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MOUNT THIELSEN
MOUNT THIELSEN
This part of the Oregon Cascades encopasses Diamond Peak to the north to Mount McLoughlin in the south. Crater Lake has been left out as it is quite deserving of its own section. Other gems you will find in the Southern Cascades include Mount Thielsen, Pelican Butte, and Mount Bailey. These Volcanoes hold snow well into summer and offer some of Oregon's best ski descents.

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MOUNT THIELSEN (2) Elevation: 9,184 ft

Mount Thielsen is Oregon's own Matterhorn. Minus the rock quality! It offers many exciting ski objectives, most lie on the northwest and southwest faces. The obscure ridges of Mount Thielsen also offer some great skiing potential. The best lines are a couloir on the southwest face just below the summit and the far skiers right side of the northwest bowl. From the summit one can see Mount Shasta, Crater Lake, Mount Bailey, Diamond Peak, The Three Sisters, and others depending on the visibility. Usually the summit Pinnacle won't hold snow to make a true summit descent, but this is still a great objective if you are in the area.

MT. BAILEY (1) Elevation: 8,368 ft

Mt Bailey is a shield volcano located 2.5mi west of Diamond Lake on the Umpqua N.F. With up to 3200ft of skiable vert, some say the best terrain is located on the east and northeast sides. The west side is rather symmetrical with the east but with its windward aspect there is less snow loading resulting in less avy danger. There are numerous ways to access Mt .Bailey depending on the time of year, roads are only plowed up to Three Lakes Snow Park in winter months. This mtn. is open to snowmobiles and also hosts a snowcat until late spring.


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Pnwpow1984: May 2, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.

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Skifreenw: April 7, 2010 Uphill: 1,300 ft. | Downhill: 1,300 ft.

The long and short of this ascent was to skin in to the Fuji Shelter and descend through some tree runs about 600' down to a logging spur road that we had scoped out a few weeks before. While the cli...[view]

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