This year has been a poor year for snow, but we figured we would try anyhow for a trip to Yodelin. Yodelin is a decommissioned ski resort from the 1960's in the Cascades just east of Stevens Pass. A fairly short and easy tour, albeit up and up. The initial reports I read were definitely true, a good snow pack is best. The road approach was very bushy, and the small trees were not covered enough to really ride easily, especially since I was solo, and am not a huge fan of riding trees alone.
We skinned up the maze of roads, generally referencing a map, the GPS, and the previous tracks to try and find the right route to the top. After a few diversions we made it to the saddle and sat down to cook lunch. We decided to follow our up track back to the car, since this particular weekend was the winter solstice and we were going to be racing light after a long lunch break.
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