Little Zig Zag canyon this Saturday, April 19
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Emilio Trampuz
Apr 16, 2025, 9:05:55 PMApr 16
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Hi folks,
OK, it's happening this Saturday, April 19, 2025. We'll meet at the rear exit from Timberline's day lodge, near the ski check, around 9 am. We'll wait for the Mt. Hood Express bus to arrive at 9 am, plus a few more minutes to give people time to use the restroom and/or to put their ski boots on.
Then we'll go ski Little Zig Zag canyon.. This is slightly out of bounds, west of Timberline. We'll play it by ear, depending on the snow quality. We could do just a short tour in and out of the canyon and get back to the ski lifts. If conditions permit, we'll ski all the way down to Government Camp, ending at the end of the Glade Trail and then walk down to the Collins Lake Resort.
At least a couple of us will park our cars near the entrance to Collins Lake Resort and catch the Mt. Hood Express bus up to Timberline. The bus stops at Collins Lake Resort at 8:40 am, and arrives at Timberline at 9 am. The fare is exqactly $2 in cash, and you must have the exact amount, because the driver has no change to give you. Or you can simply drive your car up to Timberline
The ungroomed snow hasn't been very good this Spring, either too icy and rattly, or too heavy and grabby. But there is good reason to believe this Saturday would be better, because there are a series of freeze and thaw cycles this week, cold nights, followed by warm days. We won't know for sure until we get there and test it, but it certainly is worth a try. When the snow is good, it is easy to ski.
The terrain is mostly intermediate, but there are 2 or 3 places that are steep. Most of the steep places we'll be simply traversing the steep slope, not skiing straight down it.
We do need to have a Timberline lift ticket, or a Timberline Spring Pass, or a Fusion Pass. We'll be using Timberline's lifts to take us up high enough to enter Little Zig Zag canyon, which si at approximately the same elevation as the top of the Magic Mile lift.
Let me know if you want to come. Here is just one of the many interesting sights we'll see along the way. This is two of us inside Little Zig Zag canyon: The two skiers are Lisa Miller and Kurt Wilke.
OK, it's happening this Saturday, April 19, 2025. We'll meet at the rear exit from Timberline's day lodge, near the ski check, around 9 am. We'll wait for the Mt. Hood Express bus to arrive at 9 am, plus a few more minutes to give people time to use the restroom and/or to put their ski boots on.
Then we'll go ski Little Zig Zag canyon.. This is slightly out of bounds, west of Timberline. We'll play it by ear, depending on the snow quality. We could do just a short tour in and out of the canyon and get back to the ski lifts. If conditions permit, we'll ski all the way down to Government Camp, ending at the end of the Glade Trail and then walk down to the Collins Lake Resort.
At least a couple of us will park our cars near the entrance to Collins Lake Resort and catch the Mt. Hood Express bus up to Timberline. The bus stops at Collins Lake Resort at 8:40 am, and arrives at Timberline at 9 am. The fare is exqactly $2 in cash, and you must have the exact amount, because the driver has no change to give you. Or you can simply drive your car up to Timberline
The ungroomed snow hasn't been very good this Spring, either too icy and rattly, or too heavy and grabby. But there is good reason to believe this Saturday would be better, because there are a series of freeze and thaw cycles this week, cold nights, followed by warm days. We won't know for sure until we get there and test it, but it certainly is worth a try. When the snow is good, it is easy to ski.
The terrain is mostly intermediate, but there are 2 or 3 places that are steep. Most of the steep places we'll be simply traversing the steep slope, not skiing straight down it.
We do need to have a Timberline lift ticket, or a Timberline Spring Pass, or a Fusion Pass. We'll be using Timberline's lifts to take us up high enough to enter Little Zig Zag canyon, which si at approximately the same elevation as the top of the Magic Mile lift.
Let me know if you want to come. Here is just one of the many interesting sights we'll see along the way. This is two of us inside Little Zig Zag canyon: The two skiers are Lisa Miller and Kurt Wilke.
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