan was to hit Humphreys first, and I decided that after a month of no snow the trail should be broken and well-traveled. I skipped the bottom part and joined it on a switchback just below the top of the new Humphreys quad. There were a few places where the trail breakers went wrong, and it was a choice of repeating their mistake for the sake of broken trail, or breaking a new one on the correct route. Either way, everything always got back on track after a few hundred yards. Until I hit the bottom of the switchbacks to the saddle, and then it was a total loss. I just climbed straight up. Damn that is steep!

Great views of the inner basin, moonrise, Humphrey's and the ridge over to Aggasiz. I headed that way and enjoyed the relatively low grade to begin with, before making the final steep push to the summit, which was much shorter than I had mentally prepared for. I snapped some photos and began to head down toward the top of the chairlift. The weather was pleasant and nearly calm for most of the night. But the breeze picked up on the peak and ridges either side, maybe 10-15mph, but when it's only in the 20s, that's chilly.

Back below the treeline, calmness ensued, and I was treated to 2000 feet of absolute bliss on freshly cut corduroy illuminated only by the moon and reflection off the snow.

Found a couch to crash on for a couple hours and my breakfast included a surprise puke. Not too bad!

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Jun 22 2014

Lucyan

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In the Wild

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Hiking		Jun 22 2014
		Lucyan • Triplogs 1,448

Hiking	6.00 Miles	3,036 AEG

Hiking	6.00 Miles	2 Hrs	3.00 mph
	3,036 ft AEG

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Agassiz Peak is the second-highest mountain in the U.S. state of Arizona at 12,360 feet. It is located in the San Francisco Peaks in the Coconino National Forest north of Flagstaff, Arizona

It is possible to take the chairlift up or down. This makes for 25 mins nice ride down the peak with views of San Fransisco Peaks. You could also see Kendrick mountain and even Grand Canyon on a clear day.

Climbing is only permitted in the winter.
Read what SummitPost says: Hiking above treeline is illegal on Agassiz Peak due to the "threatened with critical habitat" status of the San Francisco Peaks Groundsel (Senecio franciscanus), a dwarf alpine species of the sunflower family. The status was granted in 1983 and off-trail hiking was disallowed in 1984. Trail hiking was restricted as of mid-July 1985.

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Feb 09 2011

azflyguy

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		azflyguy • Triplogs 311

Hiking	4.00 Miles	3,036 AEG

Hiking	4.00 Miles	6 Hrs	0.67 mph
	3,036 ft AEG

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Feb 05 2011

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Snowshoeing		Feb 05 2011
		VVebb • Triplogs 23

Snowshoeing	2.00 Miles	1,000 AEG

Snowshoeing	2.00 Miles
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Attempted this trip again (and still didn't complete it), this time with azpride. The "ridge-side" of the Snowbowl was open, but the "bowl-side" was closed to ski traffic, so we just hiked up some of the northern ski trails. We made it up to the junction of the Casino Trail and the Agassiz ski lift before we were turned back by high winds and early stages of flu.

Snowshoeing in steep terrain is a [expletive]. I need to get into MUCH better shape before I try this a third time. And not be in the early stages of the flu.

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Jan 09 2011

VVebb

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Flagstaff, AZ

Snowshoeing		Jan 09 2011
		VVebb • Triplogs 23

Snowshoeing	3.00 Miles	3,036 AEG

Snowshoeing	3.00 Miles
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For some time I've wanted to snowshoe to Agassiz Peak, and finally decided to attempt it yesterday. I made the mistake of asking the lady selling permits at Agassiz Lodge if it would be okay to hike the ridgeline south of SnowBowl straight up to Agassiz (which a topo map suggests would be the easiest path), and she basically ignored my question and suggested that I take the Humphreys summit trail to Weatherford, then Weatherford toward Agassiz and eventually straight up Agassiz. After about 30 minutes of snowshoeing, it became difficult to follow the actual trail since (1) it was under 2-3 feet of snow and (2) there were well-established trails that made a beeline up toward Humphreys Saddle/Peak that were easier to follow.

Although I had with me a GPS with a saved track for the Humphreys summit trail and exact coordinates for Agassiz Peak, we decided to just hike in the general direction of "up" and enjoy the scenery rather than worry about reaching Agassiz. This seemed like the safer and more enjoyable plan since (1) this was our first time snowshoeing, (2) we got a late start [around 10am], and (3) we had evening plans and wanted to be down the mountain by 4:30 or so.

In any case, it was good fun, and I still plan to attempt this snowshoe trek some other time. Now that I have a little experience under my belt, it should be pretty easy and fun to summit Agassiz Peak on a day when I can get an early start and don't have evening plans to worry about.

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Jan 05 2011

Humphreys Summit via Dutchman Glade

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Humphreys Summit via Dutchman Glade

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Snowshoeing		Jan 05 2011
		Jim • Triplogs 2,324

Snowshoeing	6.50 Miles	3,873 AEG

Snowshoeing	6.50 Miles	5 Hrs 30 Mns	1.18 mph
	3,873 ft AEG

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Flew up today and summited in 3 hours including about 30 minutes of breaks. There is a nice set of tracks to follow all the way to treeline. After some time on the summit I went over to Agassiz. I went down through Snowbowl and I hate doing that. It's like walking on slippery concrete.

