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    Jun Bum Kim
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    @snvplayer

    I am trying to head up to Easy Pass soon. Will I need an ice axe?

    Has anyone been up there recently? Any other parts of North Cascades that I can visit?

    Thank you,

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    Ozzy McKinney
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    @porcupinephobia

    Locale: PNW

    Snow level looked about 2500 feet up valley today. I'd bring an axe and some traction devices, a lot of north-facing stuff will probably be icy.

    Cutthroat or Maple Pass might be friendlier, more scenic alternatives in that area. Or Ruby Mt if you feel ambitious.

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    Jun Bum Kim
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    @snvplayer

    Thanks for the info.

    Do all the trails remain open throughout the winter?

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    Ozzy McKinney
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    @porcupinephobia

    Locale: PNW

    I'd say you have about a week/maybe two, until they close down highway 20 at the Ross Lake Dam trailhead (seasonal closure for avy danger). You can still roam the park, you just can't access any trailheads pass that point by motor vehicle.

    Ross Lake is a beautiful, lonely place this time of year, lots of lower elevation trails/camps. You might consider that if the first big snow dump has already happened up high.

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