Trip Date: May 12, 2007
Hurricane Ridge Ski Tour
Hurricane Ridge
Point 5645 aka First Hurricane Knoll
Trip Report Summary
Region: Olympic Mountains (Washington)
Sub-Region: Gray Wolf – Hurricane Ridge Group
Area: Olympic National Park
Starting & Ending Point: Heart O’ The Hills Road pullout near Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center (Elev. 5200 feet)
Way Points: Obstruction Point Road & Cox Valley Trailhead & First Hurricane Knoll (ski tour & yo-yo ski)
Approximate Stats: 7 miles traveled; 2300 feet gained & lost; 7.0 hours elapsed.
Full Trip Report
Eileen and I took advantage of good weather last Saturday by doing a ski trek on Hurricane Ridge in the northern Olympics. We started near the visitor center and headed east along Obstruction Point Road. This road would make a dandy ski tour earlier in the season, but the snow is too inconsistent now.
- Skiing along Obstruction Point Road
- Scraping along Obstruction Point Road
Fortunately, the corn snow was ripe and ready for yo-yo skiing, so we spent the day white-pointing First Hurricane Knoll (Point 5645) east of Steeple Rock.
- Eileen skiing down snowfield
Route Map
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