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		Jim • Triplogs 2,324

Hiking	5.00 Miles	4,230 AEG

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I parked off Freidlein Prairie Rd and hiked up through the burned area on the south face. That was fine and so was the stretch of Kachina Trail I took shortly there after. I started up the steep grassy slope in the valley between Agassiz and Fremont and started to find it really loose and prone to rolling out from under me. It never really got better, and as I ascended the south ridge snow started to appear in dense drifts between the trees and forced me to go around them or climb over it. I could live with that until the trees became short and their low dead branches creates conditions I couldn't walk through. Up until this point, I was not really enjoying the hike, but not hating it either, and I was making good time considering the soft grassy slope and the scree and talus patches that had emerged. I had finally gotten to high enough up on the ridge that large rocks were available for me to climb over so I could avoid the loose scree and talus. I was coming up over group of boulders when one of them slid out and I rolled back. I fell about 10 feet and hit my pumpkin and right elbow on a rock, and my right leg got badly scratched up from the rocks I rolled over. It hurt like hell and I ended up just laying on the ground for a few minutes until the pain subsided. I still had about 900 more feet to go, and since I had no broken bones and had gotten away fairly easily from the slide I pushed on. Angry Kachina be damned!

Maybe I should have turned back because the rest of the hike sucked and the scree on top was torture for my sore pumpkin. Plus, even though I did not break any ribs, I must have it my right side hard enough on a rock that expanding my chest deeply was painful so that deep breathing became harder and harder. I finally topped out and I really could have cared less as by this point I wanted to be soaking in a hot tub. It was windy, perhaps 20 to 30 MPH, but mostly the view really wasn't even that great. I guess I've seen it so much it isn't impressive anymore. I took pictures and sat for a while resting.

Not wanting to die, I went down the valley to the west of the south ridge and had a horrible time keeping scree out of my boots and staying vertical. I fell back a few times and rough up my hand and got thorns in it from the goose berry shrubs on the slope. I think that I had a harder time descending than normal due to my injuries. I got down alright, but by the time I did I was beyond disgusted with my hike and I wished I had gone to Sedona or some other place. At that point even Elden yet another time would have been preferable. Oh well, live and learn and at least I got 4230' feet in today. Still, I am sick of Agassiz and the southern approaches is terrible. I might do this peak again, but I'll never do that route again.

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Snowshoeing		Mar 18 2010
		Jim • Triplogs 2,324

Snowshoeing	6.00 Miles	560 AEG

Snowshoeing	6.00 Miles	2 Hrs	3.00 mph
	560 ft AEG

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I wanted to do Agassiz once more this winter, so it was today or never. It was a long trip over from Humphrey, and it seems I'm just not in the shape I used to be. Between the Cirque, Sedona, and this, I was exhausted on the last part of the hike up. I made it and it was a nice summit. I took a few pics of the view. The cirque looks great when coming up from the saddle.

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Feb 26 2010

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Snowshoeing		Feb 26 2010
		Jim • Triplogs 2,324

Snowshoeing	1.25 Miles	560 AEG

Snowshoeing	1.25 Miles	1 Hour	1.25 mph
	560 ft AEG

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I'm counting distance and elevation from the Saddle with Humphrey. The traildex map indicated an elevation gain of 560 feet from the saddle to the summit. I came over from Humphrey and really enjoyed being out on Agassiz today. It had clouded over long before I started to hike to Agassiz, but that didn't matter much to me. I had forgotten how great the views are from Agassiz and would probably do it more were it not for it being so close to Snowbowl. It's not just the views to the south that are pretty impressive, but also the view of Humphrey to the north. I should have brought my camera, even if only for myself. I hiked back down to the ridge just above the saddle to look at the cirque below Humphrey. It's very inviting looking. I then went down to the Snowbowl runs using the slopes below the saddle, but that time is in the Humphrey log.

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Feb 03 2010

toddak

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Hiking		Feb 03 2010
		toddak • Triplogs 577

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Inspired by jpumpkin's frequent trips Up High, I climbed the "forbidden peak" on a nearly perfect day, calm winds and mostly overcast. Snow had some icy crust but still mostly soft and deep. Very tough climb but well worth the effort, good to get all of the SF peaks done. Hopefully I didn't disturb any Senecio franciscanus sleeping peacefully under the snow.

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Feb 15 2009

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Hiking		Feb 15 2009
		Jim • Triplogs 2,324

Hiking	1.00 Miles	356 AEG

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	356 ft AEG

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Most of the snow from the big December storms had blown off or melted away by the time the recent round of heavy February snow hit Agassiz. This meant that traveling over from the saddle was on a mix of crusty snow, rock and deep powder. Rock with thin powder and deep powder were the most common feature. This wasn't ideal, but if you use snowshoes you should be fine. If you don't mind post-holing, then boots would also work. A crampon is useful on the crusty snow and ice, but the rock doesn't do them wonders. If you come up from the resort it probably won't matter too much, and you should be able to stick with nothing more than snowshoes.
Instead of taking the west ridge, I went back a few hundred feet and then descended into the upper bowl of Snowbowl before I followed the runs down. The packed runs are a pain to go down. Fresh powder or soft snow is much easier.

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Jan 07 2009

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		Jim • Triplogs 2,324

Hiking	3.50 Miles	356 AEG

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I really regret this trip. The winds were horrible. They weren't too bad coming down from Humphrey, but once I made the saddle things became unbearable and they only got worse. I reached the summit a few minutes before sunset. The winds must have been sustained in the 50s and gusting to near 70 miles an hour. I couldn't even stand up on top. Coming down on the west ridge was extremely difficult with the north wind coming over the west ridge. I love being short of breath coming down because it is hard to breathe. No, I don't really.
I took a picture from the summit of the sunset on Humphrey. It looks about the same as the other set (which I put it in with) except it is a little higher than they are. I had to take it sitting down. If I stood up I risked being blown over. This was crazy. I don't want to do that again.

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