Mountain Squirrel » Snow http://www.mountainsquirrel.com Pacific Northwest climbing and plant appreciation Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:56:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Commonwealth Basin, November 22 http://www.mountainsquirrel.com/2009/11/24/commonwealth-basin-november-22/ http://www.mountainsquirrel.com/2009/11/24/commonwealth-basin-november-22/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:09:06 +0000 Laurel http://www.mountainsquirrel.com/?p=378 In the Pacific NW, winter isn’t a season, it’s an elevation, so this is not the first time this year that we’ve been snowed on, but it is the first time we’ve gone specifically to wallow in it.

Snow!!!

Snow!!!

Commonwealth Basin is a good spot for early season snowshoeing. No permit is required for parking (if you park in the first ski area parking lot off of exit 52), avalanche danger is minimal if you stay off the peaks, and you can kind of randomly wander around without worrying too much about getting lost.

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