Lassen Peak: Skiing the Northeast Face (June 99)
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View of Shasta from Northwest
View of Shasta from Southeast
Last Light on Lassen
Sunset from Emigrant Pass
Sunrise on Lassen Peak
Alex Explores a Stream
Climbing Towards the Northeast Face
Alex Atop a Glacier Table
View of Shasta from Lassen Slopes
Climbing Towards the Summit
Struggling Towards the Summit
Lassen Summit Monument
Looking Down the South Side
Lassen Summit Photo
Skiing the Northeast Headwall
Skiing the Northeast Face
Skiing through Slide Debris
Skiing the Last Finger of Snow
Map of the Climbing/Skiing Route
Snowy South Side Parking Lot
Fumaroles at Sulphur Works
View of the South Side of Lassen
We found this prominent rock resting along the right edge of the main snowfield. Commonly known as 'glacier tables', such formations are caused by a boulder (likely fallen from the cliffs above) protecting the snow below it from solar melting. As the surrounding snowpack melts and settles in the summer sun, the rock eventually stands far above the snowfield atop a pillar of snow.
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