SnowBowl Hut

 With the avalanche risk at Considerable today, we opted to snowshoe to SnowBowl Hut in the Mount Tahoma Trail Association South District. The road was 99+% snow/ice free to the lower SnoPark.  From here it is an 8 mile round trip with about 2,000 ft of gain.
The closed road/trail was 100% covered in snow from the closed gate up to SnowBowl Hut. The snow was soft and slushy, especially in the afternoon, so we opted to snowshoe instead of occasionally post holing.

 The saddle on the way up to SnowBowl Hut

 View looking back from the saddle

 Looking over to the Gazebo at SnowBowl Hut

 Our first good view of Mt Rainier on the last section up to SnowBowl Hut

 Heading up to SnowBowl Hut. We followed the safety instructions and snowshoed single file at the far side of the groomed trail











Informational sign near SnowBowl Hut

Pano from alongside SnowBowl Hut: Mt Rainier, Goat Rocks, Mt Adams and Mt St Helens

 zoom of Mt Adams













zoom of Mt St Helens

It was such a lovely warm day, we opted to stay outside and enjoy our lunch break sitting on the deck around the Gazebo

zoom of Mt Rainier from the Gazebo deck












beautiful view as we hiked down from SnowBowl Hut