| Peak: | Mt. Sherman |
| Route: | South Slope |
| Range: | Mosquito |
| Posted By: | aholle88 |
| Date of Info: | 1/17/2016 |
| Date Posted: | 1/17/2016 |
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Caution with the south gully direct right now, it is loaded with waist deep snow. I was up there today and stayed close to the left side near the rocks which was pretty quick going. Made it to about 13.5-13.8 (waypoint 130 of 149), goggles froze up from the moisture..both pair... so I decided it was time to turn around. It was a complete whiteout the whole way up/down so I couldn't get any good looks at the top section of the gully, but I'd recommend staying to the left of the gully near the rocks to avoid any issues with potential slides. The slow was heavy/wet up higher, soft/powdery on the road. Road is plowed to the straight section with trees on your left, about a mile below Leavick. About 6-12 inches of snow on the road from parking to the turn-off, snowshoes/skins required on ascent. There is a section or 2 closer to the turn off that is wind blown and void of snow. The trench I put in on the way up was gone by the time I came down (10am to 330pm), so don't expect it to be there, sorry folks. Also be careful with the road while driving, there is a big patch of ice (you can drive over it, but use caution) about 1/2 mile before the parking zone. No pictures today, just visualize a lot of white and that was the view. |
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