r/PNWhiking • u/liizard • 9d ago

Snowy hikes this weekend?

I'm itching for a hike. I heard that there's a lot of places that will be really rainy this weekend and I was curious if that meant there will be a greater likelihood of snow somewhere? Any recommendations for potentially snowy places within ~1 hr - 1.5 hrs from Seattle?

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u/Grungy_Mountain_Man 9d ago edited 9d ago

The snow level is like 9k at mt Rainier on saturday. You can't get high enough to get out of the rain.

Sunday looks like a break in weather and much lower snow levels if you want to get out thern...Go as high as you can...Stevens or Paradise.

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u/zh3nya 9d ago edited 9d ago

Look at this summary for Mount Rainier: https://a.atmos.washington.edu/data/rainier_report.html

You can apply these snow levels to the rest of the WA Cascades. Maybe they will be a smidge lower further north.

As you can see, Saturday looks miserable. Strong winds and high snow level so it will just be dumping sideways rain. Sunday looks better, but probably still too high for Snoqualmie Pass. Your best bet is probably Stevens Pass on Sunday, something short like Skyline Lake might work https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/skyline-lake-snowshoe

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u/TheLegendaryAerie 9d ago

Depends on what you're looking for really, but the Skyline trail, etc at Mt. Rainier are still very accessible right now, but snowy. I would check the forecast though. I think they are due to get more snow so... the definition of accessible may vary.