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WEST FACE
WEST FACE
Date Created: 09/16/2009
Last Updated: 09/16/2009
Ranking:Good
Skiable Vert:1300 ft
Climbing Vert:2650 ft
Top Elevation:7400 ft
Trailhead Elevation:4750 ft
Ascent Mileage:3
AVG Ascent Time:2-3 hours
Ascent Type:Bootpack, Skin, Easy Crampon/snow axe
Trees:none
Slope Aspect:West
Steepest Section:35-45 Degrees
Slope Type:Bowl, Face
Exit:Clean
First Descent:
Nearest Town:Sisters
AVG Snowfall:400
Snowpack:Maritime

Highlights

Beautiful Steep Skiing. It is a little bit of a journey to get there. Better in the spring and early summer when you know the conditions are going to be primo.

Ascent

In the winter, from Santiam Pass, Route 20, follow signs to Hoodoo Resort. From there drive past Hoodoo and park in the Sno-Park at the end of the road. Take a sled the North End of Big Lake, take a right, then a another right, on semi-obvious roads. Follow the road to a summer camp. Park at the wilderness boundary and skin slighlty southeast. The forest is thick so know where you are going. You ar trying to get to the northwest ridge. From there it will be straight forward

Descent

Ski the very obvious West Bowl.

Access/Permits

Wilderness.

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Powderjunky: June 26, 2010 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,100 ft.

Went out to ski the North Shoulder and West face. It couldn't have been more ideal summer conditions. Not much snow on the first leg of the trail. But the climbers cairn was buried and we passed it by...[view]
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