Snowy Monk: Hemlock Butte Cabin

LINKS

Hemlock Butte Cabin - https://theguide.io/articles/winter-trip-to-hemlock-butte-cabin
Thielsen - http://www.skimountaineer.com/CascadeSki/CascadeSki.php?name=Thielsen
TripCheck cam - https://www.tripcheck.com/Pages/View-Custom-Cameras/?&camIds=3995
How to build a pulk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAcaN5hgqoQ - this cabin lends itself to a pulk quite nicely. The road in is usually groomed, then the last 2 miles could be tough, but usually packed out from previous parties. The gain over 4 miles is only 600 or so feet.

Posts:

First visit - http://snowymonk.blogspot.com/2020/03/hemlock-butte-cabin.html
Second visit - Post Turkey Day '21 - https://photos.app.goo.gl/6fWs598BJb2dvcaV6

Strava

March 20 - Day 1 - down S. Bowl, Day 2, Day 3
Nov '21 - not a whole lot of snow (could drive 2 miles further up the road). Post Thanksgiving - In - Bailey - Out
Jan 22' - IN - E.Face of Avy Bowl - Big Day - Portal run
Dec 22 - with Kota, Tanner, Parker, Stu, Aura... partied too hard. Stu got altitude sick - In - Bailey - Portal with Aura - Out
Nov 23 - with Bridges and McGradys - not much snow so we could drive to the trail (2 mi) In - Bailey - Out
Dec 23 - First proper turns of the season with Jack, Connor, Azriel, Aura, Tanner, Parker, Scott Churchill, and Aaron (kinda) - To the hut - Sat great day - OUT

Notes:

Skin in is 4 miles, and takes 1:45 - 2:30. - https://www.strava.com/activities/6514837309
Cooking on the woodfired stove is nice. And it maybe out of wood towards the end of the season.
Make a designated pee area (and clear out a path to is so you can walk out there in booties)/snow collecting area
Bring mouse traps
Ear Plugs are mandatory
Melting snow...
You get decent service there on Verizon, just outside the hut and especially on the ridges.
Mt Bailey is a real mtn. If you want to get to the top, some of the time you may need to bring your mountaineering gear (ice axe, crampons, ski crampons).
Set a nice skin track up the N. face off the ridge into Avy Bowl on day 1, so you can lap it and get back on the ridge quickly.
Trees on the other face into Avy Bowl is pretty fun too.
Lots of options on the NE face, just might have to boot back up.
The PORTAL is a mandatory visit.
Farkle
Stop the glop - https://skimo.co/stop-skin-glop

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Snowy Monk