Mount McLoughlin: Skiing the Northeast Face (June 99)
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First Sun Breaks on McLoughlin
Mount Shasta through the Pines
McLoughlin Northeast Bowl
Alex on a Snow Bridge
NE Bowl and Pelican Butte
Climbing the East Ridge
McLoughlin Summit Ridge
McLoughlin Summit Photo
McLoughlin Lookout Ruins
View of Mount Thielsen
McLoughlin Summit Ski
Dropping into the North Bowl
Skiing the Upper North Bowl
Skiing the Northeast Ridge
Skiing Below the Clouds
Steep Drop into NE Bowl
Skiing the Northeast Bowl
Stunted Tree in NE Bowl
Figure-8 Ski Tracks in NE Bowl
Looking Back at NE Bowl
Skiing out of the NE Bowl
Map of McLoughlin Ski Route
Alex Skiing Up a Tree
View of McLoughlin and Lake
McLoughlin is deserted compared to more well-known Cascade volcanoes. We hadn't seen a single other person all day, even at the trailhead. So I fastened my camera to a pair of skis planted in an A-frame in the snow (for stability in the slight breeze), and took this timer summit photo with Mount Shasta in the distance. Below us, a thick cloud layer was continuously streaming by from west to east, and evaporating as it hit the drier air east of the Cascade Crest.
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