We drove up to the South District upper parking area to hike up to SnowBowl Hut and the gazebo. The road was free of snow up to the upper parking lot, and a consistent snow layer started before the gate. We did 6.5 miles with 1,400 ft of gain. We stayed off to the side of the groomed trails (which are closed forest roads) and used microspikes on the way up. It was a little slushy coming down with minimal post holing.
SnowBowl Hut
View of Mt Rainier which was behind us as we faced SnowBowl hutWe went around the hut (it is closed during Covid19) to the gazebo. Pano view on the way to the gazebo:
zoom of High Rock with its fire lookout on top
zoom of the Goat Rocks
zoom of Mt Adams
zoom of a hazy Mt St Helens
View of a cloudy Mt Rainier from outside the gazebo
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