We followed some ski track, more of less to the left of the creek.
On the way, saw many pretty snow mounts. Shiny crystals.
Less people. Saw a group practicing avalanche search.
Source Lake is not completely frozen.
Continued up.
This is a slope that could have avalanche danger.
Snow is quite packed and stable. It's been sunny for a few days.
Looking down, the cloud hanging down in the valley, pretty.
Reached a plateau, many skiers here, and some are still going up, on very steep slopes.
Very pretty here.
We continued towards the edge where we could see Snow Lake below.
Found a spot to eat lunch. Even without wind, it gets cold quickly once you stop moving.
On the way back, took the summer Snow Lake trail.
It's higher than the creek, along a 30-40 degree slope. Avalanche prone.
A lot of people, some carried their skis on their back. Narrow trail, but well trodden.
Otherwise, I wouldn't like to take this trail in winter. Walked through some avalanche debri.
All the way, no sunshine.
Crossed a few side creeks: semi frozen.
The ski area was in fog.
The car said 30F. It was not yet 3pm!
Snoqualmie ski resort charges a parking fee (unless you have ski pass) since last winter. So had to walk a bit on the road. When we came back, saw many cars ilegally parked on the side of the road, right under "no parking" signs. Not sure if they'll get tickets. Back in Seattle, it was still sunny.
