Mt. Shasta winter conditions
With the La Nina forecast and early indications looking like another big winter, we are extremely excited about the upcoming climbing and ski season on Mt. Shasta. Early October delivered new snow and November has started with a winter storm advisory! Yippee! We are expecting nothing less than stellar conditions this year. If you’ve had a Shasta climb on your bucket list, it’s time to check it off! Call or email for more details or just to chat; we love what we do and are happy to help in any way!
Check out the website for dates, fees, and scheduled programs on California’s most breathtaking peak. We hope that you can join us!
Hello Chris and Crew,
Erik Sol here from Southern Oregon University. We were getting a conversation rolling in regards to potential programming with our students involved in our Outdoor Adventure Leadership major. Of particular interest would be a AIARE Avalanche I course. Let me know your thoughts on this and hopefully we can work something out. Cheers, Erik
Hey Erik, great to hear from you, thanks for the message! I’ll be in touch. I look forward to catching up soon, hopefully on the skin track! -Chris
Is there a lot of snow in the mountain in March?
Also, what else is there to do or see in Mt. Shasta asides from skiing and the trails?
Thanks
Hi Santi, historically March is one of the snowiest months of the season. The weather can also be fabulous or very stormy. There is endless outdoor recreation in the area in the late winter/early spring. Hiking, skiing, biking, fishing, etc can all be excellent. There aren’t as many opportunities for other pursuits but if you let us know what you’re into we can make some suggestions. Good luck!
hey just looking for some condition info for the mountain. Summited 3 years ago looking to come back this season for another visit. How is she coming along so far? when do you think she will be ready for climbers?
Thanks
vic
Hi Vic,
We’ve had a couple early storms that put a few feet of snow on the mountain. Lately it’s been windy and dry. We’re going to need a couple more snowstorms for the mountain to be in reasonable shape for a climb or ski. Although in our Maritime snow climate it doesn’t take long for things to change dramatically!
Stay tuned here, once conditions shape up for backcountry skiing and winter mountaineering, we’ll post it up on the blog. We’re looking forward to another abundant La Nina!
Hi,
I did this trip last year in May and wasn’t able to make it to the top so I’m coming back for more and may have a group interested. Any info you can provide for group rates would be great!
Thanks
TJ