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Fuji Shelter

  • Start date: 03/24/2018

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 03/24/2018

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Plan to drive up to Salt Creek Sno-Park and then cross Rte 58 and snowshoe to Fuji Shelter for lunch. Have good gear, layers, prepared for rain or snow (some precipitation is likely). No plans on going further than the Shelter.

  • Event Leader: Mike Smith

  • Event Leader Phone: 520-488-9569

  • Event Leader Email: mssq@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: Lane Community College, parking lot nearest stoplight

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 120

  • Season: 2018

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Snowshoes, poles, pad to sit on, sunscreen, bug repellent (just kidding), food, usual.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 8

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1500

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

We had a clear day in the mountains and 10 inches + of new snow on the road to Fuji Shelter. The good news was that the trail looked beautiful in snow, with no other tracks. The bad news was that we had to break a trail. The four of us established a good rotation, and we got to Fuji Shelter in about 2 1/2 hours. There was almost an igloo in front of the shelter from snow that fell off the roof, although conceivably somebody could have helped the process along. In any case, the views of Diamond Peak were great there and on the trail. We had lunch in the shelter, and then people and dogs started to show up. We had a nice broken trail on the way down and came down quickly. All of us were tired from the effort, but we finally got a successful snowshoe this year to Fuji Shelter!!