12/13 Sunday. Signed up a last minute meetup for snowshoe. 10 yes. 12 showed up. At least 5 first time snowshoers. The organizer was nice enough to lend 2 pairs of snowshoes to 2 newbies, and a pair of Costco wool socks to another. One lady lends gloves and boots to another. Yes. You get the picture. Slow, but everyone is super nice. We also had to stop for one guy to rent snowshoes, and buy snow park permits in Sandy. Even then, the leaders hadn't finalized our destination for the day.
We walked along PCT from Barlow Pass. A lot of fresh snow, and it was snowing lightly. None of the 4 drivers bothered with chains. Our car hit a snowbank once. PCT is rather flat here. We cut a trail to the right for an unnamed top at 4920'. 
Snow is always pretty, especially when no foot has set upon it. One lady had hard time with her borrowed gear: too big, the wrong type for hills (tube construction). On the way down, after waiting for awhile, 3 of us went back up to check. I reached her first, put her on my snowshoes. I then carried hers down. Put them on when the slope got easier. Way too big for me too. It snowed harder as the day progressed. We probably did only 5 miles total.
Slow traffic going back. Road to Sandy seemed stuck. We routed via Hood River. Also one of the organizers wants to hit Double Mountain brewery, even though stopping for meal was not on the agenda. We got there ~5:30pm. Was told a 45 minutes wait. Took some hesitation and calling, they decided to wait. I wanted to catch a play in town. One of the drivers was kind enough to take me back, foregoing his meal with the group. Too bad, I got to town 10-15 minutes too late for my play. I'm still glad to get home earlier, but feel a bit guilty.
A note for those heading up to Timberline on weekends (despite of bad weather), parking lot was full when we drove by, at about 10:30am.
