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Redtop Mountain

  • Start date: 01/19/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 01/19/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

From the Crescent Lake Sno-Park we will take the Pretty Lake Trail and ascend the east side of Redtop. We will plan to ski down either the east or north side depending on conditions and group desire. Its possible we will loop back via Pretty Lake. Mileage should be between 8 and 10 miles. Prepare for a long day and turns on the way down!

  • Event Leader: Harold Thompson

  • Event Leader Phone: 458-205-1439

  • Event Leader Email: haroldthompson@aol.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

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

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 155

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Back country skis and boots with climbing skins. Food and water for a long day and clothes for possible cold, windy conditions. Feel free to contact me with any questions.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 9

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 2100

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Seven hopeful skiers left Crescent Lake Sno-Park at 9:30 AM with blue skies overhead and plenty of recent snow under foot. Trail breaking started right away since no one had skied in since the last heavy snows. The summit of Redtop was reached at 1:30PM and our group hunkered down for lunch with crystal clear views from Mt. Jefferson to Mt. Thielsen. Then came the challenge. The snow was in the worst possible condition of thick breakable crust and a heavy deep soft layer underneath. There was plenty of practice falling down and working hard to stand back up. The conditions improved as we descended, and by 4:30 PM everyone was back at the cars. It was a good day, and the trip proved the old adage, that a ski day with bad conditions is still better than no ski day at all.