In the Cascade Range, there is not really a ski season per se. If you want snow bad enough, you can find it no matter what time of year it is. Well, we wanted it bad this weekend, so we headed down to Mt. Shasta to check out the Hotlum-Wintun route.
The Hotlum-Wintun route is on the NE side of Mt.
Shasta. Starting from the Brewer Creek Trailhead, it ascends nearly 7000 feet
along the snowfield between the Hotlum and Wintun glaciers to the summit. Above
10,000 feet, the pitch is a consistent 40 degrees or higher, and wide open. It
is one of the truly legendary descents in the Cascades.
